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IE8 won't submit form on ENTER in Windows 7 using https protocol, but will on Vista, XP, etc.

This is a weird one, and unfortunately I can't test it. At my company we are on Vista now and are not slated to get our Win 7 machines for another few weeks, but a client is complaining about it now. Basically, we have a form with username/password inputs and a submit button. Normal procedure is to enter your data and hit ENTER, bingo, ...

jQuery 1.3.2 and IE 8 problem with hide() and show()

Can someone tell me please why the following example work in Firefox but not in IE 8? Only content_1 work correct in IE 8. Thx vijey. <script type="text/javascript"> $(function(){ $("#sortable").sortable({handle: '#dragable'}); }); $(function(){ var v; $('div[id^="content_"]').hover( function () { v = $(...

Very odd button behaviour in IE8

In IE8 hit F12, set the browser mode to IE8 and the document mode to IE8 also. Then go to any web page with an button with an image overlaid on it, and notice that when you click down / mouse down on it, the button image will move left -1px and top -1px. This affects everything from the search button on the bing.com homepage (although...

Onclick event doesn't work when .append()

Simple example: I have html <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN"> <html> <head> <title>Test</title> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8"> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="portal.css" /> <script type="text/javascript" src="/test/lib.js...

JQuery 1.3.2 with jsTree and draggables in IE

Question...I am using jsTree with JQuery 1.3.2, and have run into an issue when viewing my page in IE8. I have added a jsTree control to my page, and have also used the Draggable behavior from jQueryUI 1.7.2 in an attempt to allow the user to drag a tree entry (leaf node) to another control. I'm not using the draggable feature of jsTre...

why doesn't ie8 compatibility mode work?

a client's page that was built for ie7 was tagged using the compatibility mode meta tag, so that it rendered correctly on ie8 as well. this worked for a while. recently, testing the page reveals some severe issues, that are resolved only once the 'compatibility mode' button at the top of the browser is pressed. the tag is correct and is ...

Image not showing in IE but is showing in Mozilla - Odd

Hi All, If you look at this link: http://www.internetworld.co.uk/g/2010/ExhibLogos/ExhibID_137_Graphic1.jpg. In IE8, it doesn't show. In Mozilla it does. I have no idea as to what would cause this issue as this is just a bog standard jpg. This is also happening for other companies other than ourselves on the same site. Can anyone shed ...

Problems with fetching variable from flash with javascript in IE8

I'm creating a quiz and as a timer in the quiz I have a flash movie (an animated clock). I poll the clock every second to see if the time for the quiz has run out. The code for this functionality looks like this: (simplified) $(window).load(function() { var flashMovie = getFlashMovieObject(flashId); var timeElapsed = flashMovie...

Disabled textbox editable in IE8

I am developing my app in asp.net web forms. The textbox is set like this <asp:TextBox ID="txt1" runat="server" Enabled="false" ></asp:TextBox> and this is the corresponding HTML markup <input name="txt1" type="text" value="1.0" id="txt1" disabled="disabled" /> It is not editable upto this point. I enable Caret browsing in IE8 (p...

intermittant IE problem with jQuery $('#selector').removeData()

I have a form that uses jQuery-UI's selectable plugin to populate a list from a table. My form also allows users to remove single or multiple list items if they change their minds. This function works in IE and Firefox. The list is also automatically cleared and the form reset if the user chooses to download their list. This also works...

Detect whether the ie8 xss filter is enabled

Is there a method by which we can detect if a user using ie8 has the XSS filter enabled? As far as I can tell, nothing changes in the User Agent or in the http headers when ie8 has the XSS filter enabled vs when it does not. That leaves some client-side detection of the use of the filter. Would it be possible to write a test page that w...

Strange GWT behaviour in IE8

Hi, I experience a problem with GWT 1.6 in IE8 (I have enabled native XMLHTTP support). The scenario i this: The first time I enter a page, it renders fine with no problems. But in subsequent requests, the page fails with a JavaScript error: Message: Exception thrown and not caught Line: 5067 Char: 237 Code: 0 URI: http://someurl/some...

child window s not getting opened in IE version 8

hi im using the below code for disabling the toolbar in child window. i have written the below code in login.js and called the function from jsp during body onload. function () { if (!window.opener) { window.open(/*...*/); } the problem now im facing is tat wen i open in IE version 8 the pop up comes up asking whether t...

IE8 Flash arrow keys scroll screen. How to fix it?

I've a flash games site, and Im having a lot of difficulties to make it show in internet explorer 8. When you are playing any flash, the arrow keys that should belong to the flash scroll the page up and down (probably left and right too). This was happening in both ie7 and ie8. I placed the flash inside an iframe, that fixed to IE7, but...

Where can I find a list of things that break Javascript in IE 7 & 8?

Some of my scripts work fine in FireFox, but give errors in ie7 & 8. Where can I find resources on how to avoid/fix these errors? For example, I get this error in ie7 & 8 but no error in FireFox 3: Expected ')' ...

Will replacing content with jquery cause memory leaks in IE8?

I have a page where I load a table of information using ajax. Once the table is loaded I use jquery to wire up some event handlers on the table's rows. From that page it's possible for the user to refresh that table. My jquery code to refresh the table looks something like this: $.post("/myurl", { id: 0}, function (d) ...

IE8 Form Not Submitting (Intermittent)

I have a complex classic ASP system that has worked well for years but has recently started having a strange and intermittent problem. On some forms, folks will report that they click "Submit" but that the form just resets itself (or, perhaps, the browser just reloads the form - my users are probably not able to tell the difference). M...

document.open ignores window features in .HTA on Windows 7 when url is local intranet

This code open(sUrl,'','width=791,height=550,left=800,top=0',true); works as expected from a .HTA on XP/IE8. It also works as expected from a .HTM on XP/IE8 as well as Windows 7/IE8 However IF sUrl points to a site listed in IE's Local Intranet Security Zone when used in a .HTA on Windows 7/IE8 it then opens sUrl but it does so in a de...

Client Certificate installed in IE8 on Windows 7 doesn't work - 403.7

We have configured IIS 6 to accept client certificates and have installed the certificate services on our server. When we go to http://[our site]/CertSrv and request a Web Browser Certificate (client certificate) from IE7/8 on Windows XP and Vista and Windows 7, then issue the cert on the server certificate authority manager, all combin...

JavaScript problem with IE

I built a site about 6 months ago now and designed a menu with some interactivity using jQuery. It worked great in my friends (Firefox, Safari, etc). Turns out that now IE7 & 8 are not playing ball. The error in IE points to jQuery (on Google's CDN) with invalid argument. The page can be viewed here. Move your mouse over the top heade...