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86:(IE), especially versions 6 and 7 (commonly abbreviated IE6 and IE7) have limitations in their CSS and HTML support. As Knowledge (XXG) expands its use of CSS3 and HTML5, support for these old browsers will become more limited, leaving older browsers unable to render a page as the editors intend. A number of specialized fixes for these older browsers are being removed as the MediaWiki software is being updated. 21: 57: 188:
class. This is not supposed to be supported by IE9 but, apparently it causes the content to not display. IE8 and below do not support this property at all; IE10 and above support it properly.
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Issues: The style sheets have rules to adjust the line height for improved readability with superscript and subscript text, including references. IE7 apparently has problems with the
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Either the page is no longer relevant or consensus on its purpose has become unclear. To revive discussion, seek broader input via a forum such as the
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When printing with Internet Explorer 7, some pages may be blank except for the header and footer; this can be seen in the browser print preview.
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can be edited (if you are logged in to Knowledge (XXG) with a username and password) to add some level of support.
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Issues: Without updates, IE6 and IE7 have increasing security issues which can lead to vulnerabilities.
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It explains concepts or processes used by the Knowledge (XXG) community. It is not one of
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was formerly styled as italic for IE6 and IE7. This was resolved with the deployment of
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CSS property. This issue appears to be resolved in Internet Explorer 8 and above.
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The CSS3 Columns module enables content to be divided into columns. Used in
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Fix: None; except upgrading to IE10 or higher or using a different browser.
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Fix: None; except upgrading to IE8 or higher or using a different browser.
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Fix: none; except upgrading to IE8 or higher or using a different browser.
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Fix: none; except upgrading to IE8 or higher or using a different browser.
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Where images and text are intermixed, large gaps may appear in the text.
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is used to mark text as quotations. It is used to format short works in
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As of September 2014, JavaScript has been disabled for IE6 and IE7.
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IE6 and IE7 do not properly handle image thumbs mixed with text.
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and elsewhere. The element is styled in quote marks through
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IE9 does not show backlinks (^ ) in the references section.
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Issues: IE6, IE7, IE8, and IE9 do not support CSS columns.
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Usage: JavaScript is used extensively on Knowledge (XXG)
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or higher, or install another modern browser such as
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This page is currently inactive and is retained for
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