I am still using IE8 and have considered upgrading but I am wondering why
should I? What are some really good features in IE9 that are not available
in IE8? And gee, wiz, after reading this article it seems I have to do a lot
just to get it up and running properly on my win 7 machine. (smile) Having
said that I did like the fact they gave a lot attention to JAWS and other
screen readers.
-----Original Message-----
From: Hamit Campos
Sent: Sunday, June 05, 2011 6:46 AM
To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com
Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] stay away from IE 9!
Same here. I've been using it ever since it came out.
-----Original Message-----
From: jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com
[mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] On Behalf Of David Ferrin
Sent: Saturday, June 04, 2011 6:35 PM
To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com
Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] stay away from IE 9!
It works fine for me.
David Ferrin
You do not need a parachute to skydive. You only need a parachute to skydive
twice.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Shane Hecker" <shanehec...@gmail.com>
To: <jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com>
Sent: Saturday, June 04, 2011 5:52 PM
Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] stay away from IE 9!
The blank page problem they mention occurs even with the latest build of
Jaws but can be resolved with unloading and restarting it.
On 6/4/2011 4:17 PM, Alan Dicey wrote:
Dear Friends,Just got this in, and wanted folks to see it.
Here is a rather disquieting article about the accessibility, and lack of
it, for some users of Internet Explorer 9. I copied the page and pasted
it below, or you can go to:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/ie/ff959805
Best Regards,
Alan
Miami, Florida
> Release Notes for Internet Explorer 9 Release Notes for Internet
Explorer 9
Unless otherwise noted, all issues listed below apply to Internet
Explorer 9 on every supported operating system.
Internet Explorer Developer Release Notes
Changes to the Internet Explorer Platform for web developers are
documented in the Platform Preview Release Notes. Reference those notes
for information on available features and known issues in HTML5,
JavaScript, CSS3, and more.
Table of Contents
System Requirements
Known Installation Issues
Graphics
User Interface
Compatibility Issues with Websites
Compatibility Issues with Programs& Add-ons
Accessibility Considerations
Site Mode and Pinning
Changes in JavaScript Support in Internet Explorer 9
Known Issues in F12 Developer Tools
Additional Information
System Requirements
Computer/Processor
Computer with a 1 gigahertz (GHz) 32-bit (x86) or 64-bit (x64)
processor.
Operating System
a.. Windows Vista 32-bit with Service Pack 2 (SP 2) or higher
b.. Windows Vista 64-bit with Service Pack 2 (SP 2) or higher
c.. Windows 7 32-bit RTM or higher
d.. Windows 7 64-bit RTM or higher
e.. Windows Server 2008 32-bit with Service Pack 2 (SP 2) or
higher
f.. Windows Server 2008 64-bit with Service Pack 2 (SP 2) or
higher
g.. Windows Server 2008 R2 64-bit
Memory
a.. Windows Vista 32-bit - 512 megabytes (MB)
b.. Windows Vista 64-bit - 512 MB
c.. Windows 7 32-bit - 512 MB
d.. Windows 7 64-bit - 512 MB
e.. Windows Server 2008 32-bit - 512MB
f.. Windows Server 2008 64-bit - 512MB
g.. Windows Server 2008 R2 64-bit - 512MB
Hard Drive Space
a.. Windows Vista 32-bit - 70 MB
b.. Windows Vista 64-bit - 120 MB
c.. Windows 7 32-bit - 70 MB
d.. Windows 7 64-bit - 120 MB
e.. Windows Server 2008 32-bit - 150 MB
f.. Windows Server 2008 64-bit - 200 MB
g.. Windows Server 2008 R2 64-bit - 200 MB
Drive
CD-ROM drive (if installation is done from a CD-ROM)
Display
Super VGA (800 x 600) or higher-resolution monitor with 256 colors.
Peripherals
Modem or Internet connection; Microsoft Mouse, Microsoft
IntelliMouse, or compatible pointing device.
Known Installation Issues
a.. On Windows Server 2008, you will need to enable the Desktop
Experience feature prior to installing Internet Explorer 9 prerequisite
KB2117917. Without enabling Desktop Experience, Internet Explorer 9 will
not have HTML5 video and audio playback support.
For more information, see the following articles in the Microsoft
Knowledge Base:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2117917
b.. On Windows Server 2008 R2, in order to have HTML5 video and
audio playback support in Internet Explorer 9, you will need to enable the
Desktop Experience feature prior to installing Internet Explorer 9
prerequisite KB2454826 and KB2483177. Without KB2454826 and KB2483177,
Internet Explorer 9 will not have HTML5 video and audio playback support.
For more information, see the following articles in the Microsoft
Knowledge Base:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2454826
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2483177
c.. Internet Explorer 9 installs as an update to Windows Vista,
Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows Server 2008.
d.. Follow these steps to uninstall Internet Explorer 9:
1.. Close all programs
2.. Click Start, click Control Panel, and then click Programs
and Features.
3.. Click View Installed Updates, click Windows Internet
Explorer 9, and then click Uninstall.
e.. The Windows 7 N and KN Editions do not contain media related
technologies such as video playback. IE9 is designed to support HTML5
video playback functionality which is only supported in Windows versions
that contain media related technologies. Therefore, on Windows 7 N and KN
Editions, Internet Explorer 9 will not be able to install prerequisite
KB2454826 or KB2483177 unless the Windows Media Feature Pack (KB 968211)
is installed, resulting in no HTML5 video playback. In order to enable
HTML5 video playback support on a Windows 7 N or KN, install KB986211 and
KB2483177 before installing Internet Explorer 9.
f.. For Windows 7 32-bit and 64-bit, Internet Explorer 9 will not
be able to install prerequisite KB2454826 if the Media Features are turned
off, resulting in no HTML5 video playback. To enable HTML5 video playback
support, go to Programs in Control Panel and select Turn Windows features
on or off. In this dialog, enable Media Features before installing
Internet Explorer 9.
For more information, see the following article in the Microsoft
Knowledge Base:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2454826
Graphics
Using Software Renderring:
In certain rare cases, Internet Explorer 9 may crash on startup or
have performance or fidelity problems when drawing webpage content. For
example, you might see webpages scrolling slowly or that some page
elements are not drawn correctly. This is a known issue with some graphics
cards, and is being addressed in a future update. To work around this
issue, follow these steps:
1.. Click Start, and then click Control Panel.
2.. In Control Panel, click the "Advanced" tab, and click 'Use
software rendering instead of GPU rendering."
3.. Click OK
Hyper-V and Windows Server 2008 R2
When used on machines with the Hyper-V role installed, Internet
Explorer 9 will only be able to use a supported GPU for rendering if
Service Pack 1 is installed, and the processor supports SLAT.
HTML5 Media Playback and Windows N-SKU
On Windows N-SKU machines, please install the Media Restore pack to
enable media playback.
Running Internet Explorer 9 in a VMware virtual machine
Internet Explorer 9 always uses software rendering in a VMWare
virtual machine. This is due to a code bug in Internet Explorer introduced
by recent changes in the rendering engine. The Internet Explorer team will
be addressing this in a future update.
Printing to OneNote 2007
Due to an issue in OneNote 2007, some pages may not print correctly
to the OneNote 2007 printer. Please use OneNote 2010 or the XPS2OneNote
tool.
Printer Spool File Sizes
In certain cases, Internet Explorer 9 will create spool files that
are larger than Internet Explorer 8 spool files when printing the same
content. This issue will be corrected in a later update.
User Interface
Notifications:
The Notification bar appears on every page.
Currently, a "popup was blocked" bar appears on every page on many
sites. Since the bar overlays content on the page, you need to dismiss the
bar on every page to read page content.
Download Manager:
Your Download Experience in Internet Explorer 9
The download experience has changed in Internet Explorer 9. Instead
of the dialog box which took focus away from the webpage, Internet
Explorer 9 uses the Notification bar. The Notification bar appears at the
bottom of the page and does not change the current focus point. When you
click on a link that starts a download, you can press Alt+N to put focus
in the Notification bar and then use the Run/Open, Save or Cancel buttons
to interact with your download.
Compatibility Issues with Websites
Certain websites won't display as they did with Internet Explorer
8. As a workaround, use the Compatibility View button in the address bar
to resolve this issue.
Compatibility Issues with Programs& Add-ons
Windows Live Mail Compatibility
Windows Live Mail, versions 15.4 and above, stops responding or
fails to start if you have Intel integrated graphics driver Igdkmd32.sys
(32-bit) / Igdkmd64.sys (64-bit) versions 8.15.10.2104 through
8.15.10.2141. These drivers have been found to cause compatibility issues
with certain applications that use Direct2D (D2D). For example, if you
have one of these drivers, Windows Live Mail could crash after update
KB2454826, a prerequisite update for Internet Explorer 9, has been
installed.
For more information, see the following article in the Microsoft
Knowledge Base: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2505524
Java IE Plug-In Compatibility
Users with version 6, update 22 of the Java IE plugin installed
will experience crashes with IE9 when they visit webpages that are
rendered in IE9 mode by default and contain applets that need to
instantiate the plug-in. This is due to a code bug in the Java plug-in
that was exposed by recent changes in the IE9 rendering engine.
The Java team is aware of this issue and is working on addressing
it in future updates of the Java IE plug-in.
To workaround this issue:
Viewing these webpages in Compatibility View fixes the problem.
Compatibility View forces IE to render the webpage in IE8 mode which does
not contain the IE9 changes to the rendering engine.
For more information, see the following article in the Microsoft
Knowledge Base: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2506617
Accessibility Considerations
At this time Internet Explorer 9 is not fully functional with older
versions of some Assistive Technology. If you use Assistive Technology, we
recommend that you check with your specific provider to determine if it is
compatible with Internet Explorer 9. JAWS 12.0.1158, released in April
2011 and Window Eyes 7.5, released in March 2011 are compatible with
Internet Explorer 9.
Web pages appear blank when using screen review commands such as
the JAWS cursor or Window-Eyes Mouse Pointer.
This is caused by the use Direct2D for rendering. Upgrading to JAWS
12.0.1158 and Window Eyes 7.5 resolves this issue.
Font Smoothing from screen magnifiers such as ZoomText no longer
works in Internet Explorer 9.
Magnification still works, but font smoothing does not. There is no
workaround for this issue.
Text in edit boxes is unable to be edited when using Window-Eyes
screen reader.
This is caused by the use of Direct2D for rendering. Upgrading to
Window Eyes version 7.5 resolves this issue.
Problems reading web content using JAWS Virtual PC mode.
When reading web content using JAWS Virtual PC mode in JAWS 11,
there are two issues you might notice. One issue is that some webpage
content and some form controls such as radio buttons or check boxes are
missing. The other issue you might notice is multiple blank lines and
space characters when reading webpages. These two issues are resolved in
the latest JAWS 12 release. Using Compatibility View will resolve this
issue in JAWS 11. To turn on Compatibility View, press Alt+D and tab to
the Compatibility View button, or press Alt+T, v from the Internet
Explorer menus.
Notification Bar popups are not read by all Assistive Technology
software.
The new Internet Explorer 9 Notification bar replaces the Internet
Explorer 8 Information Bar. Many notifications are available in the
notification bar including downloads, blocked popups, password manager,
and add-on notifications. Not all Assistive Technology are able to detect
that a notification bar is present, or read the bar if focus is placed in
it. Please check with your specific provider to determine if it is
compatible with Internet Explorer 9.
As a partial workaround, you can turn on Internet Explorer sounds
to get notified that a notification bar is present (Tools Menu - Internet
Options - Advanced - check Play System sounds). To place focus in the
notification bar please press Alt+N.
Internet Explorer Sounds are off by Default
Sounds have been turned off in Internet Explorer 9. You can turn
them back on by going to Tools Menu - Internet Options - Advanced - check
Play System sounds.
Hotkey changes
A few hotkeys have changed in Internet Explorer 9:
a.. Ctrl+J now will open the Internet Explorer download manager
instead of opening feeds. You can open feeds in Internet Explorer 9 with
Ctrl+G.
b.. Ctrl+E now places focus in the address bar because the search
box has been combined with the address bar. When you press Ctrl+E, focus
is placed in the address bar with a question mark and space already
populated for you. You can search from the Internet Explorer 9 address bar
the same way you searched from the Internet Explorer 8 search box.
Site Mode and Pinning
The first time a user pins a site InPrivate, the icon that is
displayed on the taskbar is the default IE icon. The second time the user
launches the pinned site, the icon will be fixed.
After a site has been pinned InPrivate, if the site makes any
dynamic changes to their Custom Jump List, all Tasks are automatically
removed from the Jump List when the InPrivate session closes. The next
time the user launches the pinned site, the original tasks will be
populated.
In some cases, the favicon is lost when a site is pinned InPrivate.
To resolve this problem, launch the site again and the favicon will be
restored.
Changes in JavaScript Support in Internet Explorer 9
The Chakra JavaScript engine provides support for the ECMAScript
Fifth Edition standard and improved script performance. As a result of
these changes, and due to our intent to support the same script and same
markup across browsers, certain JavaScript features supported in Internet
Explorer 8 behave differently in IE9's compatibility modes or are not
supported by Internet Explorer 9 standards mode. For a list of feature
changes and guidance on how to update your web sites to support Internet
Explorer 9 Standards mode, see the IE9 Compatibility Cookbook and the blog
post Enhanced Scripting in IE9: ECMAScript 5 Support and More.
Known Issues in F12 Developer Tools
a.. After using the script debugger, restart Internet Explorer to
restore JavaScript performance.
b.. The Network Inspector does not indicate if the server has
provided compressed files.
c.. If multiple tabs are running in same process, Network
Inspector will show results from all tabs.
d.. Inline scripts in SVG and XML documents will be displayed as
separate script blocks. We recommend you use script references instead.
Additional Information
IE Blog - A great resource to find and understand new and important
Internet Explorer 9 information.
MSConnect - A place to file bugs for Internet Explorer 9.
Developer Forums - A place to discuss and read about Internet
Explorer issues.
Developer Guide - A great guide for web developers to get started.
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