browser-compatibility

Form submit problem using JavaScript in Internet Explorer 6

I have just done the code for submit the form using JavaScript. It works in all browsers except in Internet Explorer 6. I have pasted my HTML form and JavaScript code below. Can you please find what's the problem with it? JavaScript: <script type="text/javascript" language="javascript"> function dodelete(image_id) { ...

JS : Compatibility problem with Safari

Hi, I have a small portion of code which works well on FF but I can't seem to get it to work on Safari unless I put an alert instruction anywhere inside of the whiles. Anyone knows what may be the problem ? var liste_ele = document.getElementsByClassName('accordion_content'); i=0; while(i<liste_ele.length) { var j=0; var...

Does Firefox add any proprietary values when I add a border (like IE does with hasLayout)?

I have a doosie of a layout problem that looks like a browser bug. It manifests only in FF3 (haven't tested ff2). It only shows up on the first load of the page. If I resize the window it behaves properly. It goes away when I put a border on the problem element, and comes back when I take the border off. No other properties change. ...

Can't set tabIndex more than once in IE8

I've got a large HTML data entry table, implemented as a large matrix of input fields. I'm trying to implement a JavaScript-based feature that dynamically switches between a row-wise and column-wise tab order. The approach I'm using seems to only work "once" in IE8. That is, once the tab index has been set using JavaScript, any subseque...

IE Browser Testing for Windows 7

Cant seem to get XP Mode working on my evaluation copy of windows 7. Is there any good software out there to test on multiple ie's on windows 7. IETESTER site has been down for at least a week now. ...

jQuery draggable droppable compatibility issue with firefox and ie

Hi, ok bear with me, this is one of those long ones. I have a table of values which stores ID and Field. <asp:DataGrid runat="server" ID="dgFields" AutoGenerateColumns="false"> <Columns> <asp:BoundColumn DataField="ID" Visible="true" HeaderText="ID"></asp:BoundColumn> <asp:BoundColumn ItemStyle-CssClass="draggable...

jquery change event in opera and ie -- setting hidden fields

I have a jquery change function where hidden fields are set to their respective values upon satisfying some conditions. I also have an extra button to check if the hidden fields' values are changed. When I submitted the form(through pressing the Enter key), I got the must-see values for my hidden fields in Firefox, Safari and Chrome bu...

font is STUCK in times new roman in ie.

I am building a page, and when it is viewed in IE (all versions) the entire text is stuck on times new roman. Here is my CSS: body{ color:#222222; margin:0 auto; background-color:#000; font-family: "Tw Cen MT","Gill Sans","Century Gothic"; } In Safari and Firefox, the Tw Cen MT is displayed great, but in IE Times New r...

Downloading problem in IE

I am using classic asp with vb script. The code for downloading the excel file is: Response.ContentType = "application/vnd.ms-excel" Response.AddHeader "Content-Disposition", "attachment;filename=ExportedData.xls" Response.Write "<table><tr><td>1</td></tr></table>" Then it works fine with the firefox, or any other down loader like orb...

What steps could be taken to avoid cross-browser compatability issues?

Recently, I have been battling with: weird table borders/margins, div alignments, positioning problems, and am having a down right nightmare supporting Internet Explorer 6. I know a lot of you like me are forced to support, IE6-IE8, Web-Kit, and Mozilla based browsers. My questions to you are: What are the important rules you use be...

What's the most correct way of stopping my pages from caching?

Google is giving me mixed responses, so I am guessing it is highly browser subjective, but what would you recommend I put in (and also where) to stop pages caching? ...

IE 6 dropdown selection area too narrow

Hi, I have a dropdown menu with the width set to 142px however the selection area when you drop down the menu needs to be larger as it has text that exceeds this width. Firefox (and most modern browsers) is clever and extends the selection area to fit in this text. However IE 6 and unchecked newer versions of IE do not show this text a...

Gridview CSS borders inconsistent

Hi, This is really bugging me. I'm using a GridView and want to format it in such a way that the borders are displayed the same in all browsers. At the moment, I'm getting varying results between IE, FF and Chrome. I'm not sure what I'm doing wrong in my CSS (I'm quite new to CSS) but something must be right as one of the browsers disp...

How To Distract Clients From Using IE6

Hello All, How can we distract our clients from using IE6. We know IE6 is not a good standard-compliant browsers; has many issues. How to satisfy clients so that they do not use IE6? Thanks... ...

How do I detect support for contentEditable via JavaScript?

I've been searching for this for a couple of days now and so far, the best I can come up with is checking the list below. I really don't like to check for support based on User-Agent, especially since it can be spoofed. I've also heard of at least one instance where the list below is incorrect (noted below). Is Internet Explorer? Is ...

Focus behavior in Applet-Javascript interaction

I have a web page with an applet that opens a popup window and also makes Javascript calls. When that Javascript call results in a focus() call on an HTML input, that causes the browser window to push itself in front of the applet window. But only on certain browsers, namely MSIE. On Firefox the applet window remains on top. How can I ke...

what does CSS3 and HTML5 have in common?

They are only supported in new browsers. I think everyone here knows that. But if majority of users are still on older browsers that don't support CSS3/HTML5, shouldn't that push developers to use older scripting languages (ie:HTML4/CSS2). ...

Learning JavaSCript while trying to improve this tool so please comment on this simple JavaScript logging tool.

I was just trying to learn and understand jQuery source code (so far with little success X_X) in order to improve my JavaScript skills. As my understand of JavaScript increases I came up with this little logging/debugging tool. As of my level of JavaScript I am posting the code here for people to judge and audit. So potentially I can lea...

Does this applet work for you?

Hello all, I have found a solution to get the full file path of a file that is about to be uploaded using a Java Applet. I need this for an internal system not anything else "dodgy"! Can anyone confirm if this works in an IE6 browser: http://www.maschek.hu/preview/ffx3%5Ffile/filepath.html I have an IETester application that has IE6/7...

Why does this Java applet crash and close IE6?

I am using the following Java Applet to get the full file path of a file that is to be uploaded: SVN LittleShoot. The thing is, the applet is initialized and it seems to be running in IE6 - but when I call one of the functions from JavaScript to the applet to open the file dialog box the browser crashes and closes itself just the dialog...