IE8 "can't see editor" fix
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Just passing this along for anybody else who runs into this:
I found that running Concrete 5.3.1.1 if I tried to edit a page using IE8, the window would not show the WYSIWYG TinyMCE editor or format buttons. Instead I'd just get a small text area with a scrollbar that contained HTML. Note: I didn't have this issue with Firefox, though - just IE8.
So, I took a chance and upgraded the TinyMCE version 3.2.2.3 to the latest 3.2.5 version. The editor now displays and works fine using IE8.
Details:
- rename /concrete/concrete/tiny_mce folder name to tiny_mce_3223 (just to back it up)
- create a new /concrete/concrete/tiny_mce folder
- download tiny_mce_3_2_5.zip fromhttp://tinymce.moxiecode.com/download.php...
- unzip it to a temp directory
- copy all contents of /tinymce/jscripts/tiny_mce to new /concrete/concrete/tiny_mce directory
Reload web page. It should now display fine in IE8. If you have your site setup with Advanced editor settings you can press the "?" help button in the editor's toolbar and verify that it is now loading TinyMCE version 3.2.5.
I found that running Concrete 5.3.1.1 if I tried to edit a page using IE8, the window would not show the WYSIWYG TinyMCE editor or format buttons. Instead I'd just get a small text area with a scrollbar that contained HTML. Note: I didn't have this issue with Firefox, though - just IE8.
So, I took a chance and upgraded the TinyMCE version 3.2.2.3 to the latest 3.2.5 version. The editor now displays and works fine using IE8.
Details:
- rename /concrete/concrete/tiny_mce folder name to tiny_mce_3223 (just to back it up)
- create a new /concrete/concrete/tiny_mce folder
- download tiny_mce_3_2_5.zip fromhttp://tinymce.moxiecode.com/download.php...
- unzip it to a temp directory
- copy all contents of /tinymce/jscripts/tiny_mce to new /concrete/concrete/tiny_mce directory
Reload web page. It should now display fine in IE8. If you have your site setup with Advanced editor settings you can press the "?" help button in the editor's toolbar and verify that it is now loading TinyMCE version 3.2.5.
This is a good post for those with the same problem. I'm trying 5.3.2 in IE 8 and not having any of the issues described - the editor loads fine, etc... I'm wondering if there's some additional JavaScript issue you're encountering. Regardless though, it's good that you were able to fix it.
