![]() ![]() We have found that certain page rendering and printing of InfoPath Browser forms don't work too well unless we remove ![]() I take it from your response to Kyle that you recommend an organisation using SharePoint should set their browser to have their Intranet set to be in compatibility Mode?Ĭan you please clarify that a little? We are a SharePoint 2010 environment for our Intranet, and the majority of end users are using IE8. To give you a better qualified answer (and in general when posting a question to these forum) include some sample website addresses that you are having problems with so that we can investigate further to give our best answers.Īlso include the full details of any error messages that you are receiving from those sites. ![]() IE8 and higher use 256bit encryption by default. If you are encountering websites that say you need IE8 for security reasons (256bit encryption) then those websites are incorrect (they have not been programmed correctly and are using userAgent sniffing). use of these should be discontinued until such time they have been upgraded to meet the security requirements of later versions of IE. You can just press the Compatibility View button on the Address bar if the site does not 'look' right (does not render correctly) to place its domain in the internal list of sites requiring compatibility view.įor ActiveX or IEAddons that require only IE8 in order to run properly, NO. (also check "Include updated website lists from Microsoft" it is up to the programmers of those sites to program them (by adding a x-ua meta tag or fixing/removing their incorrect browser sniffing scripts) correctly. "Display intranet sites in Compatibility View".įor external sites (third-party). Just wanted to clarify that this answer would not help me, or that I don't understand it."įor your sharepoint and other intranet sites, you can switch on the Compatibility View Setting. "I have absolutely no idea what any of that means, and it doesn't seem to be answering my question. Or only use them on pages on sites in your Intranet zone (where security is more forgiving). For your internally developed ActiveX controls, you should consider re-writing them to meet security requirements If your company is using its own or third-party activeX controls or IE addons/Toolbars that do not work properly in later IE versions then you shouldĬheck with the vendor of the third-party activeX or Addon for updated versions that meet the tighter security requirements of later versions of IE. You would choose option 1 above if your company did not have the resources or the resource skills to develop/write code to industry standards OR if you are using Sharepoint. correct your intranet websites to 'Standards' compliance so that they render in all versions of IE and any other 'compliant' web browser. using GPO or manually turn on "Display Intranet sites in Compatibility View" on the Tools>Compatibility View Settings menu.Ģ. If your company's internal websites (Intranet) does not render properly in IE8 and higher, then you canġ. (some websites have incorrectly programmed how they detect the version of a webbrowser and so give false tricking it to think that the client browser is an earlier version. Mode it sends the userAgent string for that earlier version of IE to the server. If your company is using third-party websites that say they require IE8 then it is up to those websites to program their websites with the x-ua meta tag that tells IE browsers to use an emulation of a previous version of IE. IE9/10 emulate earlier versions of IE (see developer tool>Browser Mode and Document Mode lists) What it means is that there should be no reason (at all) why your company REQUIRES IE8. Just wanted to clarify that this answer would not help me, or that I don't understand it. I have absolutely no idea what any of that means, and it doesn't seem to be answering my question. IE8, IE9 and IE10 have different error corrections and symbol tables and various levels of implementation of the css2 and 3 specs. IE8 and higher are capable of displaying validated in Standards mode. Different IE version are capable of (have been programmed for) different releases (versions) Versions that don't support the features of your website.įor any web page validate you web pages with a valid document type and correct the errors to allow the web browser to parse and render the document in 'Standards' mode. code to standards and offer fallbacks for browser the Document and Browser modes are for testing purposes.visitors to your sites should not have to consider what browser or version they are using. There is Quirks, Near Standards and Standards modes. ![]() I have seen this kind of question asked before and seen this answer: ![]()
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