browser-compatibility

<base /> tag in IE9 beta

Is it just me, or IE9 fails with <base /> tag? http://dev.mindboiler.lv/ first page is displayed correctly, if you go to /index.php, all is ok again, if site is used with SEO links, it fails, i.e. http://dev.mindboiler.lv/articles/. Tried with Compatibility View too, no success. Anyone else experiencing this problem, and (if yes), may...

Is it possible to add a browser code in javascript

Hi, I would like to create a webpage with browser specific in javascript. For example: can I use code like this in my coding part chrome.tab.onRemoved.addListener() in my webpage. If it is possible please suggest me. ...

Preparing To Make Website Internet Explorer 8 Compatible

I have just taken over maintenance of a large web application which is over 10,000 lines of Javascript. At the moment it runs on Firefox 3.5+, Safari 4+ and Chrome and I have to make it work with IE8. I am a very experienced programmer but I only have a little Javascript experience - although I have been introduced to the dubious pleas...

Website is not compatible in a AOL Browser

I built a website and it looks fine in browsers like IE and Firefox, but the background does not show up in an AOL browser. Is there a special way I need to code the background image or any tips on how to make it compatible? ...

html table border always appears in IE8

I am rendering a html table using javascript & jQuery. The aim is to show a colored box (table with colored td) if there is a color supplied by parameter. If not then show nothing (so i am showing empty table with  ). But for both these cases I do not want to show any border. I want a flat color box / empty white box. if (colors == null...

Javascript Namespace declaration

What is the proper way to declare a namespace? I've just read "Developing Large Web Applications" and the author suggests using: if (!window.YourNamespace) { YourNamespace = {}; } seems easy enough.. but I see all the javascript libraries for declaring namespaces and alternate methods. Isn't there a standard way to do this? Any ...

Do Windows versions matter when doing browser testing?

I'm testing IE7, IE8, Safari, Chrome and Firefox. It would be pretty less boring if you guys told me that I don't need to test for XP, Vista and 7, since there's no difference. Thanks ...

How to make IE8 only to work in compatibility mode?

IE8 has it's own bugs which are not present in IE6, IE7, IE8 compat. mode and IE9 beta... i.e.: http://forum.jquery.com/topic/hidden-visible-broken-in-ie8 Is there any way to force compatibility mode for IE8 only? When i try to put in the header something like:   <meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="IE=IE7; IE9" /> IE8 doc...

Can I run multiple versions of Google Chrome on the same machine? (Mac or Windows)

This fabulous answer suggests there’s no way to run multiple versions of Google Chrome on one machine. Every now and then you’ll get a website user stuck on an old version of Chrome (no idea how, but it happens — maybe they installed the standalone version?) with an issue, and you need to be able to verify it. Bit difficult to do that w...

Custom Selectbox (jquery script) - Non FF div scroll problem

Hi folks, I need a little help... After read and search for a while I discover a good jQuery plugin to deal with the selectbox custom style problems. I made some small modifications to make it work as I want. The plugin hide the custom select and append some div and ul tags. In Firefox 3.6.10 it works really nice, but in Chrome (6.0.4...

Is There a Table That Shows HTTP Method Support by Browser

I've seen lots of stuff that generally say "not all browser support all HTTP methods" etc., but is there a nice table that shows specifically which HTTP methods are support that's broken down by browser? I see this previous question on SO but it's not the answer I'm looking for: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/3218053/fine-grained-re...

Jquery Hide/show using dropdown options not working IE or CHROME

I have a mutliple drop down menus that I am using to hide/show rows in my table. Example: <select name="kp1_action" class="longboxsmall"> <option class="hidenextrow" value="">Button Disabled</option> <option class="showtransferoptions" value="transfercall">Transfer Call + Log Keypress to Reports</option> <option class="s...

What are some automated test suites for testing IE 6,7,8 compatibility for a website?

I'm looking at several websites that have complex web-clients. They have been developed using Chrome/Safari/Firefox; I would like to test them for compatibility with IE 6/7/8. Are there any automated tests/tools/test suites that will help with the work? Preferably tools that are specific to this kind of problem - and will stress the kin...

jQuery mousemove animation

Hi guys, I'm using the mousemove event handler with jQuery: $(document).mousemove(function(e) { updateDownloadPosition(e); } ); It works perfectly in Chrome but every other browser I've tried the mousemove event isn't fired until the mouse stops moving, instead of constantly every time it moves. --EDIT-- Ok so as Tim Down rightly p...

Internet Explorer CSS Issue

So I'm attempting to figure out where my cross-compatibility issue is - From what I can tell, Firefox and Safari have been working great, however Internet Explorer (surprise?) has been giving me tons of issues. Take a look at the site below: https://secure.promptpass.com/index.php?clinic=1 For some reason, the background image is over...

Is querySelector supported by all browsers?

hi guys, I would like to know is querySelector supported by all browsers? is not what's alternate for it to use? I have tested it with IE8, FF3, Chrome 4. Its fine for me. I do not have old browsers. So i would like to know if old browsers will give problem to me or not? ...

Why would Flashbuilder 4 work in Internet Explorer but not in Firefox?

When I produce an application in Flashbuilder 4 and click the green run button, it opens Firefox with this URI: file:///C:/chapter_1/starter/Getting_Started/PersonalTrainerWebApp_Finished/bin-debug/Main.html but the screen is blank (grey, right-click says "about adobe flash player 10") but if I copy that URI into Explorer, it is conv...

How can I make Chinese characters show in IE8 without forcing compatibility mode?

All the solutions for this issue say to use <meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="IE=EmulateIE7" />, which works because it forces the browser to render in compatibility view (i.e. as if it were IE7), but then the characters don't display when the user is actually using IE7 (or a number of other browsers). Instead, I see squares. ...

Where are the latest Internet Explorer Application Compatibility VPC Images?

Does anyone know where the latest Internet Explorer Application Compatibility VPC Images are? These ones expired 1st October 2010 http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?FamilyId=21EABB90-958F-4B64-B5F1-73D0A413C8EF&amp;displaylang=en Cheers, -- Lee UPDATED : If you're reading Microsoft.. This is not the user experience ...

How was this website made, what's Frontpage 5.0?

A friend of mine had "a friend make a website" for her, but this person is no longer contactable, so she asked me "why it looks different in Firefox and the links don't work". Looking at the source, it seems to have been made with "Frontpage 5.0" but also has a "Microsoft Office" XML namespace. What I find interesting is that it appare...