internet-explorer

Turn off IE 8 Compatibility Mode for site

My company uses IE8 as the default browser and by default compatibility mode is set for all intranet sites. I'm building an intranet site that works when compatibility mode is turned off. I'm using reset.css and several opensource javascript programs, e.g. datatables. What I'd like to do is force compatibility mode off for my site. ...

Internet Explorer doesn't know how to add options tag to a select in jquery...

Hi there, Im facing a problem with jquery in the Internet Explorer 7 and 8: Im Trying to add a option tag to a existing select: var s = document.getElementById("category"); s.options.add(select_option); But IE just says: “Object doesn't support this property or method” and points to the s.options.add(select_option); line... Anybody...

IE Rending issue

We set a URL to view log file (.txt) file for our client. Some of our log file gave error with IE but works fine with chrome and firefox. here is what we wrote in text file 2010-10-15 08:34:18,867 [1] DEBUG - UserHostAddress 198.96.178.33 UserHostName 198.96.178.33 UserAgent Jakarta Commons-HttpClient/3.0.1 10/15/2010 8:34:18 AM Re...

Unable to open textfile using IE

For our application, we log in notepad. We provided web URL to user to view log. We save file on file system. Our users are not able to open some of the log file. Can anyone help me here? we store text/xml inside the .txt file. we are getting following error while trying to see a log file The XML page cannot be displayed Cannot view X...

CSS positioning issue with IE

Hi. I'm having a very strange CSS issue with my slider and IE. As you can see, the pagination is being displayed above the slider. However, in all other browsers it is being displayed at the bottom of the slider correctly. I cannot figure out why this is, and I have tried everything, hence why I am here. See for yourself: http://matthew...

NetBeans 6.9.1 demo (ScrumToys) - JSF 2.0 not rendered in Internet-explorer

In ScrumToys web-application (NetBeans JSF 2.0 demo) the .jsf page is not renderend in internet-explorer (I see the page source as XML). This works fine in 'proper' browsers, like Chrome and FireFox. I'm using the ScrumToys demo app provided by NetBeans 6.9.1 (running on GlassFish 3) with absolutely no changes. I'm using Internet-explor...

HTML Form Target directed to IFRAM working in FF but not IE

I have a form which consists of two different targets. One target submits the form and the other presents a preview of the form data. My only issue here is that my logic works fine in firefox however the iframe in which the preview is to be displayed remains blank when I click the preview button. I've also noticed the form data being li...

Resizing Div In IE 6

The following is a version of some code I'm having trouble running in IE version 6. It seems to work fine in IE 7, IE 8, FireFox, and Google Chrome. But in IE 6, when I expand and collapse nodes in the treeview, the SurroundingWrapper div resizes, but the message at the bottom stays glued in place (I'd prefer it stayed glued to the bot...

Anchor split into two pieces on IE7

Top: IE8 Bottom: IE7 How do you fix IE7 so it doesn't split my anchor into two pieces? I know display:block and float:left would solve this, but I'd rather have it be inline. This way, I can have text both to the left and right of any arbitrarily placed anchor button. #launchChrome { font-weight: bold; text-decor...

Help me optimize this jQuery :has selector

I'm using dynaTrace to profile my application in Internet Explorer. One of the most expensive calls is the following: $("div.containerClass:has(div.containerHeader)") I scoped the selector as follows, which offered a little improvement: $("div.containerClass:has(div.containerHeader)", "#section-wrapper") How can I improve the perf...

Record what I'm doing in Firefox, Chrome or IE8/9?

Is there a way in any of the three major Windows Browsers (Firefox 3.6, Chrome, Internet Explorer 8 and soon 9) and ideally for Safari on Mac to 'record' my interactions with the Website? By that I mean recording something like Clicked Button 'btnSubmit' Entered 'bla' in input 'txtSubject' DOM Interactions that is. I'm guessing I co...

Internet Explorer not handling transparency using jQuery Cycle plugin?

I am running the jQuery Cycle plugin and noticing that IE is applying background colors to what should be transparent elements. I assume this is part of IE's terribly handling of PNGs and alpha transparency, but I'm not entirely certain as to whether I should be trying to modify the plugin or simply scrap it in favor of something that ha...

jquery animate removes scroll in div for IE

Right now I'm getting this strange problem where when I use jQuery's animate() function on a <div> it removes the ability to scroll. I'm adjusting the height with animate(). This problem only comes up with IE and works fine with Chrome and FF. Below is my css class for my div div.fullscroll{ height: 65%; width: 75%; overflow-x:...

Disappearing <textarea> after $.slideDown()

I'm having an issue in IE7 and below where a form that I'm toggling the display of via $.slideUp() & $.slideDown(), has an disappearing textarea. This is the form code: <% using (Html.BeginForm("AddComment", "Comment", FormMethod.Post, new { id = "addCommentForm", @class = "comments-form" })) { %> <input type="hidden" name="SiteID...

Alternative for $_SERVER['HTTP_REFERER'] PHP variable in MSIE

Hi, I have used $_SERVER['HTTP_REFERER'] variable in my application (used PHP). On Firefox above variables is wokring. But i observed that $_SERVER['HTTP_REFERER'] is not working on Microsoft Internet Explorer 8. I also got to know that HTTP_REFERER variable doesnt work on MSIE8 and MSIE7. Please give me your suggestions, how to use $_...

Super Suckerfish drop downs hidden by aviaslider in IE

I'm having problems with this website http://cspa.wa.edua.au. The website is fine in most browsers however in IE the drop downs go behind the slider. I'm using aviaslider and super suckerfish for the navs. Any CSS experts out there can have a quick look and let me know what I need to change so this problem is fixed. ...

Strange Issue in Internet Explorer using Flex

Hi, Im using a flex plugin with a methode: ExternalInterface.call("initialize_width"); This calls a jQuery Function witch initializes the width of the window: function initialize_width(){ $("#nav_content").css("width",900); } It works perfectly on all the browsers expect Internet Explorer... It says: "'null' is null or not an ...

IE Protected Mode Problem?!

Hi all, We've developed an ie-add (with add-in express) in which saves some information on locally. (to the application path) But without "run as administrator" or "disabling protected mode" it's not allowed. Is there any way to accomplish this? Any way to load add-in with administrator privilige? (manifest files does not work for dll'...

jquery is not working with IE 8

Hi, i am trying to implement toggle function with a table row. Everything is going fine except in IE8. The script which i was used is given below. <script src="jquery.min.js" type="text/javascript"></script> <script type="text/javascript"> $(document).ready(function(){ $("#report tr:odd").addClass("odd"); $("#repo...

IE Javascript error "Object doesn't support this property or method" within jQuery

Hi everyone, For some reason, I am getting the following Javascript error in Internet Explorer 8 on line 3156 of jquery.js (version 1.4.3, non-compressed version): Object doesn't support this property or method. No error occurs in Firefox and Google Chrome. This is the line the error occurs on: if ( (match = Expr.leftMatch[ type ].exe...