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SMF 2.0 and IE8 Final

Started by riker, March 20, 2009, 10:23:59 AM

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Owdy

Okay, that doesnt make IE8 bug go away. Users still camplaining. Glad that actual bug is fixed.
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Darkness7148

Are you aware this is still a bug in SMF 2.0 RC2? A user complained today on my forum so I checked it out. Sure enough, you get bouncy text areas in IE8. Tested with Curve theme. Min and Max Width are applied but it makes no difference.

Arantor

It appears to be something MS changed in a later build of IE8 - the other fix for 1.1.x broke too.

Darkness7148

So what is the solution? Should I just use the IE7 meta tag until it's fixed?

Arantor

That doesn't appear to work either, as that's the fix in 1.1.x that no longer seems to work.

karlbenson

Quote from: Darkness* on December 31, 2009, 08:15:35 AM
So what is the solution? Should I just use the IE7 meta tag until it's fixed?

Don't use compatibility mode.  Use standard IE8.

Arantor

*nods* Karl, note that users are reporting problems with compatibility mode. One report seems to suggest it needs to be the very last tag prior to </head> in order to function now.

smp420

#27
I am using
/* The main post box - this makes it as wide as possible. */
.editor
{
   width: 5000px;
   max-width: 96%;
   display: inline;


}


It is working fine for me
"Things turn out best for those who make the best of the way things turn out." -Jack Buck

Darkness7148

Well, I think I've fixed the problem. I changed the width of .editor in the CSS file to px instead of %. Seems to have solved it.

Antechinus

That's not really a solution for general use since most people run their sites fluid.

jackon

I try to add the META and to modify the CSS .editor, I have always the problem.
How can i fix this problem?
Thanks
> SMF1.1.11

Arantor

It should not be necessary in SMF 1.1.11; the meta tag should be being added automatically.

jackon

Same. Is it a problem of CSS?

Arantor

No, the meta tag isn't listed in the theme file. It'll pulled into the template elsewhere, but reports indicate that MS may have broken their own fix :S

draggy

Quote from: smp420 on December 31, 2009, 02:14:42 PM
/* The main post box - this makes it as wide as possible. */
.editor
{
   width: 5000px;
   max-width: 96%;
   display: inline;


}

This also worked for me, SMF2 RC2, it had max-width and min-width when using IE8, but the text box would still bounce around. Adding the "width: 5000px;" fixed it.

Antechinus

Just noting that I've removed the emulate-IE7 meta tag and that apparently fixes the problem on the latest IE8. So it seems Microsoft did break their own fix and you're better off without it now.

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