Comment Problems with Internet Explorer
Posted: Tue Oct 02, 2012 10:06 am
I've had a look at our comment box today, because several people noticed that their story reviews get wiped, if they try to use the review feature with Internet Explorer. Looking at the Javascript source I noticed that our site uses tinyMCE Version 3.2.0.1, which was released in September 2008, so it is rather old. The current version is 3.5.7. A short research in the TinyMCE forums brought about that they claim to have the IE problems fixed with version 3.5.5, so an update could perhaps fix our problems with the comments.
Some other observations I've made, while rummaging around in the Javascript sources
a) There seems to be an obsolete/redundant Flash script that's being loaded, called flash.js
b) The way the current menu on the front page is implemented, renders it inoperable for users, who deactivate JavaScript for security reasons. As the JavaScript adds nothing useful, but a bit of bling with the hover effect, displaying the buttons as normal graphics, framed by a borderless link and moving the hover effect to the OnMouseOver callback of the <IMG> element would leave the bling intact and make the site useable without Javascript.
Some other observations I've made, while rummaging around in the Javascript sources
a) There seems to be an obsolete/redundant Flash script that's being loaded, called flash.js
b) The way the current menu on the front page is implemented, renders it inoperable for users, who deactivate JavaScript for security reasons. As the JavaScript adds nothing useful, but a bit of bling with the hover effect, displaying the buttons as normal graphics, framed by a borderless link and moving the hover effect to the OnMouseOver callback of the <IMG> element would leave the bling intact and make the site useable without Javascript.
That makes me feel good