CSS Comparison Chart

A nice comparison of CSS features in the latest/future browsers.
Summary

Calculation of support of currently displayed feature lists

	Internet Explorer	Firefox	Safari	Chrome	Opera
Past	6.0: 4%	2.0: 35%	3.1: 47%	0.2: 55%	9.0: 38%
Present	7.0: 12%	3.0: 53%	3.2: 69%	1.0: 55%	9.6: 62%
Near Future (2009)	8.0: 31%	3.1: 82%	4.0: 85%	1.*: 55%	10.0: 68%
Future (2010 or later)	9.0: 31%	3.2: 92%	4.*: 87%	2.0: 79%	10.*: 73%

At this point, IE is very behind and lock down all proprietary, like buggy "filter".

acid3 test

Today, Apple just release Safari 4 beta. The interface is much similar its sister Chrome. The top site view is impressed.

The only interface issue is "New tab (+)" is too close the minimized icon.

Try Acid test 3, score 100. Firefox 3.1 beta 2 is 93. IE 8 rc1 is 20. Looks like Apple put a lot of resource on it.

In the javascript canvas line chart test, Safari 4 beta is much smooth.

Got to try grammar test later.

Vertical Text

Firefox 3.1 comes with css transform. I learn IE also has matrix equally.

Previously, I use writing-mode: tb-rl; filter: flipv fliph; for IE vertical text. Unfortunately, the text is very jagged after rotated. I decide to give matrix a try.

For IE, method 1

<style>
.vt {
writing-mode: tb-rl; filter: flipv fliph; 
white-space:nowrap; font-size:12px; font-family:arial; letter-spacing:2px
}
</style>
<div class="vt">Vertical Text</div> 

---

For IE, method 2

<style>
.displayretainer {
width:160px;text-align:right; z-index:25; 
font-family:arial; font-size:12px; letter-spacing:2px
}
</style>

<div id="vt" class="displayretainer" 
style="filter:progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.Matrix(M11='1.0', sizingmethod='auto expand');">
Vertical Text
</div>

<SCRIPT>
var deg2rad = Math.PI * 2 / 360;
function setRotation(obj, deg) {
  var rad = deg * deg2rad;
  var costheta = Math.cos(rad);
  var sintheta = Math.sin(rad);
  
  obj.filters.item(0).M11 = costheta;
  obj.filters.item(0).M12 = -sintheta;
  obj.filters.item(0).M21 = sintheta;
  obj.filters.item(0).M22 = costheta;
}

setRotation(document.getElementById("vt"), 270)
</SCRIPT>

Still, the text is very jagged. The matrix filter is quite mathematical. Not sure any other attribute can smooth the font.

style vertical text

Previously, I have a vertical text sample.

Today, I replace the line chart y-axis label with it.
Unfortunately, IE does not come out good render.

I think the issue is in the filter (filter:flipv fliph;).