I apologize for replying to my own post. The solution to get IE8 to render a specific local file in compatiblity view is to add the following line just under the <head> element in your tiddlywiki file (using wordpad or some other text editor).
<meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="IE=EmulateIE7"/> Thanks to StackOverflow for the answer: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1330252/ie8-compatibility-view-on-local-files - Mike On Jun 7, 3:06 pm, Mike Miller <[email protected]> wrote: > There was an earlier thread on > this:http://groups.google.com/group/tiddlywiki/browse_thread/thread/c1cbdb... > > I contacted Dadoo and he suggested using IE8's "compatiblity view" to > work around the problem. I confirmed that it does work for me. > Unfortunately, I can't seem to figure out how to get just the TW file > on my machine to be rendered in "compatiblity view" and the rest of > the pages not. I had to check the display all sites in "compatibility > view". > > Anyone know tricks for that? > > - Mike > > On May 4, 7:13 pm, nan <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Hi again and thanks again :) > > > I'll try your first suggestion for sure, but it might be a while > > before I get a chance to do that. I useIE8. (WOuld use firefox but > > when I reinstalled the OS a few months ago, I didn't bother with FF > > since it had been crashing constantly after its most recent update.) I > > don't think I have any add-ons, and if there's an editor helper, it's > > only what came with IE8... > > thanks > > > On May 1, 3:46 am, PMario <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > hi > > > > On Apr 30, 2:23 pm, nan <[email protected]> wrote:> Hi, thanks for > > > your reply! > > > > > Hmm, I'm not sure what you mean by "vanilla". I use just whatever the > > > > original tw is that I downloaded, nothing added other than tweaking > > > > the header color. Is that what you mean? > > > > That's what I was asking for. vanilla tw is a tw downloaded from > > > tiddlywiki.com with no additional plugins. > > > > > Let me know what to look for > > > > to tell you what I used to start with if that's not helpful. And yes, > > > > it's the edit mode windowscrollbar that I meant. There's only about > > > > 50++ lines to the one I'm having this problem with. > > > > You could try the following: > > > > *go to:http://tiddlyspot.com/ > > > *generate a new "standard" tw > > > *any name > > > *Edit a tiddler. add 50+ lines > > > *save to web > > > > if it also happens there. post the link here. > > > > > I did see something somewhere that recommended disabling animations. I > > > > have nothing that's animated, but I disabled that option anyway, and > > > > the problem still exists. *sigh* > > > > animation is used eg. for tw sliders to have a sliding effect. > > > > Only an idea. > > > Which browser do you use? > > > Do you have any browser addOn installed, with an editor helper?? > > > > -m > > > > -- > > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > > "TiddlyWiki" group. > > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > > [email protected]. > > > For more options, visit this group > > > athttp://groups.google.com/group/tiddlywiki?hl=en. > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > "TiddlyWiki" group. > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > [email protected]. > > For more options, visit this group > > athttp://groups.google.com/group/tiddlywiki?hl=en.-Hide quoted text - > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TiddlyWiki" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tiddlywiki?hl=en.
