| Browser |
Default Setting/
Known Issue |
Recommendation |
| Microsoft IE 3.0 |
No style sheet support |
Build courses with Basic layout, and no style sheets. |
| Microsoft IE 4.0, 4.01 |
IE crashes with some of the ReadyGo templates. Some JPG graphics cause IE to crash. Poor style sheet support. |
Try a different ReadyGo template, or update to newer version of IE |
| Microsoft IE 5.0 |
No known problems, although style sheet support is very weak. |
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| Microsoft IE 5.5 |
First stored cookie is corrupted |
ReadyGo SST has been modified to work around this problem. |
| Style sheet padding and margins handled differently than for all other IE browsers |
Use the special style tags with “55” as part of name in the ReadyGo style sheet |
| Microsoft IE 6.0 on Windows XP |
Cookies are disabled |
If using ReadyGo SST, enable cookies for SST server |
| Line wrapping for <UL> indented code incorrect – a few characters flow off end of page and cause horizontal scroll bar |
Build course using All Layout Controlled by Style Sheets or place <TABLE> code in header/footer. Page bodies should have width < 90% to allow for vertical scroll bar. |
Microsoft IE 6.0, 7.0, and 8.0
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Multimedia does not autostart properly. Microsoft browsers do not autostart media in a sibling directory. Instead, the media files must be in the same folder or child folders of the HTML page. |
When generating course from ReadyGo WCB, select MS-IE Sound/Multimedia Work-around option. This results in courses that take more disk space, but work consistently with all browsers |
Microsoft IE 6.0, 7.0, and 8.0
Service pack 2 |
Active Scripting is disabled* |
Enable Active Scripting (JavaScript) |
Active content (JavaScript) is disabled for local/mounted files |
For developer’s computer or LAN-based delivery, in the browser you need to choose Tools > Internet Options > Advanced and select Allow Active content to run from files in My Computer. |
Active content (JavaScript) is disabled for CD-based content |
For CD-based delivery, in the browser choose Tools > Internet Options > Advanced and select Allow Active content to run from CD |
| Pop-up blocker is enabled |
For AICC-based tracking, disable pop-up blocker. In version 7.0 of WCB, this problem disappears. |
| Netscape 3.0 |
No style sheet support |
Recommend building ReadyGo courses with the Basic layout, no style sheets. Alternatively, update to Firefox. |
Netscape 4.0-4.6, IE 4.0
(below 4.01) |
No display of transparency for PNG graphics |
When building course, use GIFs instead of PNGs |
Netscape 6.0
(before 6.1) |
Linked graphics only function when mouse is on lower right pixel |
Recommend not using this browser. Update to NS 6.2 or later or Firefox |
| Mozilla Firefox, SeaMonkey |
No known problems |
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| Opera |
If the style sheet is dynamically changed to one that has extensive additional content, browser crashes. |
All standard style sheets work nicely. |
| Safari and Google Chrome |
Tables that should be side-by-side appear vertically. In the style sheet, for the area of interest, add:
TABLE {display:table-inline;} |
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The default settings for Microsoft Internet Explorer browsers enable ActiveX controls. ActiveX controls have unlimited power, and when placed on web pages, run programs on your local computer. This means that as soon as you open a web page, the ActiveX control can start running locally on your computer as if it were an executable you launched locally. Maliciously created ActiveX content are one of the most common methods of installing viruses and spyware. For security and to avoid malicious applications, ReadyGo recommends disabling ActiveX controls, or using other browsers (Firefox, Safari, Opera, Chrome) that do not support ActiveX controls. ReadyGo Web Course Builder does not require ActiveX controls.
