[OpenLayers-Users] VML lines under IE8

[Amos Hayes]

On 24-Mar-09, at 1:03 PM, Alan Boudreault wrote:

> I know that IE8 is not fully supported yet, but I'd like to know if  
> someone
> has already experienced a similar problem: I have a page which draw  
> routes
> using VML on my OL map. Under IE8, the route is drawed at the wrong  
> position
> and i think it isn't the right width. When I pan on the map, the  
> line move
> properly (following the map, but still at the wrong position) and it  
> is
> automatically redrawed at the same place that it was. Obviously, if  
> i set the
> browser compatibility to IE7, everything works.

I'm surprised that you were able to get OL to load at all under IE8 in  
standards mode. What revision of openlayers are you using? Did you  
apply any patches?

I ask because I was struggling with the bug below and had to patch OL  
2.7 to be able to get to the problem you are having.

http://trac.openlayers.org/ticket/1910

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Amos Hayes
Geomatics and Cartographic Research Centre
Carleton University
ahayes at gcrc.carleton.ca
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