Re: [Hampshire] Internet Explorer on Linux

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Author: Simon Reap
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To: Hampshire LUG Discussion List
Subject: Re: [Hampshire] Internet Explorer on Linux
Stephen Rowles wrote:
> Simon Reap wrote:
>> User Agent Switcher [0] does this for Firefox. Used it briefly to be
>> an iPhone, but also for "IE-only" sites.
>>
>> Simon
>>
>> [0] https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/59
>>
> Of course that doesn't help when the site uses lots of ActiveX or
> similar. I have several sites at work that are *really* IE only, user
> agent faking etc. will just end up with a blank page rather than an
> error telling me it is incompatible with my browser.

No, I have the same problem with our timesheet system which has, through
several versions, been resolutely IE-only. The interface is also
unusable, but that's not IE's fault. Or maybe it is... ;-)

Simon