IE 8 Compatibility View allows content designed for older web browsers to still work well in Internet Explorer 8.
Questions tagged [ie8-compatibility-mode]
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Why does my content dissappear behind my header in compatibility mode?
When running the following layout in compatibility mode, the content disappears behind the fixed header. Is there a way I can prevent this from happening?
See the jsfiddle here and switch between compatibility mode in IE. The Layout works fine in…

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Differentiate between IE compatibility view
If a user is on IE 7 and I read
<% = Request.Browser.Version %>
I get 7.0
if they have IE 9 and are on compatibility view, I get the same thing.
Is there anything in Request.Browser that can differentiate between a real IE7 user and a user that is…

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How can one make a fixed width column on the right, which works in IE 9 in normal and compatibility mode?
Consider the following HTML:

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Site Crashing IE8 - forcing it into compatibility mode
Site: http://www.mccaonline.com
I have recently been working on the site MCCAOnline.com and are running into several issues specifically in Internet Explorer 8. When I try to load the site in IE8, it crashes and reverts to compatibility mode. I…

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What's wrong with IE's modes and JQuery $.tmpl() rendering
I'm finding that JQuery's $.tmpl() rendering differs greatly accross browsers. Predominantly IE versions. When the code below is placed in an update panel, its throws errors with the .appendTo("#divList"); method.
What's a fix for this - code…

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System.Windows.WebBrowser captures image of page as its rendered in quirks mode
I am using following link to capture web page as image Convert webpage to image from ASP.NET.
On few pages I am getting issue where the image created is not similar to actual page but its same as to page displayed in quirks mode(where the page is…

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why is this page triggering compatibility mode in ie?
The markup is valid, I've been trying for a couple of hours by now, but I still fall in compatibility mode, on both IE8 and IE9..any hint would be great..
here's the link to the page
P.S. I've already tried adding

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Site works great in IE9, but with IE8 external scripts are failing to load
Site:
http://www.compassionpit.com/vent
If you go there in IE9, it will load beautifully. Yet if you visit in IE8 compatibility mode, it won't even load - at all.
Much gratitude and appreciation for anyone who helps, even leads.

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Telerik Upload control on Ajax ModalPopupExtender in IE8 Compatibility Mode
I have an internal site that runs under IE8 with Intranet settings, and thus runs in Compatibilty mode. I do not have the access or permission to force the site into regular mode using headers or IIS - in other words, it must run in Compatibility…

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IE9 does not at all care about 'X-UA-Compatible' meta tag
I can't find anything about this on the internet, so I'm looking for help here:
For some technical reasons I try to force IE9 into IE8 rendering mode, using the following meta tag as the first line right after :

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How do I switch to IE8 compatibility mode in IE9?
As title says - I need a way of viewing a page in IE8 compatibility mode. The option to do this isn't found in developer tools and I can't seem to find any compatilibty settings in the browser's tool menu.
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Tell IE9 to use compatibility mode?
I have a project experience map that is generated by JetPhoto software... it's wonderful, and is exactly what I needed. Unfortunately, it seems to get stuck in IE9. If I tell IE9 to use "compatibility mode", all the pins load fine (like in every…

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How to run IE7 and IE8 on the same pc?
I would like to check screen of my website on IE7 and IE8.
I have try to search on many website and I found IETester program follow this website. But it's not work for my website.
So, how do I use other programs or other solution to run IE7 and IE8…

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how to change our asp.net application code for browser ie6 to ie8
we developed one asp.net application , that is compatible for ie6 . now our client want to compatible of that application to ie8. so what i need to change in our application so that it can be compatible for ie8.
please let me know if any body know…

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Error while processing route on ie8- js promises
i am using
ember: 1.8.1
ember data: 1.0.0-beta.12
ember-cli : 0.1.7
OfferRoute = Ember.Route.extend
model: (params)->
@store.find('offer',params.offer_id)
it works fine on Chrome but on IE8 i get "Error while processing route"
I think the…

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