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googleid_102416
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12 years ago

Changing Browser Mode of Internet Explorer

What is the best way to change Internet Explorer Browser Mode? I've posted my solution below but I don't like it because: 1) It will not work if you call switchIEBrowserMode while Developer To...
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googleid_102416
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12 years ago

Can somebody please test this function on different systems and report back if it's working? I guess Window("ToolbarWindow32") will fail on x64 systems.



function switchIEBrowserMode(browser_mode_id) {


var menu_items = {


"ie7": "Internet Explorer 7",


"ie8": "Internet Explorer 8",


"ie9": "Internet Explorer 9"


};


 


if(!browser_mode_id in menu_items)


return -1;


 


var browser = Sys.Browser("iexplore");


var browser_window = browser.BrowserWindow(0);


 


var toolbar = findIEDevToolsMenu(browser_window);


if(!toolbar || !toolbar.Visible) {


browser_window.Keys("[F12]");


toolbar = findIEDevToolsMenu(browser_window);


}


 


toolbar.ClickItem(9); // click on "&Browser Mode:*" menu item


toolbar.PopupMenu.Click(menu_items[browser_mode_id]);


browser_window.Keys("[F12]");


 


function findIEDevToolsMenu(ieWindow) {


var devToolsMenu = ieWindow.Find("WndClass", "IEDEVTOOLSMENU", 1000);


if(!devToolsMenu || !devToolsMenu.Exists)


return false;


return devToolsMenu.Window("ToolbarWindow32");


}


}


 


function switchIEBrowserMode_UnitTest(){


switchIEBrowserMode("ie8");


}