internet-explorer

Why does the DIV tag render differently in IE8 and Firefox?

Why do div tags render differently in IE8 and Firefox? Is there a way to have them rendered the same? This is a very general question, the reason I ask is I am fighting both browsers when using div tags, some elements are not rendering the same. ...

javascript popup issue In Internet Explorer !

hi , i have Problem with opening popups in javascript i have this function to open my popups in IE6 and IE7: function open_window(Location,w,h) //opens new window { var win = "width="+w+",height="+h+",menubar=no,location=no,resizable,scrollbars,top=500,left=500"; alert(win) ; window.open(Location,'newWin',win).focus(); } it's ...

Controlling IE from C#?

How can I control IE form C#? I know that via COM you can do all sorts of interesting stuff, but looking at the SHDocVw namespace once I import the reference into my project there doesn't seem to be that many methods. For example, how would I force a button to be clicked? Or set or read the value of a specific control on a page? In gener...

HTA's; use other browser to host?

If Microsoft's method for using IE as a local host for HTA's then, can I use any other browser instead? ...

Why does the jQuery pulsate effect leave jagged text behind in IE?

I found out that pulsate leaves jagged text behind when I use the pulsate effect of jQuery UI... after some searching it appears that it's an IE bug... i think it may have something to do with the opacity, but i am unsure. I tried the following but it doesn't work: $(detail).effect("pulsate", { times: 1 }, 200, function(){ $(thi...

IE bug with TD's tables and whitespace?

Hi there, I have a page that is using tables, in FF etc it works perfect, but in IE7 it causes issues, its basically where the four corners have a td and and img (its a rounded corner form) .. if i remove the whitespace from the document it fixes the issue.. What actually happens is that it messes up the tables.. it puts a thin white li...

Detect window.onfocus with a full screen flash control?

I have a flash object that takes up the whole browser on my website. I am trying to detect if the browser is in focus or not. What is the best way to do this? Using onfocus / onblur works in FireFox, but not in IE6 or IE7. window.onblur = function() { document.title = "NOT focused"; } window.onfocus = function() { document.titl...

Saving webpage as MHTM file

Given a specific URL, I'm trying to download the contents of that URL as an MHT file. I considered writing a parser/crawler, but think there must be a quicker way. I fired up Powershell: $ie = new-object -com "InternetExplorer.Application" $ie.navigate("http://www.example.com") $ie.document.title # Just to verify the navigate worked ...

IE7 question: under what condition the ActiveX warning appears?

I have two html files, but contains javascript. But wired enough, when I open one of them the ie7 displays it w/o any warning but the 2nd one always shows the warning message saying this file contains ActiveX/javascript bla, bla. I compare those two files, no difference. Anybody gets any clue? Thanks in advance! ...

Prevent IE from refreshing when keypress is handled

How can I prevent IE from refreshing when Ctrl-R is handled in the page by script? This also goes for things like opening the browser history, etc. The solution does not need to work in Non-IE browsers, but it must work in both IE 6 and IE 7. Is this even possible? ...

Should a web developer use CSS 3 when IE6 has 15% of market share?

Everything is in the title : Should a web developer use CSS3 when IE6 has still near 15% of market share? CSS3 has some impressive features that will make everything better. If you don't know about it, look up the latest smashing magazine post regarding the subject. The issue is that almost all these new features are not supported by IE...

JQuery: IE Styling Error/Bug on Select attr() change

Hi Guys, Ive got a problem with IE which is fine in FF, Chrome etc... I have for example a 2 column layout of which for debugging ive emptied the left hand side one. The right hand side has a long list of results in a table with sortable options above it. In this sortable options section is a select box which has options dynamically g...

IE removes html?

Hello I am running a asp.net website with .net 3.5 on iis6 on windows server 2003 32-bit. I have observed some strange exceptions lately that is related to (what it looks like) internet explorer removes html code. For example, this html code <head> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="stylesheet.js" /> </head> <body> some...

IE, P3P, IFrame and blocked cookies (works until page host page has personal information requested)

My company has a little widget that plugs into shopping carts. We are running into a problem where setting cookies in IE7 is not working. This is happening because we are a 3rd party because we are embedded into the site via an iframe. I have seen several post that say the way to solve this problem is by putting a P3P compact policy i...

How to focus radio control using Javascript in IE?

Given the code below: <html> <head> <script> function test() { document.forms[0].TEST[0].focus(); } </script> </head> <body> <form> <input type="button" value="Test" onclick="test()" /> <input type="radio" name="TEST" value="A">A</input> <input type="radio" name="TEST" value="B">B</input> </form> </body> </html> In...

How to use very large font sizes in Internet Explorer with CSS that won't affect design?

The font size I need to match the design I have is 85pt, which is extremely large. In IE6 and IE7, my design is affected because the divs that contain these elements become larger than they normally are, and as a result, elements under these are pushed further down, somewhat breaking the design. I have the height defined for these elemen...

Launch Internet Explorer 7 in a new process without toolbars

Hi All, I need to run a web application in IE so it at least looks similar to a stand-alone application. I also need to be able to run multiple instances of this web application at the same time in separate sessions. To achieve this look I'd like to always launch Internet Explorer 7 in a new process without toolbars/statusbar from a s...

Browser Helper Object UI

I am a newbie working towards developing an IE extension that would appear as an overlay in certain webpages. I am getting started by creating a simple BHO in VS2008 (using C++), but I am wondering how UI may be incorporated within the project. Any ideas? Just to give you an idea, I'm looking for overlays similar to what was developed by...

Is it possible to embed an http link in a vbscript message box?

I would like to direct the user to an appropriate download link per case. Can I embed a clickable link in a vbs message box? Or, is there a cleaner way to solve this problem? select case FSO.GetFileVersion(strCorLib) Case "2.0.50727.42" strNETVersion = strNETVersion & " SP0 (not so good!)" Case "2.0.50727.1...

sIFR 3 r436 unstable in IE

I'm having an issue with my sIFR setup. It works perfectly in all other browsers than IE, and in IE it works most of the time, but usually not the first time you go into a page. You have to refresh is for it to work. When it doesn't work, it replaces the webtext with a blank area. Not using position: absolute anywhere, so it shouldn't ...