Seven known or unknown issues in IE8 beta 2

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• 1. Unstable Javascript
• 2. CSS compatibility issues
• 3. Salesforce display problems
• 4. Google Toolbar cannot be used normally
• 5. turbotax cannot be used normally.
• 6. False rumors about Shockwave
• 7. Conflicts between IE 8 and McAfee

With the approaching of IE8, there are more and more messages about IE8. IE8 has many promising features and is also the key to Microsoft's ability to maintain a brilliant presence in IE. IE8
There are many problems in Beta 2, for example, JavaScript is not stable enough.
The full support of is still flawed, and some plug-ins and extensions have compatibility problems. In addition, some websites, such as salesforce in IE8
Is not normal. I still don't know whether these problems can be solved in the end, but the time left for Microsoft is very tight in the new round of browser wars.

1. Unstable Javascript

IE8 has been praised for its improvement in CSS compatibility. However, JavaScript is still unstable. The following site's JavaScript makes the image unavailable.

The same image is displayed normally in Firefox 3.1.

2. CSS compatibility issues

IE8 is designed to be fully compatible with css2.1. Microsoft said they will also support some css3 functions. However, the following test shows a problem:

 

CSS 3 testing

The following is the result of the test on www.css3.info. This test site is used to test whether your browser supports most CSS selectors. Microsoft's commitment on css3 seems to be implemented.

3. Salesforce display problems

Salesforce is a site that uses a lot of JavaScript. In this site, IE8 cannot normally display command buttons, and those command buttons are displayed in red boxes, if the compatibility mode is used, browsing is fine.

 

4. Google Toolbar cannot be used normally

Microsoft admitted that IE8 does not currently support Google toolbar.

 

5. turbotax cannot be used normally.

The turbox tax online site is unavailable in IE8 beta 2.

Normal display in IE7 compatibility mode

 

6. False rumors about Shockwave

There are many rumors in the forum that the Shockwave Plug-in has a problem in IE8, but in the following test, it seems that there is no problem.

7. Conflicts between IE 8 and McAfee

Another confirmed issue in IE8 beta 2 is that it conflicts with the latest McAfee version and does not know whether it is Microsoft or McAfee to solve the problem.

 

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