IE requesting user to allow active content

[jannmirch]

I found what seems like a cool trick to even out column heights in CSS from Project Seven.

And it works fine in FF, but IE tells me "to protect your security, IE has restricted this website from running scripts...". If I allow it will work fine.

So here's my question...how many users are going to freak out about security issues if they see this and run for the hills? Is it worth leaving the script in? Is there a workaround? Do I abandon this and try something else?

I don't have a lot of experience (almost none) with js so I would appreciate any help.

[deewpeb]

Originally Posted by jannmirch

I found what seems like a cool trick to even out column heights in CSS from Project Seven.

And it works fine in FF, but IE tells me "to protect your security, IE has restricted this website from running scripts...". If I allow it will work fine.

So here's my question...how many users are going to freak out about security issues if they see this and run for the hills? Is it worth leaving the script in? Is there a workaround? Do I abandon this and try something else?

I don't have a lot of experience (almost none) with js so I would appreciate any help.

Hi there,

Looks like the Project 7 is not css specifically, but uses javascript as well. This is the part that will be giving the security error.

A lot of people will experience similar things for Flash and other javascript things and some will have turned off the message. Obviously if you can do what you need without it, thats probaly the best way to go.

Cheers

Steven

[ManagedLinks]

If you are getting that error message while testing on your own machine its because IE blocks javascript content when read from your own hard drive

Its another Microsoft sledgehammer attempt at security.

It can be turned off. most developers need to turn it off so they can test their own work.

Open internet options go to the advanced tab and scroll down to security. Tick allow active content to run from cd's and local computer.

IE won't block javascript on a site unless its specifically turned off.

Chris

[okparrothead]

From what I understand, IE6, because of a patent dispute, has changed the way IE6 works when opening activeX content (Flash, Javascript, etc.). Users have to click on the content to make it work.

Check this out:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/ieupdate/default.aspx
and this:
http://news.zdnet.co.uk/software/0,1...9254968,00.htm

I have some sites with Flash that work this way in IE6, but IE7 works fine.

Peace

[ManagedLinks]

I believe "click to activate" is a different issue and it relates only to embedded third party objects such as flash and even media player.

Yes Microsoft lost a frivilous patent application by one of these profiteering patent companies.

But I think that is a different issue to the one the topic starter posted which was about using javascript to make css work.

Its not a good idea to use javascript to control css because many people disable javascript and the resulting page can be unusable.

You may say thats tough to the people who disable it. Often they have no choice and are not even aware of it because its disabled at the firewall (possibly corporate).

So your page simply looks crappy to them.

The click to activate problem is resolvable (using javascript ) do a google search or IM me if you need a solution

[covingtonscustoms]

you need to use swfobject to embed your flash content to get rid of the "click to activate" message.

[ManagedLinks]

Thats one solution but if the user does not have javascript enabled they get nothing at all.

You are also assuming the webmaster wants to embed a flash object as well. click to activate also effects other activex technologies such as microsofts own Media Player, swfobject is not a solution for that.

There are javascript solutions where at worst the user has to "click to activate" but they at least still get the media component

There is a very good one but it only works on <object> tags I have modified it to work on <embed> tags as well