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Check if a popup window is closed

Here’s what I suggest. in the popup you should have: <script type=”text/javascript”> function reloadOpener() { if (top.opener && !top.opener.closed) { try { opener.location.reload(1); } catch(e) { } window.close(); } } window.onunload=function() { reloadOpener(); } </script> <form action=”…” target=”hiddenFrame”> </form> <iframe style=”width:10px; height:10px; display:none” name=”hiddenFrame” src=”about:blank”></iframe> then in the server process you can return <script> top.close(); … Read more

Modal Dialog without jQuery

What about doing overlay with a div centered in the middle? You can have div which you can hide (using javascript): <div id=”overlay”> <div> <p>Content you want the user to see goes here.</p> </div> </div> The CSS style for overlay can look like this: #overlay { visibility: hidden; position: absolute; left: 0px; top: 0px; width:100%; … Read more

local storage in IE9 fails when the website is accessed directly from the file system

Yeah, IE9 doesn’t support localStorage for local files. Not in any official documentation that I can find, but the same issue is described in this blog. You’ll have to either host the website externally, or find some other method of persisting data. [Support for HTML5-style local storage is still in beta in many browsers, anyway. … Read more

IE9 JSON Data “do you want to open or save this file”

If anyone is using ASP.net MVC and trying to fix this issue – I used the following built in methods in the MVC framework. Simply update the content Type and encoding on the JsonResult. public ActionResult Index(int id) { // Fetch some data var someData = GetSomeData(); // Return and update content type and encoding … Read more

Target IE9 Only via CSS [duplicate]

Terrible, but it should work: body { border:2px solid blue; border:2px solid yellow \9; *border:2px solid green; _border:2px solid orange; } body:nth-child(n) {border:1px solid purple \9; /*Should target IE9 only – not fully tested.*/}

IE9 border-radius and background gradient bleeding

I have also been working with this problem. Another “solution” is to add a div around the item that has the gradient and rounded corners. Make that div the same height, width, and rounded corner values. Set the overflow to hidden. This is basically just a mask, but it works for me. HTML: <div class=”mask … Read more

HTML5 – mp4 video does not play in IE9

for IE9 I found that a meta tag was required to set the mode <meta http-equiv=”X-UA-Compatible” content=”IE=Edge”/> <video width=”400″ height=”300″ preload controls> <source src=”https://stackoverflow.com/questions/6944679/movie.mp4″ type=”video/mp4″ /> Your browser does not support the video tag </video>

Does Internet Explorer 9 choke on extra commas at the end of array and object literals?

There are two different answers to this, one for dangling commas in object initializers and one for dangling commas in array initializers: For object initializers, e.g.: var obj = { a: 1, b: 2, c: 3, }; It’s fixed in IE8 and above. Test it here: http://jsbin.com/UXuHopeC/1 (source). IE7 and earlier will throw a syntax … Read more

VBA Internet Explorer Automation – How to Select “Open” When Downloading a File

I have covered this extensively here. Topic: VBA/VB.Net/VB6–Click Open/Save/Cancel Button on IE Download window – PART I Link: http://www.siddharthrout.com/2011/10/23/vbavb-netvb6click-opensavecancel-button-on-ie-download-window/ and EDIT (IMP) If you are using IE 9 Do not forget to read PART 2 as it includes and covers the window structure of IE 9 download window Topic: VBA/VB.Net/VB6–Click Open/Save/Cancel Button on IE Download … Read more

How can I make SmartScreen Filter trust a self-signed certificate

To quote from MSDN’s website: Detractors may claim that SmartScreen is “forcing” developers to spend money on certificates. It should be stressed that EV code signing certificates are not required to build or maintain reputation with SmartScreen. Files signed with standard code signing certificates and even unsigned files continue to build reputation as they have … Read more