The selectors and properties below should all work according to the W3C specifications.
Selector | Comments | Test |
---|---|---|
parent > child | html - xml | |
adjacent + sibling | html - xml | |
.multiple.classes | IE5/6 bug fixed (also applies to pseudo classes) | html |
:active | html - xml | |
:focus | html | |
:hover | html - xml | |
:lang() | html | |
:first-child | html - xml | |
::after | html | |
::before | html | |
[attr] | html - xml | |
[attr="value"] | html - xml | |
[attr~="value"] | html - xml | |
[attr|="value"] | html - xml |
Selector | Comments | Test |
---|---|---|
namespace|selector | CSS Namespaces | xml |
adjacent ~ sibling | html - xml | |
:checked | html | |
:contains() | html | |
:disabled | html | |
:empty | html - xml | |
:enabled | html | |
:indeterminate | html | |
:last-child | html - xml | |
:not() | html | |
:nth-child() | html | |
:nth-last-child() | html | |
:only-child | html | |
:root | html - xml | |
:target | html | |
[attr^="value"] | html | |
[attr$="value"] | html | |
[attr*="value"] | html |
Property | Comments | Test |
---|---|---|
background-attachment | support fixed positioning | html |
background-image | PNG alpha transparency (IE5.5+) | html - xml |
border-spacing | HTML tables only | html |
box-sizing | content-box (assumed) | html |
bottom | height implied if top is
supplied | html |
content | Supports the use of attr() and
url() | html |
cursor | support pointer for IE5.x | html |
display | convert list-item to block for IE5.x | |
font-size | fix named font sizes (quirks mode) | html |
margin | support auto (quirks mode) | html |
min-height | implemented for IE5 | html |
min-width | html | |
max-height* | html | |
max-width | html | |
opacity | IE5.5+ | html |
overflow** | support overflow:visible | html |
position | support fixed positioning | html |
right | width implied if left is
supplied | html |
*This works if you also set the overflow
property.
**This is included in a separate module (ie7-overflow.js
) as it alters the
structure of the document.
Element | Comments | Test |
---|---|---|
abbr | IE5/6 bugs fixed | html |
button[type=submit] | value submitted rather than
innerText | html |
form | only submit successful controls | html |
img | PNG (IE5.5+) alpha transparency | html |
label | bind to the first child control | html |
object | support for type=image/* | html |
img/object | support base64 encoded images | html |
Object.property | Comments | Test |
---|---|---|
Array.push() | Added for IE5.0 | |
Array.pop() | Added for IE5.0 | |
document.recalc() | Call this to refresh IE7 styles | html |
String.replace() | Allow replacement value to be a function (IE5.0) |
*Don’t get too excited about additional fixes. The ones provided are mainly there to allow IE7 to support IE5.0.
Bug | Comments | Test |
---|---|---|
Spurious Tooltip | IE uses the alt attribute when no title
is specified for <img> elements | html |
Doubled Margin* | Position Is Everything | html |
Peekaboo* | Position Is Everything | html |
Unscrollable Content* | Position Is Everything | html |
Noncollapsible Margins | I think I discovered this bug :-) | html |
*These fixes are not in the standard IE7 library. They are included in a separate
module ie7-squish.js
.
Feature | Comments | Test |
---|---|---|
Dynamic Attribute Selectors | An additional module* provides support for dynamic maintenance of attribute selectors | html |
*ie7-dynamic-attributes.js