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IE 8 Compatibility View allows content designed for older web browsers to still work well in Internet Explorer 8.

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Force IE out of Compatibility Mode

I've read the following MSDN page: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-en/library/cc817574.aspx And quite a few questions on SO, but I'm not entirely convinced I have the answer I want. We are currently dealing with an issue where our client is upgrading…
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how to configure .htc files to work on nginx

I'm trying to run rounded corners on <= IE8 using border-radius.htc located here. I've run the URL to the .htc file in my browser, and I can view the code so my path is correct in the css file. I'm using nginx to host my webpages. Does anyone…
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Turning off IE8 Compatibility Mode, Good or Bad?

Hopefully this question isn't as subjective as I think it may be. I have an Intranet application which needs to work with IE8 as the enterprise is replacing IE6 as the standard browser. Our testing team found that it did not work in IE8, little did…
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Webbrowser control ignores FEATURE_BROWSER_EMULATION reg entry

Im developing a custom browser solution with .net's Webbrowser control. To disable the IE-Compatibilty View, I set the registry entry Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\FeatureControl\FEATURE_BROWSER_EMULATION: [Sreenshot regedit]…
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Does IE8 in compatibility mode display web-pages like IE7?

is debugging in compatibility mode in IE8 exactly the same than debugging in IE7 ? do the websites display exactly the same ? So I don't need IE7 for testing if I have IE8 ? thanks
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Difference between IE9 and IE9 Compatibility View browser mode

What is the difference between IE9 and IE9 Compatibility View browser mode? Also if I am adding X-UA-Compatible header at server-side (Java), does it impact the Browser mode ? httpRes.addHeader("X-UA-Compatible", "IE=edge"); Does this override the…
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Invalid argument in IE9.js (code 0) in Line: 6 Char: 28214

I am using IE8 in compatibility view and while this does produce acceptable rendering, this only happens after a refresh. When the page is first loaded, it wouldn't display at all (staying at the previous page) and only give this error: Invalid…
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IE Compatibility mode issue on Intranet pages (only internal, works fine externally)

I have a strange, and frustrating problem that unfortunately I can't even demonstrate for reasons that will become clear... I am using a 3rd party component as a HTML editor / file uploader on my Intranet: http://www.dmxzone.com/go?18424 For some…
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custom tags not working in ie8

I tried making custom tags so that uses can enter text that displays something with red or bold etc when rendered as HTML for eg, text here becomes red and bold and goes to default here this gets rendered in a div with class 'note' and i…
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ASP.NET Force IE8 to use IE7 or IE8 Compatability View

I've tried the following and all it does is change the Document Mode, not the Browser Mode: My particluar page only works when the…
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Is IE7 in IE8's Developer Tools Compatibility Mode reliable for testing the front-end design of a website?

I've been testing our website on IE 8's IE7 browser mode and it shows some few front-end/misalignment issues here and there. However, I'm not sure if it's completely reliable. I don't want to fix issues that aren't actually being displayed on an…
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Internet Explorer's Compatibility View breaks my site design

My website design is looking fine in Mozilla. But when I try to run in IE, the design is not looking fine. When the compatibility view from Tools option in menu of IE is unchecked, the design is looking fine. But by default the compatability view…
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IE8 forces compatibility mode when inserting data into a div

I've been fighting against IE8's compatibility mode all day and I'm about to chuck a brick at it. I have some code, which uses jquery 1.2 (yes it's old - can't change that), to search for some records in our web app. The results of the search can…
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Padding issues IE8 v IE7

I've read a bunch of previous posts dealing with the padding problem I'm experiencing between IE8 and earlier versions (IE7,6). I already tried resetting my CSS as mentioned previously, but no luck. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks…
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