browser-compatibility

How to detect .NET framework installed in a web page (pure HTML or PHP)

I need to display additional information on a web page (PHP) if one of the following criteria is met: .NET Framework Installed on the client machine in lower than 3.5 Impossible to determine if .NET Framework 3.5 is installed or not on the client machine I know that some browser (if not only one, IE) is sending that information in hi...

Any JavaScript Library that makes CSS3/HTML5 website work on all browsers, including IE6-8?

Is there any JavaScript Library that makes CSS3/HTML5 website fully work on all browsers, including IE6-8? Latest eCSStener and Modernizr does not make CSS3 work on IE6-8. ...

Should I use almost standards mode for all browsers?

I am working on a project which requires IE6 compatibility. Unfortunately, IE6 and IE7 do not support standards mode. Because of this, I am tempted target almost standards in for all browsers and just ignore standards mode completely, so that I am only targeting browsers running in the same standards mode. I figure that because XHTML tra...

Google Map not working with XHTML Doctype (Document Type)

Why on the earth there is always a chance that if we use "Doctype" with Google Maps, there will be a problem in showing the Google Map correctly? In a recent case, this "Doctype" just took my 2 days without any productivity. What a disgusting case? This time I got a help from one of my colleague (Subhankar Bannerjee), and many thanks...

Why style for <select> not working in same way in all browser?

This is HTML <div class="DatetimePanel"> <select class="DaysList"> <option value="1">1</option> <option value="2">2</option> <option value="3">3</option> <option value="4">4</option> <option value="5">5</option> <option value="6">6</option> <option value="7">7</option> ...

.browser file target browser matching order

Hi I need to make my website compatible with Chrome. I have TextBox control adapter, that matches all browser (refID='default'), unfortunately it breaks pages in chrome. The simplest solution would be to keep using the old adapter for all browsers except chrome. My .browser file looks like this: <browsers> <browser id="Chrome" p...

Dynamic AdSense units

I have an OpenSocial application, and wanted to try AdSense in it. I can easily run Javascript, but cannot include HTML snippets directly. For this reason I am trying to come up with a script that would create a DIV that contains the AdSense ad. function adsense(w, h, slot) { google_ad_client = "pub-4815352041522054"; google_ad_slot = s...

How, many PSD 2 HTML companies claim to provide Templates in 8 Hours?

How, many PSD 2 HTML companies claim to provide Templates in 8 Hours? How they make it possible? Do they use special software or techniques? Is it really a possible to provide XHTML Strict, Semantically correct, Cross Browser compatible (even in IE6 and Opera, as some claims), W3C valid XHTML and CSS, properly commented, well optimiz...

Does IE 8 not support push?

Hi I am trying to insert an key/value pair into a serializeArray(from jquery). So I have something like var form = $('#form'); var sendFormData = form.serializeArray(); sendFormData.push({ "name": "Name", "value": "test"}); In firefox this works yet in IE 8 I get Line: 51 Error: Object doesn't support this property or method ...

First list item (<li>) floating right in google chrome

I am having problem with google chrome. The problem is the first list item's bullet is floating right and all other list item's bullet aligned correctly at left. Plz help. Any help will be appreciated EDIT 1 <div class="window_sub_title2">The Interface</div> <ul> <li>Toolbox </li> ...

how do you start to finish to solve IE6 issues, if site is working fine in other browsers?

If you receive a site which is working fine on all browser except IE6 (We can't rebuild the whole site's mark-up). and in IE6 layout is very disturbed. and only IE6 supported CSS selector is being used in site. then how do you start to finish to solve IE6 issues? what efforts do you make and how? 1st thing is to add IE6 only CSS <...

Quick Test javascript snippet for browser compatibility

Just as we have snippet compiler to test a C# code quickly, I can also do the same for javascript in chrome debugger tools and Firebug (firefox). I would be more interested in a tool or some online tool which can run a small piece of javascript and tell if it properly runs in prominent browsers and the result. UPDATE: I'm a developer ...

Internet Explorer cannot view my webpage the way it is supposed to.... Please help!

When I load my page in Safari and Firefox, even my ipod touch which is a variant of Safari it loads perfect. When I use any version 6, 7, or 8 of internet explorer problems arise. Basically, in IE 6 or 7 the banner ads look messed up, and the amazon code which is books go off the screen. In IE 8 everything is fine except the books fro...

What is the real benefit to make pixel perfect cross browser compatible site for anyone?

IF a site is Valid and Accessible and usable but it's some things are showing slightly different on different browsers and almost matching with design? What is the real benefit to make Pixel perfect cross browser compatible site? While nobody will surf same site on multiple browsers and OS. Why anyone think(client or boss) that pixel ...

If I start anew, should I start with Watir-WebDriver?

My team has an automation solution that uses watir. In fact, we have 2 versions of it, one for one release of our software and another for another release. I find that changing versions of watir used it not easy, so I want to select the right version for my new project (building an exploratory framework like Jim Knowlton talks about on W...

Is there any point using `-webkit-border-radius` and `-moz-border-radius`?

Or does everything use border-radius now? ...

Mac Setup to Test Applications in Every Possible Browser?

What is the simplest/most-streamlined setup for testing apps in all of todays browsers? Safari 2, 3, 4 (and versions in between) Firefox 1, 2, 3 (and sub versions) IE 6, 7, 8, 9 Opera 8, 9, 10 Chrome Is there some sort of program like the Ruby Version Manager (RVM) that allows you to install browsers at different versions and then ju...

In Java, starting a test in selenium with the DefaultSelenium object how do I find which browser the test is running on?

Consider a simple DefaultSelenium object DefaultSelenium sel = new DefaultSelenium("http://localhost:8080/myapp",4444,"*iexplore","/myAppLevel1"); Now my server is set with the option of -forcedBrowserMode "*firefox" in the command line when I start it up. However, I have 2 different batch files to start the Server, one forced...

I have a svg image working fine in IE but does not work in firefox, safari and chrome

Hi All, I have create an svg image and mapped it in through javascript the image works from a database through an api call using the $.ajax() function, this works fine in internet explorer after clicking yes on the security risk box. For more information on what i am calling for the API call here is the previous post that shows the cal...

CSS issues in IE8 XP but not in IE8 Vista or 7

I've implemented a landing page design for a campaign we are launching at work, and did testing on IE 7 on my XP machine at work and IE 8 on my 7 machine at home. These both worked and so I thought I had beaten IE, but as it turns out, different OS's IE render HTML differently even though they claim to be the same browser. Anyone who ha...