Rotating a text to 270 degrees in IE8 - css

Question

I am trying to rotate a text to 270 degrees, using this code:
/* Safari */
-webkit-transform: rotate(-90deg);
/* Firefox */
-moz-transform: rotate(-90deg);
/* IE */
-ms-transform: rotate(-90deg);
/* Opera */
-o-transform: rotate(-90deg);
/* Internet Explorer */
filter: progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.BasicImage(rotation=3);
It works fine in all browsers but not in IE8. What am I doing wrong?

Answer 1

Try using this:
-ms-filter: "progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.Matrix(M11=0.00000000, M12=1.00000000, M21=-1.00000000, M22=0.00000000,sizingMethod='auto expand')";
filter: progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.Matrix(M11=0.00000000, M12=1.00000000, M21=-1.00000000, M22=0.00000000,sizingMethod='auto expand');
-moz-transform: matrix(0.00000000, -1.00000000, 1.00000000, 0.00000000, 0, 0);
-webkit-transform: matrix(0.00000000, -1.00000000, 1.00000000, 0.00000000, 0, 0);
-o-transform: matrix(0.00000000, -1.00000000, 1.00000000, 0.00000000, 0, 0);

Answer 2

IE uses another filter to rotate elements.
Here you can read about it
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms533014(v=vs.85).aspx
And here you can easy calculate coeffitients of rotation matrix http://www.boogdesign.com/examples/transforms/matrix-calculator.html
Just enter the degree value and it will generate the needed code
You need to add just one line of code:
-ms-filter: "progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.Matrix(M11=-0.00000000, M12=1.00000000, M21=-1.00000000, M22=-0.00000000,sizingMethod='auto expand')";

Answer 3

IE8 does not support this CSS element.
See: http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/eu/iewebdevelopment/thread/9b21a3c2-6bdf-4aad-a90d-868bdeb3d866
If you are rotating elements just in IE8+, you'll still need a cross-browser approach. That's because the IE filters are deprecated as of IE9, with IE9 now supporting the CSS3 -ms-transform property. However, for IE8 and earlier, a filter such as BasicImage will be necessary to achieve the effect. So to cater for versions in current use, plus future variations, a prudent approach might be to feed the filter to IE8 and earlier through Conditional Comments, but otherwise use a transform set to cater for current browsers.