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How can I use the HTML5 canvas element in IE?

I am trying to use the HTML5 canvas element to draw some arcs and circles - this works perfectly in FF but IE8 does not seem to support it. Now, there exist Javascript libraries which seem to make IE8 work well with Canvas. An example can be found here: http://thejit.org/Jit/Examples/Hypertree/example1.html I have read their entire so...

Content advisor blocking file download

I have a problem with the content advisor in IE8. When accessing our webmail and trying to download an attachment with the content advisor turned on there’s no reply. The page just hangs and nothing happens – not even a timeout. I’ve tried running HttpAnalyser and the only message there is “Request is not completed. waiting...”. It look...

Unable to add CrmDeploymentService Web Reference due to Authentication Issue

I am having an issue adding a Web Service Reference to the CRM Deployment Service at http:///MSCRMServices/2007/CrmDeploymentService.asmx When I first attempt to connect it says Connecting to and prompts for credentials. After entering my credentials, it will continue to prompting for credentials indefinately. When I attempt to navi...

Why is document.getElementById('tableId').innerHTML not working in IE8?

I modify document.getElementById('').innerHTML with Java Script in a page. It's working fine in Firefox, but not IE8. Please see below for more details: HTML Code: <table> <tr id="abc"> <td id="ccc" style="color:red;">ccc</td> </tr> </table> Java Script code: document.getElementById('abc').innerHTML = '<td id="bbc" styl...

Deleting IE8 cache programmatically doesn't seem to work

i want to delete the cache in ie8 with the following code $this->cache= Cache::instance(); $this->cache->delete('tuinArray'); $this->cache->delete('intBreedte'); $this->cache->delete('intLengte'); i use the kohana framework it works fine in chrome and firefox, but i just seems that ie8 keeps the cache stored, could anyone tell ...

IE8 problem with jQuery plugin

Hi I've developed a plugin that makes characters jump and bounce when moused over in any element that contains text. Here is an example. It works great in Firefox 3.5, Chrome, Safari 3.1 and IE7 (oddly, but in compatibility mode) but in IE8 it seems the characters disappear as they rise. I've added top padding to the p element, becaus...

ASP.NET ajax authentication service problem

Although I've set isPersistent to false, the authorization cookie is persisted between sessions. This only happens with IE8. With other browsers it works as supposed. Sys.Services.AuthenticationService.login(username, pw, false, null, null, null, null, "User Context") ...

Keyboard fails in IE8 after AJAX call

Hi all, I've run into a strange problem with an HTML form. I've built a dynamic table that adds a new row when you enter data into an existing blank row; because there are some server requirements in adding a row, I make an AJAX call to do this in the onblur event. It took a while to make this work for all browsers, but eventually all...

How to fix Absolute Positioning In IE8?

In every browser I've used, except ie8, an absolutely positioned element can be positioned according to the closest parent with relative positioning. The below code shows two divs inside a table. The top div has position: relative, however, the nested, absolutely positioned element does not respect its boundaries (in ie8, it gets positi...

IE8: The option tag gets a "selected" attribute by default (And cloneNode makes a mess of it)

IE seems to add automatically a "selected" attribute on the option tag. But then if you cloneNode it, things get weird. If you open a page in IE8 with the code below: <html> <body> <form><select><option>o1</option></select></form> <script> // without clone node var elm = document.getElementsByTagName('form')[0]; ...

TinyMCE: Double forecolor and backcolor buttons?

I'm having a problem using TinyMCE. In IE8, the forecolor and backcolor, for some random reason, is displayed twice. See picture below. Source code (I add the forecolor and backcolor in theme_advanced_buttons2): tinyMCE.init({ mode : "exact", elements : "<%= editArea.ClientID %>", custom_shortcuts : false, language : "en", relative...

AJAX call to php file doesnt work in ie8

But it works in firefox. This is my javascript: star.updateRating=function(v, listid) { xmlHttp=GetXmlHttpObject(); if (xmlHttp==null) { alert("Your browser does not support AJAX!"); return; } var randomnbr = randomID(12); var cacheid = randomnbr+"_"+listid; var url="http://mywebsiteurl.com/includes/functions_rating.php"; ...

IE8: border + background-image problem

I have a span with a background-image repeat-x + a border. For some reason only in IE8 (not even IE7/6) the image hides the left border. When I set the border-left to 2px I can see a 1px border My Code: <span class="smallTab calTab calTabUnSel"></span> .smallTab{text-align:center; border:1px solid #A0A0A0; border-bottom:none; font-s...

asp.net and ie8 - impact analysis

we are going to install IE8 in the company. We have many web based ASP.net applications. I would like to evaluate the impact of installing IE8 on our asp.net applications. the applications are using .net 2.5 and 3.5. They use ajax in some cases. I have never done such impact analysis so what is the best approach? ...

Force vertical scrollbar to display in IE8

The vertical bar does not appear in IE8 if the page is not long enough. In FF, there is a workaround for this html { overflow: -moz-scrollbars-vertical; } I tried the following for IE8: overflow:scroll; but the scroll bar appears on both sides. I want it only for vertical and not horizontal. scroll-y does not work. Any solution? ...

Why do some CSS elements fail to appear in the IE Dev Toolbar's CSS tab?

I've noticed that in the IE 8 Dev Toolbar's CSS tab, only some of the CSS elements show up. Does anyone know why that happens? For example, in the CSS file, I might have: .A { cursor: pointer; color: #09F; } .B { color: #999; } .C:hover { text-decoration: underline; } But IE8's Dev Toolbar will show: .A { cursor: p...

IE8 render bug

Check out this page in Firefox or Chrome: http://minorityrecruitonline-com.si-vs1222.com/college/Default1.aspx Now check out the same page in IE8. I have tried everything to get them to appear the same in both browsers, but no can do. Any ideas from any HTML gurus out there? ...

JQuery slidedown is misbehaving in IE8

I've been working on this for a while now and it functions perfectly in IE6 (stand alone), IE7 (in IE8), Firefox 3.5 and Chrome 0.2.149 on Windows XP SP3. Using JQuery minimised 1.3.2. It is supposed to work like a file explorer, where you can click an image next to a parent element the sub-elements appear and the image changes to refle...

Add to favorites in JavaScript for IE6+, FF and Safari

I tried some "add to favorties" JavaScript scripts.. With IE8, I get an "access denied" (is that even possible to add a bookmark via JS with IE8?) and it just doesn't work with IE6... Anybody has a good script that works on most browsers? Thanks! ...

IE8 problem with scrollTo in a RTL site

Hi, I'm working on a site in hebrew (rtl) http://client.bearditch.com/bilderish/ and I'm using the jQuery plugin scrollTo for navigation. The strange thing is that it works in FF, Safari and IE6 but it freezes inside IE8. The scroll is displayed correctly (set #wrapper to overflow:scroll) but it won't nudge. Any ideas? The js part ...