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Answer 1

+1 A:

As I understand it, the meta element you've posted tells the browser to use IE8 mode.

Using a strict doctype, e.g. <!DOCTYPE html> or <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/strict.dtd"> will tell the browser to render in standards mode.

A combination of the two will render the page in IE8 Standards mode.

Olly Hodgson 2009-11-12 13:17:31

Im using strict doctype already

cfdev9 2009-11-12 13:29:06

Is the X-UA-Compatible metatag the first item after the <title> element? It needs to be very near the top of the <head> to have any effect.

Olly Hodgson 2009-11-12 14:05:34

Also, have a look at the options under Tools > Compatibility View Settings, make sure it's not running all "intranet" websites in compatibility mode.

Olly Hodgson 2009-11-12 14:07:19

It is running all intranet websites in compatibility mode, that's a default group policy setting for all PCs on the network. Also yes the meta tag is just below the title element.

cfdev9 2009-11-12 14:27:38

Answer 2

+2 A:

Just give the HTML page the right doctype. E.g.

<!doctype html>

For an explanation and overview of all doctypes see http://hsivonen.iki.fi/doctype/. You don't necessarily need those (nasty) meta headers.

BalusC 2009-11-12 13:19:41

the doctype is ok, it's ie8 standards... the browser mode is wrong

cfdev9 2009-11-12 13:33:09

Then the problem lies somewhere else. You need to elaborate more about it. What problem do you exactly have for which you think to solve with setting the "browser mode"? Please edit your question accordingly.

BalusC 2009-11-12 14:00:47

My website works fine in standards compliant browsers (tested ok in chrome, firefox, opera) but IE is a nightmare. Because the web application is javascript intensive we're not supporting IE7 and have developed it for IE8 standards mode, so I need it only to display in IE8 standards mode.

cfdev9 2009-11-12 14:29:34

The strict doctype should already display IE6/7/8 in standards mode. Your problem lies somewhere else. Concentrate on the Javascript corner. Post a the question in the Javascript context, not in the webbrowser context.

BalusC 2009-11-12 14:31:14

Answer 3

A:

It's impossible because the browser mode is determined before sending the request.

emk 2010-09-17 16:25:26

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