Solution Log | Antonio David - NVNCBL » widgets http://www.nvncbl.com A place to log my programming solutions for future reference Mon, 17 May 2010 21:39:17 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Force IE8 to Render Like IE7 http://www.nvncbl.com/2009/12/force-ie8-torender-like-ie7/ http://www.nvncbl.com/2009/12/force-ie8-torender-like-ie7/#comments Thu, 03 Dec 2009 17:15:51 +0000 Antonio http://www.nvncbl.com/?p=471 Found this little snippet yesterday. I’m not saying that this is best practice in any way, but if you’re looking for a quick fix, here it is:

<meta content='IE=EmulateIE7' http-equiv='X-UA-Compatible'/>

I think this has the effect of enabling “Compatibility Mode” that the user would normally have to turn on.

As a side note, the specific reason I used this was to make a Google Friend Connect widget render properly — there are plenty of posts on the web about those widgets not working in IE8.

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  • Dynamic product data in Marketing Campaign Landing Pages
  • Dynamic Information such as Recently Viewed Items into Content Pages
  • Promotional images to position in different blocks, side columns and other locations throughout the storefront
  • Interactive elements and action blocks (external review systems, video chats, voting and subscription forms)
  • Alternative navigation elements (tag clouds, catalog image sliders)
  • Create interactive and dynamic flash elements easily configured and embedded within content pages for enhanced user experience

Originally posted on the official Magento Blog.  Continue reading for more on:

  • What are Widgets?
  • How to Develop a Widget
  • Terminology
  • Widget Examples in Magento CE 1.4, EE 1.6

Widget ideas anyone?  What should I work on?

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