internet-explorer-6

Dev Tools in IE6

I would like to use dev tools like FireBug or the elements built into IE8 for my IE6 testing. IE9 would provide this. Before creating an IE9 environment, I thought I would check here. Do any of you have a solution for this type of problem? ...

Firefox all but freezes during large file upload; Ajax progress bar infeasible; IE6 works fine

I want to provide a progress bar for my users who upload very large files. I did some reading and implemented what should be a pretty straightforward solution: I have a <form> element that contains an file input element; its target is set to the ID of a hidden iframe. On the server side, there's some Spring magic that attaches an obje...

Scriptaculous and IE 6?

I develop a public-facing survey website. We get heavy IE6 usage, and it's not going away any time soon. Since we're dealing with the public, we can't tell people to use something else. I wanted to start using selenium to do automated web testing, but it can't handle javascript alert boxes, which we use for error messages. I was think...

Issue with css float -- Hindering IE6 from putting div in next line

Hi, I've got an issue with floating divs in IE6. There's one navigation div on the left and one content div for the rest of the page. They've got the following css values: #navigation { float: left; width: 185px; padding-left: 5px; overflow: auto; height: 100%; } #content { overflow: auto; height: 100%; } ...

Is there any PNG-fix for IE 6 and without modifying current HTML, CSS and image name?

Is there any PNG-fix for IE 6 and without modifying current HTML, CSS and image name? any javascript way. I can add any thing in <head>........</head> but can't modify anythings inside <body>.....</body>. in one shot i want to make transparent all png transparent. ...

Adobe Reader unable to open downloaded file in IE6

I'm working on a web app that allows users to downloaded dynamically generated PDF files. This works fine in IE8 and Firefox but fails in IE6 with Adobe Reader giving the message "there was an error opening this document. this file cannot be found" If I save the file to disk first then it opens fine in Reader. I've given the file a ...

CSS fixed container in IE6

#fixed { border:1px solid red; height:100px; left:50%; margin-left:-500px; position:fixed; top:0; width:1000px; } how can i make this element display the same way in IE6? the div is the first element directly in the body regards ...

IE6 PNG transparency in UpdatePanel

I have a child page with an UpdatePanel on it that is connected to a timer that autorefreshes every 5 seconds. I've tried a few different PNG fixes, and they work until the UpdatePanel refreshes that section. Then, depending on the fix the PNGs either disappear or go back to nontransparent. Do I need to forcefully run the javascript when...

IE 6 and 7 background inheritance problem, how do I solve this?

When I'm trying to create a rounded shaded box it works fine on FF and IE8 but on IE6 and IE7, any div inside the box gets the last background but if you set that all divs on the level where there should not be a background have background:none it doesn't show any background on the level that comes before *The code is pointing to live i...

localhost problem internet explorer

Hello everyone I have installed xampp 1.7.3. After starting apache and mysql service when I write http://localhost/ in the internet explorer address bar it shows 'The page cannot be displayed'. But for Firefox it creates no problem and shows Xampp index.php page. Now how can I solve this problem? Thanks in advance ...

IE6 HTML control wrapping

Is there any way to prevent wrapping across controls in IE6? For example, I have a label and a single select box. The select box width is dynamic (depending on the content). I want the label to always be to the left of the select box. Right now the problem I am having is the select box drops below the label. I have tried using the <...

Internet Explorer 8 and jQuery Cycle Plugin, Fading artifacts

Hi, I am using the jQuery cycle plugin to fade in and out png images on top of a transparent background. Just from the description you can understand that I'm running into graphic artifacts on explorers. The link to the page is: http://www.ionline.gr/keavillage Could you propose an alternative [except flash] or any way I could edit t...

How to edit css live with ie6

Hallo all. I need a tool similar to firebug with ie6 to edit css live. I tried to use ie developer toolbar but in ie6 seems not to let you edit the DOM as wanted. Is there any tool around? Kind regards Massimo Ugues ...

IE6 "frame" layout with 100% height and scrollbars

I want to achieve a simple "frame" layout with fixed header, fixed left navigation area, and a main content area that fills 100% of the remainder of the viewport with scrollbars if necessary. My best attempt is below - but when I add enough content to the main div to force scrolling, I see that the scrollbar extends below the bottom of ...

IE6 and IE7 Standalone: What do they render differently?

It's common knowledge on SO (see this question) that to run IE6 and IE7 you need a Windows box (or virtual box) with only those apps installed. I doubt this is true (they are the real versions, I think). The two browsers I'm interested in are: Standalone IE6 from the MultipleIEs install Standalone IE7 also from Tredosoft (but publishe...

Wordpress css and ie6

my website : http://www.equipe94.com have a two column layout and in ie6 the right column is flushed at the button... it look like and inline problem, but even WITH the inline widget.. it's still at the bottom.. any idea to fix a wordpress template to play well with ie6 ? thanks in advance n.b. As mentioned in the comment... my page ...

hide of qtip tooltip is making my screen large

I am using jquery 1.3.2 and qtip 1.0.0-rc3 works fine but there is one strange issue for IE6 I am facing. when I take my mouse on the element (< a > in my case), the tooltip appears fine, but when I take my mouse away from the element, the tooltip fades away without problem but my screen starts getting bigger vertically... as if there a...

CSS filter for IE6 standard mode and quirk mode?

Is there any CSS filter can be applied to detect IE6's standard mode and quirk mode? The story is that a jQuery script is using $.support.boxModel to handle different rendering mode. But the CSS use the *width hack to define the dimension. But this hack can only filter whether the browser is IE but not the real rendering mode IE is on. ...

File download in IE6 gets the wrong filename

I have a PHP script being served over https:// that is trying to push a PDF file to the user. The problem that in Internet Explorer 6 (which unfortunately I still have to support) is not obeying the filename being set in the header. FireFox and IE7 are both working properly. The file name keeps coming out as a random name with the c...

Convert HTML tag to lowercase

I working on an intranet project for IE6 (i know...) and I need to output some HTML code from a div. I use $('#output').text($('#container').html()); But IE6 outputs all the code in uppercase: <TABLE border=1> <TR> <TD>Test Content</TD> </TR> </TABLE> How can I convert HTML tags to lowercase using jQuery? Would be useful to hav...