Shape 5

We at Shape 5 want you to know that we go into great detail to make sure that our products are coded correctly and are cross-browser compatible. Internet Explorer 7 was released just a few months ago. This new release has many new features that Internet Explorer 6 did not have, particularly the support of png transparencies. We do not anticipate dropping support for Internet Explorer 6 anytime soon but we would still like your feedback on how much longer this version of the browser should be supported.

- Thank You!

Shape 5

when the number of Internet users using IE6 drops to a distinct minority.

What Stonelotus said, when the numbers drop significantly.
Meanwhile you can fix the IE 6 png transparency problem with a script you put on your website. You'll find a few solutions if you google for it.

countsilvio,

Thank you for your reply! We use several png fixer scripts, in fact we've used one in several of our templates. However, they don't always work perfectly. They can cause load problems, color problems and picture distortions if not used correctly. There is an inline filter for CSS as well that actually seems to work the best. We're not saying it can't be done, it's just one annoyance that take in to consideration when designing a template. Thank you for your input!

According to w3schools.com's browser stats, IE 6 is still sitting at 22.3% for September '08. This number is definitely too high to drop support for at the moment. I think that once the stats drop below the 8%-10% mark then there shouldn't be too much problem with dropping support. I think one of the big issues is to consider the templates use. If it's main function is for personal sites or for eye candy sites then dropping support would be less of an issue than if it's used for business purposes. If 10% of my potential customers can't effectively view my content, that could translate to a huge loss. In addition, large companies are usually slow to react to browser updates (please correct me if I'm wrong).

Just my opinion......

Hello tbezeau, very good thoughts. I agree the percentage of use needs to drop significantly before we banish IE6

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On one of my websites, I sometimes get as high as 60,000 Live, Online visitors.
When I check AW Stats, It use to show that:
85 percent of the visitors were using Internet Explorer.

Not So Now.
Now, it shows:
85 Percent are using Firefox.

I use to tell everyone as long as the site looks good in Internet explorer, I am happy with what I designed for you.
Not so now.

Now, As long as it looks good in Firefox, I am somewhat content...
But, With huge visitor numbers daily, I lose a LOT of people who would look at my site who cannot view it using Internet Explorer.

While those using Firefox see it perfectly is a good thing, still, I would love to get to know what is screwed up with my site and making the text run off the page in ie.