Questions tagged [internet-explorer-5]

Internet Explorer 5 (IE5) is a web browser released on March 18, 1999 by Microsoft. It was included in Windows 98 Second Edition. It was available for Windows and Mac OS.

Internet Explorer 5 (IE5) is a web browser released on March 18, 1999 by Microsoft. It was included in Windows 98 Second Edition. It was available for Windows and Mac OS 8/9/X.

In addition to Javascript (JScript), IE5 supports VBScript. IE5 was the first browser to support the XMLHttpRequest object, which lead to AJAX. IE5 supports CSS 1 and CSS 2 (partial).

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Why showing error message while opening .xls file

In my asp.net, C# application we are generating and downloading .xls file. But when I'm trying to open, it's giving a message "The file you are trying to open, 'filename.xls', is in a different format than specified by the file extension. Verify…
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jquery position() in plain javascript

I have the following line of code: var newLeftPos = $('span#s' + i).position().left - parseInt($('span#s' + i).css('width'), 10); It works great in ie6 and upwards but I also need to get it to work for ie5.5. (Let's not argue about that now - I…
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What is the advantage of W3C box model compared with IE5 box model?

I think the IE5 box model is more similar to human's logic about box's concept,withing including padding and border.It can defined the box width and height directly. In cases in which you have an element with a width of 100%, the IE5 box model…
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What happens if I repeat a CSS style in IE?

In jquery-ui-1.8.6.custom.css, I found this gem: /* IE6 IFRAME FIX (taken from datepicker 1.5.3 */ .ui-datepicker-cover { display: none; /*sorry for IE5*/ display/**/: block; /*sorry for IE5*/ position: absolute; /*must have*/ …
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Array push not working in IE5 using javascript?

When I try to load the select options into the optStored array using the array push, the array always remains empty. In chrome, firefox, and safari the code is working correctly but not in Internet Explorer. Is there a work around for this or…
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IE5 Vertical Align

I am working on a project for a scanner which runs IE5 (yeah I know!) and they have requested that a link should be a block element with a height. Inside this block, they want the it's contents to be aligned to the centre both vertically and…
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Is there a cross-browser JavaScript framework that supports old browsers like IE 5?

I’m looking for my application (it’s a sort of CRM) to include a web-based GUI that supports old browsers like IE 5. Is there any good client-side cross-browser framework that supports old browsers? I don’t need something fancy with effects and…
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How to get zoom level in IE5 using js/jquery?

I'm using IE11 and using emulation in developer tool to change document mode to 5. Now I want to get current zoom level, I change it in setting of IE. I'm using this code to get zoom level zoom = document.documentElement.offsetWidth /…
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pie chart on Internet Explorer 5 and Java 1.4

I am developing a banking application based on very old technologies, such as Java 1.4, presented on Internet Explorer 5 browser. I have to present some data in the form of a pie chart. The problem is that is really hard to find a solution with…
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What are the specific differences between IE-5 quirks mode and existing strict standards

I am working on some older software, some of which was written for IE-5 quirks mode. We currently use meta tags to display the code in IE-5 quirks compatibility mode. I am trying to assess the feasibility of refactoring it to a stricter compliance…
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Drop-down is not appearing when emulated in IE 5

You can have a look of the code here, https://www.w3schools.com/howto/tryit.asp?filename=tryhow_css_dropdown_navbar I searched for the solution, it says display property doesn't work for IE 5. Can someone suggest some solution?
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ActiveX - JavaScript popup goes behind main window

I have a popup that is made with JavaScript, but the popup always goes behind the IE window - how can I make it show up always on front and to be focused? This is my JavaScript code: function FindFilePath() { var sRet; var IE = new…
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Browser issues for web applications

I have installed IE8 on my system. I usually test my application on this browser, but the problem arises when i got to know that the client is using IE5. Now how can i test my application on IE5?
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how to check if IE 5.5 is online

I'm trying to check if browser has internet connection with javascript but I encountered some problems on IE 5.5