RF4, Client requirements, Browser, IE 7

[fux185]

In section 3.1.2 of Developer Guide for RF 4 the mentioned IE versions are IE 8 and higher.

We have customers who still use IE 7.

Does this mean, that we should not use RF 4.x ?

Which are the problems with IE 7?

Rgds

[healeyb]

Does this mean, that we should not use RF 4.x ?

Not as long as your clients are on IE7. I appreciate that you can't expect to influence your clients overall IT policy but maybe

they need to think about upgrading. The problem is that IE7 is 6 years old now and it wasn't brilliant then and especially in

comparison to modern browsers it's rubbish. IE8 isn't brilliant either but it's still got a hefty market share so you have no choice

but to support it.

For example google have dropped support for IE7 in gmail http://gmailblog.blogspot.co.uk/2011/06/our-plans-to-support-modern-browsers.html.

The problem with IE7 is that it's bug ridden and Microsoft managed to do things a little differently to all the other major browser

developers requiring a fair amount if IE specific workarounds.

Regards,

Brendan.

[fux185]

Does JBoss offer commercial support if we run into trouble with a certain component in IE 7?