IE8 non-compatibility mode, image with max-width and height:auto
I’m not sure of the root cause but if you add width: auto; then it works.
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Why jsfiddle is not rendering at all in IE8 and previous versions?
You can find more info here. In short: For all unsupported browsers (like IE8 or mobile phones) please use DRAFT feature. Log in to the service on your favourite browser. Create fiddle and Run it On IE8 open the http://jsfiddle.net/draft/
How can I change the width of a Bootstrap 3 modal in IE8?
In bootstrap 3 you need assign width not to .modal class but to .modal-dialog #modalTest .modal-dialog { width: 500px; /* your width */ }
IE8 XSS filter: what does it really do?
What does it really do? It allows third parties to link to a messed-up version of your site. It kicks in when [a few conditions are met and] it sees a string in the query submission that also exists verbatim in the page, and which it thinks might be dangerous. It assumes that if <script>something()</script> … Read more
IE8 overflow:auto with max-height
This is a really nasty bug as it affects us heavily on Stack Overflow with <pre> code blocks, which have max-height:600 and width:auto. It is logged as a bug in the final version of IE8 with no fix. http://connect.microsoft.com/IE/feedback/ViewFeedback.aspx?FeedbackID=408759 There is a really, really hacky CSS workaround: http://my.opera.com/dbloom/blog/2009/03/11/css-hack-for-ie8-standards-mode /* SUPER nasty IE8 hack to deal … Read more
IE8 browser mode vs document mode
From this article on the IE8 blog, entitled How IE8 Determines Document Mode The Developer Tools settings override all Document Modes for pages displayed in a tab. The X-UA-Compatible meta tag and then header override Compatibility View Settings and the doctype unless the X-UA-Compatible value is EmulateIE7 or EmulateIE8. The user’s Compatibility View Settings override … Read more
How can I use the HTML5 canvas element in IE?
The page is using excanvas – a JS library that simulates the canvas element using IE’s VML renderer. Note that in Internet Explorer 9, the canvas tag is supported natively! See MSDN docs for details…
Dependency Walker reports IESHIMS.DLL and WER.DLL missing?
ieshims.dll is an artefact of Vista/7 where a shim DLL is used to proxy certain calls (such as CreateProcess) to handle protected mode IE, which doesn’t exist on XP, so it is unnecessary. wer.dll is related to Windows Error Reporting and again is probably unused on Windows XP which has a slightly different error reporting … Read more
Internet Explorer 8 Developer Tools not displaying
How do I get a window back on the screen when it moved far, far away? From the article: Switch to the application, say by clicking on its taskbar button or by Alt+Tab’ing to it. Then type Alt+Space to call up the System menu: You should get a window floating at the edge of the … Read more
What do I need to do to get Internet Explorer 8 to accept a self signed certificate?
How to make IE8 trust a self-signed certificate in 20 irritating steps Browse to the site whose certificate you want to trust. When told “There is a problem with this website’s security certificate.”, choose “Continue to this website (not recommended).” Select Tools➞Internet Options. Select Security➞Trusted sites➞Sites. Confirm the URL matches, and click “Add” then “Close”. … Read more