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Modernizr, html5shiv, ie7.js, and CSS3 Pie. Which to use and when?

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I’ve got extensive experience with all of these, having used them for a few years each. Modernizr Includes HTML5shiv functionality Also does a lot more – if you don’t use the other features, then don’t use it, it does slow down page loads, but is worth it if you need it! HTML5shiv Very small, just … Read more

css3 text-shadow in IE9

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Yes, but not how you would imagine. According to caniuse (a very good resource) there is no support and no polyfill available for adding text-shadow support to IE9. However, IE has their own proprietary text shadow (detailed here). Example implementation, taken from their website (works in IE5.5 through IE9): p.shadow { filter: progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.Shadow(color=#0000FF,direction=45); } For … Read more