GetHostInfo buggy in IE8 ?

Hi all,

IDocHostUIHandler::GetHostInfo does not seem to work properly when IE8 is
installed. It gets called, but the css styles are ignored by the browser. I
have posted similar question before, when I first observed the behavior in
Windows 7, but now it is also happening on Vista with IE8 installed.

Can someone confirm that this is a bug or are there any additonal
requirements for IE8 to accept thecascading stylesheet sent via this method?
A working example will be great.

Thanks,
Vlasta

I'm running IE8 on an XP SP3 (Home Edition) platform, and style sheets are
working with no problems.
Have you tried the same thing with IE7? "IDocHostUIHandler::GetHostInfo"
looks like a C or C++ function call, so if it doesn't work with either
version then maybe there has been a change of some kind with the type libs,
etc. beginning with Vista.
Hope this helps.
"Vlasta" wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> IDocHostUIHandler::GetHostInfo does not seem to work properly when IE8 is
> installed. It gets called, but the css styles are ignored by the browser. I
> have posted similar question before, when I first observed the behavior in
> Windows 7, but now it is also happening on Vista with IE8 installed.
>
> Can someone confirm that this is a bug or are there any additonal
> requirements for IE8 to accept thecascading stylesheet sent via this method?
> A working example will be great.
>
> Thanks,
> Vlasta

Thanks for the reply. Yes, I have tried it with earlier versions - IE7, IE6
and (I believe it was) IE5.5. All were working fine...


"Nomad8668" wrote:

> I'm running IE8 on an XP SP3 (Home Edition) platform, and style sheets are
> working with no problems.
> Have you tried the same thing with IE7? "IDocHostUIHandler::GetHostInfo"
> looks like a C or C++ function call, so if it doesn't work with either
> version then maybe there has been a change of some kind with the type libs,
> etc. beginning with Vista.
> Hope this helps.
> "Vlasta" wrote:
>
> > Hi all,
> >
> > IDocHostUIHandler::GetHostInfo does not seem to work properly when IE8 is
> > installed. It gets called, but the css styles are ignored by the browser. I
> > have posted similar question before, when I first observed the behavior in
> > Windows 7, but now it is also happening on Vista with IE8 installed.
> >
> > Can someone confirm that this is a bug or are there any additonal
> > requirements for IE8 to accept thecascading stylesheet sent via this method?
> > A working example will be great.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Vlasta

You didn't mention whether or not your working with a "global" style sheet
here. If you are, check this out:

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/328803

This article not only acknowledges the problem, it has a has a hotfix that
you can download.

"Vlasta" wrote:

> Thanks for the reply. Yes, I have tried it with earlier versions - IE7, IE6
> and (I believe it was) IE5.5. All were working fine...
>
>
> "Nomad8668" wrote:
>
> > I'm running IE8 on an XP SP3 (Home Edition) platform, and style sheets are
> > working with no problems.
> > Have you tried the same thing with IE7? "IDocHostUIHandler::GetHostInfo"
> > looks like a C or C++ function call, so if it doesn't work with either
> > version then maybe there has been a change of some kind with the type libs,
> > etc. beginning with Vista.
> > Hope this helps.
> > "Vlasta" wrote:
> >
> > > Hi all,
> > >
> > > IDocHostUIHandler::GetHostInfo does not seem to work properly when IE8 is
> > > installed. It gets called, but the css styles are ignored by the browser. I
> > > have posted similar question before, when I first observed the behavior in
> > > Windows 7, but now it is also happening on Vista with IE8 installed.
> > >
> > > Can someone confirm that this is a bug or are there any additonal
> > > requirements for IE8 to accept thecascading stylesheet sent via this method?
> > > A working example will be great.
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > > Vlasta

Oops--Ignore that last post, that's for IE6! Don't have anything else right
now. If I find anything I'll post. Good luck.

"Vlasta" wrote:

> Thanks for the reply. Yes, I have tried it with earlier versions - IE7, IE6
> and (I believe it was) IE5.5. All were working fine...
>
>
> "Nomad8668" wrote:
>
> > I'm running IE8 on an XP SP3 (Home Edition) platform, and style sheets are
> > working with no problems.
> > Have you tried the same thing with IE7? "IDocHostUIHandler::GetHostInfo"
> > looks like a C or C++ function call, so if it doesn't work with either
> > version then maybe there has been a change of some kind with the type libs,
> > etc. beginning with Vista.
> > Hope this helps.
> > "Vlasta" wrote:
> >
> > > Hi all,
> > >
> > > IDocHostUIHandler::GetHostInfo does not seem to work properly when IE8 is
> > > installed. It gets called, but the css styles are ignored by the browser. I
> > > have posted similar question before, when I first observed the behavior in
> > > Windows 7, but now it is also happening on Vista with IE8 installed.
> > >
> > > Can someone confirm that this is a bug or are there any additonal
> > > requirements for IE8 to accept thecascading stylesheet sent via this method?
> > > A working example will be great.
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > > Vlasta

Yes, it is a style sheet accessed by the IE control via the GetHostInfo
method. Though, I do not believe it is the same issue as described in that
KB. I am not changing the style sheet in runtime, I always generate the same
one (depending on OS colors and fonts). And since the KB is from 2007, it is
likely to affect earlier IEs.

"Nomad8668" wrote:

> You didn't mention whether or not your working with a "global" style sheet
> here. If you are, check this out:
>
> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/328803
>
> This article not only acknowledges the problem, it has a has a hotfix that
> you can download.
>
> "Vlasta" wrote:
>
> > Thanks for the reply. Yes, I have tried it with earlier versions - IE7, IE6
> > and (I believe it was) IE5.5. All were working fine...
> >
> >
> > "Nomad8668" wrote:
> >
> > > I'm running IE8 on an XP SP3 (Home Edition) platform, and style sheets are
> > > working with no problems.
> > > Have you tried the same thing with IE7? "IDocHostUIHandler::GetHostInfo"
> > > looks like a C or C++ function call, so if it doesn't work with either
> > > version then maybe there has been a change of some kind with the type libs,
> > > etc. beginning with Vista.
> > > Hope this helps.
> > > "Vlasta" wrote:
> > >
> > > > Hi all,
> > > >
> > > > IDocHostUIHandler::GetHostInfo does not seem to work properly when IE8 is
> > > > installed. It gets called, but the css styles are ignored by the browser. I
> > > > have posted similar question before, when I first observed the behavior in
> > > > Windows 7, but now it is also happening on Vista with IE8 installed.
> > > >
> > > > Can someone confirm that this is a bug or are there any additonal
> > > > requirements for IE8 to accept thecascading stylesheet sent via this method?
> > > > A working example will be great.
> > > >
> > > > Thanks,
> > > > Vlasta