Detecting IE for my style sheet

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I have a two style sheets. One for IE and one for all the other browsers.

Now I need browser detection so I know which style sheet to load.

I understand that there is request.user_agent.

My question is what is the string I need to test for?

Thanks for your time in advance,

Mitch

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Why not simply use an HTML conditional statement such as:

<!--[if IE]> IE Conditional Comment: Internet Explorer <![endif]-->

I haven't used this before, though TextMate has it built in under conditionals within the HTML commands. This one would actually be better:

<!--[if !IE]><!--> IE Conditional Comment: NOT Internet Explorer <!-- <![endif]-->

Let me know if that helps!

~Dustin Tigner

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I’m confused… why would conditional comments prevent you from changing the font size?

Set it in the main style sheet, override it in the IE sheet.

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Hi Mitch,

Mitchell Gould wrote:

I have a two style sheets. One for IE and one for all the other browsers.

Now I need browser detection so I know which style sheet to load.

I understand that there is request.user_agent.

My question is what is the string I need to test for?

This thread should help.

http://lists.rubyonrails.org/pipermail/rails/2006-April/032625.html

Best regards, Bill

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Bill Walton wrote:

Hi Mitch,

Mitchell Gould wrote:

I have a two style sheets. One for IE and one for all the other browsers.

Now I need browser detection so I know which style sheet to load.

I understand that there is request.user_agent.

My question is what is the string I need to test for?

This thread should help.

http://lists.rubyonrails.org/pipermail/rails/2006-April/032625.html

Best regards, Bill

Thanks Bill that will come in handy,

Mitch