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Posted by NoNamer on 05/18/06 11:11
Bob wrote:
> Using this page
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_layout_engines_%28DOM%29
>
> I made some rather unscientific computations of the levels of DOM
> (Document Object Model), ie, Javascript + CSS, support for IE 6, Opera
> 7, 8 and 9 and Firefox 1.5
>
> Here they are:
>
> DOM 1 supports how many
>
> IE5 264 (15 more are broken)
> IE6 293 (15 more are broken)
> Opera 7 337 (1 is broken)
> Opera 8 337 (1 is broken)
> Opera 9 370 (1 is broken)
> Firefox 367
>
> Opera 9 barely edges out Firefox for DOM 1 support, but it is basically
> a tie. IE is quite a bit behind. Even Opera 7 bests it considerably.
>
>
> DOM 2 supports how many
>
> IE5 43 (2 more are broken)
> IE6 44 (2 more are broken)
> Opera 7 70
> Opera 8 116
> Opera 9 154
> Firefox 176
>
> Firefox definitely wins for DOM 2 support, but Opera 9 also does very
> well. IE6 looks like a disaster for DOM 2. Even the older Opera 7 does
> much better than IE. Even more shameful is that IE barely improved from
> v5 to v6
>
>
> DOM 3 supports how many
>
> IE5 0
> IE6 0
> Opera 7 1
> Opera 8 7
> Opera 9 54
> Firefox 19
>
> Although DOM 3 is very new and not supported well by browsers, Opera 9
> does dramatically better than any other browser in implementing it. IE,
> shamefully, has not implemented one spec, and has not improved again
> between v5 and v6. Firefox does a decent job of implementing DOM 3,
> considering that no browser implements much of it.
>
>
> Totals
>
> IE5 307
> IE6 337
> Opera 7 408
> Opera 8 460
> Opera 9 578
> Firefox 562
>
>
> For the totals, Opera 9 has the best DOM support of any major browser!
> Yaaaay! Firefox is quite close though. IE is horribly behind and has
> barely improved from one old version to the next. Even Opera 7 is much
> better than IE6. The only conclusion is that when it comes to DOM, IE is
> an incredibly broken browser. The fact that 85% of the net is using this
> stupid, broken browser is just disgusting.
>
>
> Methods: I counted them by hand, so there may be some errors. Feel free
> to recheck. I think my totals are pretty good though.
I know it's not out yet, but any preliminary data for IE7?
I've been using it for about 2 weeks now and really like it. The zoom
feature is awesome.
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