internet-explorer-8

Google Bookmarks Accelerator for IE8

To Editors: Sorry, I didnt realise the question thing till you pointed it out. Also I didn't know about the appengine tag, I'm assuming it was selected by mistake from that JS autosuggestion box (it usually happens with me, I run a P3) my apologies for that too. I've edited it now, if it doesnt work let me know. Hi all, I'm making (or a...

Trouble playing a flash movie using javascript in Internet Explorer 8

Hi guys, I´m having a problem trying to play a flashMovie(swf file)... Here is my code: <object classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" .....> <param name="allowScriptAccess" value="sameDomain" /> <param name="allowFullScreen" value="false" /> <param name="movie" value="n...

How does IE8 handle xml header.

I was wondering where I can find some information how IE8 actually handles xml header... for example how is handling <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> different to <?xml version="1.0"?>. Or how is handling processing node different in ie and other browsers. One other questions would be how FF handles those header. Is it any differe...

IE8 is subtracting wrong in JavaScript / jQuery?

In every browser, Win/Mac, Chrome, Safari, Firefox, Opera, IE6, and IE7 they ALL get the following console output: 352 254 But in IE8 I get: 414 434 454 474 Here is my JS/jQuery code: $('#top-breadcrumbs').children('a').each(function(i){ if(!$(this).hasClass('permanent')){ if(permItemWidth+rmItemWidth > $('#top-bread...

Going to IE8 with DOCTYPE HTML 4.01 Transitional any suggestions appreciated.

Hello, we use in all our pages in the 1st line of our HTML code the: <!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/loose.dtd"&gt; We are moving on to the new IE8 and we would like to keep the DOCTYPE unchanged, is there any suggestions/warnings we better be aware of? I mean like: "Be caref...

IFRAME renders a HTML text outside of boundaries, a bug?

IE8 in non-compatability view, Version 8.0.6001.18702 The code below represents the problem: <body><div style="height:400px;width:400px"><iframe src="http://mail.ru" height="100%" width="100%"></iframe></div></body> Scroll the IFRAME to the right to the middle of "Скачать Спутник с музыкой" orange label. Alt-Tab to other window and...

Open a new page on click of a link on new window

Hi, I have a page in which i have provided a link clicking on which should redirect to a new page on the new window. My code is <a href="javascript:void(0);" class="webMnu" onclick="window.open('http://abc.com','plain');"&gt;Enroll&lt;/a&gt; The problem is that it is working fine in firefox(opens in a new tab) but in internet explo...

Table Disobeys W3C Box Model, Ie8 Ignores Fixed Table Width !

Hi, I'm having hard time with tables and column widths. Update: I'm using XHTML Strict 1.0. The page is: http://www.pro-turk.net/try The first problem I have is, I have a column with a fixed width of 100px and 4px padding, but it disobeys my padding depending on the value. The column width (as the distance between two borders accordin...

Why does IE8 remove fragment identifiers from link urls in Web Slices?

I have built a page to function as a Web Slice in Internet Explorer 8. The links on the page work fine if I view the page in the main browser window. However, when I add the page to the favorites bar as a Web Slice and view it the links do not work the same. IE strips the fragment identifier from the link URLs (e.g. when clicking on a...

Internet Explorer 8 timeout too quick on page POSTs

We have an asp.net site running, which has been working fine for some time, but recently I have been experiencing some issues with IE8. On posting some pages - mainly on our development server, although on staging too - we get an occasional "Internet Explore cannot display the webpage" error along with the button asking to diagnose conn...

Programming an IE-Toolbar: Where to save user-related files (IsolatedStorage does not work!)?

Hi, I am programming an IE-Toolbar. Now I have the problem that I want to save some user specific and application specific data First I have tried to use IsolatedStorage but I am only getting a ComException. Which is the recommended way to save some files when programming IE-Toolbars? Thanks in advance for your advice! Best regar...

IE8 style.top limited to 1342177?

Found this rather strange bug in IE8; element.style.top is limited to 1342177 pixels. Even though an element will rarely grow this large, it is not impossible. And when it does things break. (I am an unfortunate victim) Any possible work arounds you guys can think of? ...

Redeclared javascript global variable overrides old value in IE

(creating a separate question after comments on this: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/2634410/javascript-redeclared-global-variable-overrides-old-value) I am creating a globally scoped variable using the square bracket notation and assigning it a value inside an external js file. In another js file I declare a var with the same name...

How to detect that the same page is already opened in another window in IE

Is there any way to check that my page is not opened in another tab or window in IE? Say I have Page1 and user hits "new window", which will open a new window with the same page opened. So now there are two instances of the page. I want to restrict the browser to only have one instance of the page opened at any given time. One of the re...

Access event.target in IE8 unobstrusive Javascript

The following function gets the target element in a dropdown menu: function getTarget(evt){ var targetElement = null; //if it is a standard browser if (typeof evt.target != 'undefined'){ targetElement = evt.target; } //otherwise it is IE then adapt syntax else{ targetElement = evt.srcElement; } //return id of <li> elemen...

why doesn't IE8 refresh textbox right away?(Jquery)

I have 3 radio buttons and one textbox in my page. These 3 radio controls represent corresponding choice and among them, the third one enables textbox that is disabled by default. If user clicks any one from the first twos after clicking the third, the textbox will be emptied(if user input any) and disabled again. The problem is, in IE, ...

Problem with IE8 web accelerator

I try to create a web accelerator for IE8. My original XML file was: <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?> <os:openServiceDescription xmlns:os="http://www.microsoft.com/schemas/openservicedescription/1.0"&gt; <os:homepageUrl>http://localhost:3090&lt;/os:homepageUrl&gt; <os:display> <os:name>My web accelerator</os:name> <os...

artsexylightbox problem when using IE8

I'm using the art sexy lightbox for my pictures presentation and also for html content in joomla. I'm using the Chrome and it works fine and displays everything as it should. The problem starts when i switch to ie8. When i click on the image to xpand in the lightbox the image displays in the center of the page while the thole frame of t...

Are dots legal in the name property of an HTML button

a page with a bit of MVC code: <%=Html.SubmitButton("ChooseWebinar.Submit", "Continue to Registration Details")%><br/> that generates an input button where the '.' is embedded in the name: <input id="ChooseWebinar_Submit" name="Webinar.Submit" type="submit" value="Continue" /> At page load this control (the submit button) is hidden...

IE8 CSS selector selects, but does not apply the style.

This is making me want to kill myself. I have some really simple CSS to style my input objects: input, button { border: 1px solid #c66600; background-color: white; color: #7d212f; font-family: "Eras Light ITC", Tahoma, sans; } But I don't like the ugly border it puts around radio buttons, s...