IE (9/8) bug is it just me? - javascript

So in my JavaScript app I am doing some dynamic script injection etc during runtime. Like appending script tags to the head of my document post page on load.
It seems fine if I go directly to the URL of the page through the navigation bar but when I do a right click refresh, IE seems to ignore any or all of my script tag injections.
Has anyone else seen this problem of have suggestions?
Don't see this in Chrome, FF, Safari.
I am using requireJS to do the injection if that makes a difference, but since it just does a document.createElement("script") etc. shouldn't make a difference.

Looks like the problem has actually that I am dependent on the load event ... IE / jQuery seem to be buggy in regards to maintaining the proper execution of onload for window. Using a timeout as a backup to dynamically inject the JS.

You might want to try disabling the use of the cache on those pages. See this: http://www.htmlgoodies.com/beyond/reference/article.php/3472881/So-You-Dont-Want-To-Cache-Huh.htm
According to the article above, one method you could use to disable use of cache is to put
<HEAD>
<META HTTP-EQUIV="Pragma" CONTENT="no-cache">
</HEAD>
at the END of the page

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Website with javascript doesn't work in IE9 but in IE9's compatibility mode - how to force compatibility view?

I know that there already is a question like this: Force IE9 into browser compatibility view
But since adding:
<meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="IE=9">
to the the head section and reloading the page with ctrl+F5 didn't help there must be another way.
On my website is also a bxslider and according to this: bxslider not working in IE9 I replaced the elements (which had empty href attribute) with tags - still not effect. The images of the slider are displayed in full size one below the other. After activating compatibility mode the site works perfect.
I don't wanna rebuild my application from the scratch so what could I do to force the compatibility-view? Or is there at least a good free debugging tool for that? I downloaded the firefox addon IE Tab which has a debugbar but to use it you have to buy a premium version. I just don't know what is causing the error...
I found what was causing the error: Why does JavaScript only work after opening developer tools in IE once?
So frustrating and so simple. It was caused by the console.logs in the script. Without them it works like a charm.
If you use this code at the start of your JS (I use it in all my projects) https://gist.githubusercontent.com/elijahmanor/7884984/raw/console-monkey-patch.js it will override the console.log function so you avoid errors in IE but still get logging in modern browsers like chrome.

Alert does not trigger, JS is not detected

I think I might be going crazy at this point. I had an ASP page working yesterday, and came in today to Firebug telling me it cannot detect the JavaScript on the page. Love it when things change after not touching them.
So I start trying to figure out what is happening. I tried slimming down the code, this answer, restarting Firefox, saving the page under a new name and loading the new one, and adding a ridiculous amount of code I generally consider unnecessary. I even tried removing everything from the page and changing it to this:
<script>
alert("yay");
</script>
Does not trigger alert, and Firebug says "No JavaScript on this page". I've been looking for explanations for almost 2 hours and cannot figure out what is happening. I know I did not deactivate anything because other pages will show JavaScript and function properly. I also know that no add-ons are causing it.
I am using Firefox 28.0 (also tried on 27.0.1). Opening the page in Chrome triggers the alert.
(Damn I meant to post this as a comment).
As you responded I'll re-popualate...
I create jsfiddle,
<body>
<script>
alert("yay");
</script>
</body>
Also ensure your browser has javascript enabled.
You should follow the instructions on the Firebug's first aid page.
I assume it's either some Firebug setting or a conflict with another extension. (I see at least YSlow and FlashFirebug installed.)
To check that you can create a new profile and just install Firebug.
Closing the tab and opening the same link in a new tab seemed to resolve the issue.
I'm not sure if any of the prior attempts factored in, so I will list them as well. To be clear, none of these worked, but may have paved the way in some fashion.
Restarting Firefox
"Clear Activation List" on Firebug
Save page under new filename and load the new page
Uninstalling add-ons (all of them)
Create new profile and load page on that profile
Add a <!DOCTYPE html> to the top
Add type="text/javascript" to script tags
Add charset="utf-8" to script tags
Add <meta charset="utf-8"> in <head>

Any script to make IE show CSS3 / HTML5 same as Firefox / Chrome?

I designed a HTML Webpage, and everything look perfect on Chrome and Firefox.
But on IE9, its show very bad >_<
I wonder, do we have any script or some ways to auto set / fix those thing for IE?
you should include the HTML 5 Doctype. When i loaded the page in IE9, it was forcing the page to Quirks mode. looks mostly ok when I change it to IE9 standards mode.
<!DOCTYPE html>
Also, you could try using the meta tag:
<meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="IE=9" >
or
<meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="IE=edge" >
to force the browser mode to IE9.
I got two, two word phrases for you bro... 'Progressive Enhancement' and 'Graceful Degradation'
Please validate your page first. No proper doctype deceleration. Browser will render your page in QuirksMode. I think some tags also missing.
I don't know any script to do so... But your problem may depend on what properties are you using and if they are supported by IE9. You may want to check W3C site for CSS properties support
It depends on what feature you use. For example if you use a progressbar you can emulate one with javascript. Alternatives are also called polyfill. A good link to use could be the html5 please website
you may want to consider using these:
http://html5doctor.com/html-5-reset-stylesheet/
and:
http://modernizr.com/

Dynamically loading jQuery mobile causes IE to minimize

Okay, this is by far the weirdest bug I have ever encountered. It's pretty straightforward though. If I load jQuery and then jQuery mobile dynamically in any version of Internet Explorer, the actual IE window minimizes. This happens in all versions of IE through IETester, however, if I run the full version in IE9, it kicks compatibility mode and for some reason doesn't minimize.
I've tried various ways of loading the scripts (commented in the example code), all resulting in the same behaviour.
Why is this happening? Is there a way around it?
http://jsfiddle.net/Xeon06/RCsuH/
This is a known issue in jQuery mobile. The offending line is jquery.mobile.navigation.js:913.
// Kill the keyboard.
// XXX_jblas: We need to stop crawling the entire document to kill focus. Instead,
// we should be tracking focus with a live() handler so we already have
// the element in hand at this point.
// Wrap this in a try/catch block since IE9 throw "Unspecified error" if document.activeElement
// is undefined when we are in an IFrame.
try {
$( document.activeElement || "" ).add( "input:focus, textarea:focus, select:focus" ).blur();
} catch(e) {}
There's the call to blur() that's sending IE windows to the back of the stack.
As a workaround, you can avoid this by placing the script tags physically in the <head> of the HTML.
<!DOCTYPE HTML>
<html>
<head>
<link rel="stylesheet" href="http://code.jquery.com/mobile/latest/jquery.mobile.css" />
<script src="http://code.jquery.com/jquery-1.6.2.js"></script>
<script src="http://code.jquery.com/mobile/latest/jquery.mobile.js"></script>
...
Placing the script tags elsewhere in the document or inserting them via script triggers the bug.
This Fiddle demostrates the workaround in action. Note that this only works in a top-level document. If the document is in an <iframe>, the bug will still appear. Thus, if you open the JSFiddle editor in IE 7/8, it will still get sent to the back; but if you open just the rendered HTML, it will not.
My attempt at "fixing" it: http://jsfiddle.net/RCsuH/6/
#josh3736 was almost exactly right, somewhere in the code it is firing off a document.body.blur() which causes the minimization of the window.
My fix simply replaces that function with a no-op function. I was unable to get the script tags to fire an onload when they finished loading, so replacing the function (if necessary) is left up to you.
However all of this seems to be a bug in the jQuery Mobile library, and thus you should probably file a bug report with them. However, I'm not sure it will bother them too much that there is a bug on IE for a framework that is intended for mobile phones/tablets.
Note: This is horrible, horrible code that replaces native functions. If it is possible, don't use this.

Delphi, EmbeddedWB/TWebbrowser - jQuery not executing

I am using EmbeddedWB (A TWebbrowser extension) to do like a "live preview" of some dynamically generated content.
I am trying to add jQuery into the mix, so I can get some fancy effects going on, however since IE9 always asks "Allow blocked content" for each and every damn page, a dynamically generated one (Webbrowser.LoadFromString) certainly wont be allowed to have fun. To put it simple: It wont allow Javascript execution.
I tried adding a SecurityManager to my TEmbeddedWB, however that did not do it either. I tested my dynamic code in Firefox, and in IE9, and it works (of course, in IE9 I have to allow first, which was how I found it was a security issue).
Is there a painless way to get around this, without having to manually go into IE and tweak something? Or am I completely wrong about the cause of the issue?
EDIT: After trying this article's method, IE does not ask if it should allow stuff anymore, however my script is still not being executed within my TEmbeddedWB/TWebbrowser..
EDIT 2: Okay, by removing the jQuery code, and displaying a plain Alert, I am forced to conclude that JS is now being executed, however jQuery is not.
EDIT 3: Here is the (stripped down) HTML code that my app generates, where jQuery is not working in my EmbeddedWB/TWebbrowser control - however, it works in Internet Explorer 9 itself:
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="IE=9" />
<script type="text/javascript" src="file://C:\jQuery.js"></script>
</head>
<body>
<center>
<p>
Some stuff here!
</p>
</center>
<script type="text/javascript" language="javascript">
$(document).ready(function(){
alert('I Am jQuery!!!!');
});
</script>
</body>
</html>
EDIT4: I have also tried switching the src to a Google Hosted jQuery, and that did not work either. Removing the Metatag did not fix it either. Just letting you know of stuff I tried before you waste time on suggesting it :)
EDIT5: By navigating to a site that uses jQuery (Webbrowser.Navigate) the site was working as expected. However when doing it from my local test.html, or by doing .LoadFromString();, it will not work.
Will not work = jQuery code not executing.
It seems to work if you use correct URL for the jquery.js file:
<script type="text/javascript" src="file://C:/jQuery.js"></script>
<script type="text/javascript" src="file:///jQuery.js"></script>
or a relative path, you can also omit the file:// protocol:
<script type="text/javascript" src="../../jQuery.js"></script>
The above works when you load the HTML from a file. The question is however, if content from memory and javascript from file system is not considered crossing a security context boundary and rejected for that reason by the embedded browser. In that case, embedding jquery directly in the HTML content (using the <script> tag) should work.

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