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Nir Gavish
Nir Gavish

Reputation: 1044

Why doesn't Internet Explorer 8 compatibility mode work?

A client's page that was built for Internet Explorer 7 was tagged using the compatibility mode meta tag, so that it rendered correctly on Internet Explorer 8 as well. This worked for a while.

Recently, testing the page reveals some severe issues, that are resolved only once the 'compatibility mode' button at the top of the browser is pressed. The tag is correct and is correctly positioned in the document, and the source code hasn't changed. What could have happened?

This is the code:

<meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="IE=EmulateIE7" />

Upvotes: 2

Views: 1153

Answers (1)

starikovs
starikovs

Reputation: 3398

I had the same problem today! The workaround is in Compatibility Mode doesn’t work in Internet Explorer 8.. Why?. It didn't work for me because the <meta> tag that turns on the Compatibility Mode was going after the <script> tag. The Compatibility Mode <meta> tag must go at the beginning of the <head> before any scripts or CSS styles.

Upvotes: 1

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