internet-explorer

javascript: getElementById problem in IE

I am trying to attach a click event to a check box using JavaScript. Shown below is the HTML and JS. <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN"> <html> <head> <title></title> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8"> </head> <body> <input type="hidden" nam...

Enable Compatibility View (IE8) from code-behind?

is there a way that i can add tag in my .aspx page to Enable Compatibility View for Web sites by using Internet Explorer 8 ? without using click on "compatibility" icon on the browser? ...

IE has trouble with jQuery fadeIn/fadeOut

I'm using the following function, called from document.ready(), to set a fadeIn/fadeOut effect on the top navigation of this page: http://bit.ly/dzVXB1 // Initialize the main menu's rollover behavior. function initNavMenu(fadeInTime,fadeOutTime){ $('#top-nav li').append('<div class="hover"></div>'); $('#top-nav li').hover( ...

Browser Blocking?

We have a site that the client can no longer log into. IE7/8 says 'Internet Explorer cannot display the webpage' and Firefox says something similar. However, I have tried from multiple machines at my office and on my iPhone (3G connection, not Wifi) and can log into the site fine. Is there some kind of browser or network setting that wo...

Position:fixed to work on IE 6/7/8 and mozilla

hello all, I want to make a div's position fixed on the bottom right of a page..( a chat box) ..how do i do that through a css file which will work on all IE6/7/8 and mozilla ....for now i have #chatBox{ position: fixed; bottom: 0%; right: 1%;} This doesn't work on IE..and my constraint is that I am just allowed to edit this CSS fil...

Box Shadows in CSS

This is not a question, but just a rant. Or maybe a question... or maybe I just don't know much about box shadows.. In order to use box shadows in CSS3 in different browsers, here what I have to do: -webkit-box-shadow: 0px 0px 10px #676767; -moz-box-shadow: 0px 0px 10px #676767; box-shadow: 0px 0px 10px #676767; Is there anyone else ...

Launch a URL in a tab in an existing IE window from C#

The following code opens a link in an existing browser window when browserExe is pointing to Firefox, Safari or Chrome. When pointing to IEXPLORE.EXE (IE7) a new windows is opened. ProcessStartInfo pi = new ProcessStartInfo(browserExe, url); Process.Start(pi); This opens a tab in an existing window as intended, when IE is the default ...

Does IE6 support any HTML5 elements?

Does IE6 support any HTML5 elements? <!DOCTYPE HTML> <header> <section> <header> <nav> <canvas> <video> ...

JQUERY IE AJAX Success callback not working

Hi, currently using jq 1.4.2 And i have gone through this forum and other forums for a simple fix ... since so many have had this problem..but i have not found anything that seems to work hence i am posting this problem $(".editvolunteer").fancybox({ 'width' : 970, 'height' : 4...

Form submit with Return key stops working in IE 6-8

Hello, I ran across a bug with form submitting with the Return key in IE and wasn't able to find any documentation. Take a HTML form with an image submit button, then change the "disabled" attribute to true on one or more fields in that form, than change it back to false or remove it and IE won't submit the form with the Return key any...

Why does my Visual Studio Setup Project launch IE when installation is complete?

I have this Visual Studio 2010 Setup Project for installing my application. On (clean) Windows 7 32bit installations, it starts Internet Explorer after installing my application. On my own machine (Windows 7 64bit), this doesn't happen. Do you have an idea what could be the issue here? The default browser on my machine is chrome. On the...

Intercepting Ctrl + F4 keystrokes in a Flex application running in IE

Hello, Some of my Flash application components require to intercept Ctrl + F4 keyboard events. Unfortunately, the KeyboardEvent is not caught when running the app under IE since it is conflicting with the IE native shortcut (closing the active tab). Is there a way (ideally relying on Flash principles) to intercept such keystrokes ? Th...

Will an iframe render in quirks mode?

I'm working on setting up a page and am having difficulty with getting it to look well across browsers (actually just IE, as it renders properly for mozilla and webkit). I'm wanting to rule out quirks mode before seriously considering old IE bugs fixed since IE6. The container page has a declared doctype, however the iframe code does not...

Padding around select (dropdown) in IE

<td style="padding:1em;"> <select... /> </td> In IE the dropdown is not padded by the containing cell correctly, and is 100% of the width of the cell. Is there an easy way to fix this? Thanks btw I've only tried in IE7, but the solution needs to work in IE8 as well. I don't really care about IE6 and before. Edit: sorry I missed ...

Background image is not in centered in IE6

Hello, I am trying to use a body background image which is center aligned, but it does not work in IE 6. The CSS for the body is body{line-height: 160%;font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 80%; /* background: #000a28 url('img/main_bg.png') no-repeat center top;*/ background-image:url('img/main_bg.png'); background-...

CSS Text effects for Internet Explorer Question?

Is there a way I can add a border or text shadow to text in Internet Explorer? ...

Column sometimes moves in IE8

I have a site that uses 3 columns, in IE8 sometimes on a page load the left side bar jumps up into the navigation. If the page is reloaded it goes back the place it should be. Nothing else shifts, its just that left column. The issues doesn't happen on every page or every time a page is loaded. It seems completely random and I can only...

Controling The Location Of The "Confirm Navigation" Window with JavaScript

Often a user will misuse a Rich Internet Application, and attempt to use the browser's Back Button. Such mistakes can be disruptive to changed but unsaved information, as in a Flash or Flex application. It is a simple matter to alert the user for confirmation before leaving the page (see below). However, I have a client who strongly...

HTTPWatch IE Automation via Ruby out of memory error

I am using the HTTPWatch Ruby script to automate Internet Explorer and crawl a website looking for broken links. See here for information on the ruby site spider script. After a while the HTTPWatch plugin fails with the following error: Get Cache Object failed # 1. len = 2048 url = http://domainname/dckh1h0mntja0m8xa1qugzm3n_59c9/dbs....

How long an URL can Internet Explorer 9 take?

Past versions of Internet Explorer croaked on web addresses longer than 2,083 characters (see http://support.microsoft.com/kb/208427). Meanwhile, Firefox, Opera, and Safari can handle at least 80,000. Version 9 brings many improvements. Is URL length is one of them? ...