internet-explorer

CSS issue: a:hover not working with IE (css Ninja needed)

Why does IE not change the background color on my site for tabs a:hover but does so in Firefox/Chrome/Safari correctly? What can I do to make it work in IE 6+? HTML <ul class="tabbernav"> <li class="tabberactive"><a title="All" href="javascript:void(null);">All</a></li> <li class=""><a>Tab1<span class="tabTotal"> (0)</span></a></li> <...

How to set CSS for <td> background-color in a sitemap

Hi, I have the same problem as http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1041833/possible-to-fill-a-table-cell-with-a-bg-color. The problem is that i'm using a sitemap and not sure how to set the css for the td tags. (This works fine in firefox and IE8, but not IE7) I'm using the following CSS: .subMenu { z-index: 100; min-width: 11...

innerHTML replace does not reflect

Hi I have HTML something like this <div id="foo"> <select> <option> one </option> </select> </div> when I use document.getElementById('foo').innerHTML = document.getElementById('foo').innerHTML.replace("<option> one </option>", "<option> two </option>") ; The innerHTML get replaced but it does not get reflected in the browser. ...

where is that tool where I can load IE6 and IE7 on the same computer?

where is that tool where I can load IE6 and IE7 on the same computer? testing for cross-browser issues. ...

ajax request that returns json array, IE6/7 is caching it and data is not fresh

Hi, for some reason, IE6/7 is caching the ajax call that returns a json result set back. My page makes the call, and returns a json result which I then inject into the page. How can I force IE6/7 to make this call and not use a cached return value? ...

How to ensure our IE toolbar is not marked as Spyware

We are porting our Firefox toolbar to IE. I've heard horror stories of developers having their toolbars marked as Spyware or Adware by the various anti-Spyware companies, and then having an awful time trying to get them off the blacklists. What are the top things that we need to avoid doing so we don't run the risk of being marked as spy...

Is it possible to create arbitrary Java objects from JavaScript in ie?

LiveConnect is a Mozilla technology that bridges Java and JavaScript. Amazingly, they've started maintaining it again for recent versions of Firefox. In Firefox I can write e.g. var d = new java.util.Date(); or use the Packages. namespace if it's not a java.something var d = new Packages.java.util.Date(); or I could go crazy and ca...

Some web pages (especially Apple documentation) cause heavy CPU usage in Windows IE8

Maybe this belongs in Server Fault instead, but some of you may have noticed this issue (particularly those developing on Mac, using a Windows machine to read the reference material). I posted the same question on a Microsoft forum and got one answer from someone who reproduced the problem, so it's not just my machine. No solution yet....

Stop a background image from disappearing in IE when the inline element spans 2 lines

On this page there is a list of footer links that have a little background image to place the dash before each one. This works fine in FireFox but in IE 6, 7 & 8 the background image for the item that spans 2 lines (Workplace Giving Employers) disappears. Why is this & does anyone know how to fix it? ...

How do you set the 'look-and-feel' of a winform app hosted in IE to the 'aero' style of controls?

Is there a way to have a windows form app hosted in IE use the 'look-and-feel' of the current OS/browser, similar to how everything looks when the app is run in the debugger? For instance I'm debugging in VS2008 and it looks great, but when I view the app in IE7 or IE8 on Vista or Win7 all the controls look like Netscape navigator circa...

Selenium's wait_for_condition in Internet Explorer

I'm trying to get Selenium to wait for all of the AJAX requests on a page to complete before proceeding to the next command. I'm using wait_for_condition and the following JavaScript: function(){ var wait = function() { return jQuery.active == 0; } return wait.call(selenium.browserbot.getCurrentWindow()); }(); This works fine in F...

Windows forms app in IE: how to not require the user to modify trusted zones/.net security? Trust?

How do you configure/setup your .dll file so that when its hosted in IE and a user hits the page it just prompts them to 'trust' the application and install it and run? Currently all the doco I can find talks about adding the site to the trusted zone and running "caspol" on the command line to modify your .net security settings, which w...

JQuery $.ajax callback works in FF and Safari, but not IE

I'm using jQuery to query a database and update a table of bid and ask prices for a currency trading ticker. I'm using $.ajax to send a currency symbol to a php script that queries the database and returns a xml document that javascript parses to make updates to the table. Everything is working in FireFox on both pc/mac and on Safari, bu...

Multi line js regex replacement in Internet explorer

I'm trying to replace something multi line in Javascript, IE is giving me trouble. pastebin here:http://jsbin.com/olahi/edit Explanation of what I'm trying to do: Here's my HTML: <textarea id="editthis"> Hello from JS Bin Whats up from JS Bin Whats up from JS Bin </textarea > And my JS: jQuery.fn.runReplacement= function(expr) { ...

CSS background image disappears in IE (6, 7, 8) after running jQuery .cycle()

I have the following HTML: <div id="similar-products" class="box small"> <div class="product"> <h3><a href="#">Lorem ipsum 1</a></h3> <p class="figure"><img src="_img/thumb/blah.png" alt=""></p> <p class="price">€ 19,99</p> <p class="more-info"><a href="#more-info">More info</a></p> <p class="add-to-cart"><a href="#add">Add t...

IE plugin development help

How do you develop a plugin for IE? I have tried with the help of many sites which is available in the google search. But I didn't get any solution for IE. I want to build a plugin=-in from scratch. I have the experience in Firefox plugin development but not in IE. :( Its more difficult... so any one have the knowledge in this area. ple...

Background Image in Div on Right Border in IE6

Help I try desperately to place a background image on the right border in a DIV in Internet Explorer 6. No success so far. This is my CSS: .test { width: 100px; border-right: red thin solid; border-top: red thin solid; border-left: red thin solid; border-bottom: red thin solid; background-position-x: 100%; ...

Table borders disappear when in iframe on link reload (Internet Explorer 8)

The code for this is here: Zipped test case So I have a simple table with some external css styles (curriculum.css) applied to it. It has a link to itself on the top. If it is loaded in an iframe, and points at an external stylesheet, it loses some of its borders on reload (link to self). Looks like an IE8 bug but maybe there is somet...

How can I automatically answer a password prompt from an embedded item in an (X)HMTL page?

I have written a web page that displays images from several servers on my network via simple img tags with appropriate href values. The servers require authentication before they will send the images. It works alright, except on first load the page presents the user with a series of password prompts (one for each server). The user c...

Draggable div issue in IE7

This example uses mootools but I see the same behavior with scriptaculous. I have a div with some content, in this case a single X and there's plenty of white space around the content. I make the div draggable but I find it's difficult to drag the div in IE. In IE I need to click and drag directly on the content of the div, the single...