Hey thanks Dan for the info, I have since uninstalled IE8 from my work
computer and am going to wait about a year before I install it again... MS
should have their bugs fixed by then, that is usually the case with all of MS
products..... Thx SL
"Daniel Crichton" wrote:
> SteveL, your issue does not sound like the OPs at all. It's likely due to
> javascript coding that worked in IE6/7 but no longer does in IE8 due to
> changes in the script engine, and the author of that script having not yet
> fixed it for IE8. Easiest way to work around it is to click the
> Compatibility View button to the right of the address bar which switches IE8
> into IE7 mode for that site. In all the cases I've seen this has been to do
> with storing the "caret" position of the cursor in the textarea so that
> additional functions, such as inserting text, can be done at the last cursor
> position rather than the start of the textarea. It's not a universal issue
> though - for instance with the forums I use, phpBB and SMF uses code that
> has problems in IE8, vBulletin achieves the same functions and it's code
> doesn't cause IE8 to jump in the textarea, so it's obviously correctable yet
> some application authors either won't, or have implemented other workarounds
> (such as phpBB 3.0.5 which simply adds the compatibility meta tag to the
> standard templates to force IE8 into IE7 mode rather than actually fixing
> the javascript).
>
> Dan
>
> SteveL wrote on Wed, 24 Jun 2009 11:26:01 -0700:
>
> > Yes I and many other have noticed the same thing, when trying to reply
> > to posts on other sites when you start to type it will scroll down to
> > the bottom and you can not see what you are typing... You scroll up
> > then start to type again and it scrolls down to the bottom......
> > Granted I have not use IE8 since this started but since I saw this
> > post I figure it has not been fixed..... SL
>
> > "GDW" wrote:
>
> >> Since installing IE8, scrolling is jerky, and objects such as weather
> >> radar images move as if they are leaving a trail(like mouse trails).
> >> I have since loaded all MS updates, including SP3, updated mouse
> >> drivers(trackball optical),video card drivers(ati9550),defragged &
> >> optimized registry,,,,Tried IE8 without addons, read hundreds of
> >> posts about the same,(or simular) problems(but no working
> >> solutions),,,and I don't know what all else. One click on the scroll
> >> wheel moves the scroll bar from the top, almost all the way to the
> >> bottom. I have xp pro sp3 fully updated, P4 intel @2.4ghz,ATI 9550,
> >> 80g HDD, 1Meg. ram, all which ran flawlessly prior to IE8.
> >> As I am typing this post, the screen sort of "swims" down as I
> >> scroll.
> >> Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
>
>
>
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