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version 0.7.3 (alpha)

This software is still alpha.

This version is a bug fix release. There are no new features.

Bug fixes:

• quoted URLs in CSS
• <base> tag no longer causes problems
• right/bottom (several bugs)
• fixed elements contained by other fixed/relative/absolute elements
• unicode escaping in generated content
• correct text alignment of generated content
• attribute selectors now escaped (prevent RegExp problems)
• <label> fix applied to all form controls (not just <input> element)
• background-attachment: scroll now works for the document body
• prevent unnecessary server requests for images etc
• security warnings on secure servers now avoided
• several other minor bugs reported on the IE7 Forum

version 0.7.2 (alpha)

Bug fixes:

• CSS path problems fixed (again) - this was causing some images not to be rendered
• parsing bugs
• CSS case-sensitivity

Other changes:

• support for unicode escaping in generated content
• support for % values for min/max-width/height
• the default setting for IE7_PNG_SUFFIX is now -trans.png. This means that only files with this suffix will have the PNG fix applied. Read the configuration page for more information.

version 0.7.1 (alpha)

IE7 is now implemented as a pure JavaScript solution. This means very easy installation and zero server configuration. Read the usage section for more information.

IE7 is now provided as a packed library. All of the modules, with the exception of ie7-css3.js and ie7-css-strict.js, are squeezed into a 16K file. You may still implement the separate modules individually if you prefer.

• IE7 is now a pure JavaScript solution
• improved page load time
• :lang()
• support for generated content (:before/:after/content:)*
• improved support for right/bottom
• more CSS3 selectors:
  • nth-child()
  • nth-last-child()
  • only-child()
  • [attr^="value"], [attr$="value"] and [attr*="value"]
• CSS module split into two modules (ie7-css2.js and ie7-css3.js)
• additional fixes:
  • double margin bug
  • unscrollable content
  • form submission - only submit successful controls
• bug fixes (especially min/max-width/height and fixed positioning)
• I’ve removed the dotted underline effect for <abbr> and <abbr>. IE6 SP2 has new security settings that prevent the use of javascript: URLs in CSS.

*This still needs some work.

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My next priority is support for the different media types (i.e. printing).

Although I am reluctant to add more functionality (apart from my listed targets), I am open to bribery persuasion. If there is a crying need for something I’ve missed off my list, by all means make a case for it.

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If you are using/testing IE7 please feedback comments and bug reports. Enjoy!

Dean Edwards