INFO: Internet Explorer designMode Property Is Not Supported (188864)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Internet Explorer (Programming) 4.0
  • Microsoft Internet Explorer (Programming) 4.01
  • Microsoft Internet Explorer (Programming) 4.01 SP1
This article was previously published under Q188864

SUMMARY

Microsoft Internet Explorer provides a designMode property, which is available on the document object. This property takes one of two values:
  • On: Prevents script execution and puts the document into edit mode
  • Off: Standard browser mode
This property is not supported.

MORE INFORMATION

If you want to provide WYSIWYG Dynamic HTML (DHTML) editing functionality, you can make use of the Microsoft DHTML Editing Component, available for download at:

http://www.msdn.microsoft.com/workshop/author/dhtml/edit/

The Microsoft DHTML Editing Component allows Web authors and application developers to add HTML editing capabilities to their Web sites and applications. The editing component uses Microsoft's Component Object Model (COM) technology to make editing services such as basic HTML formatting, tables, undo/redo, find, and absolute positioning readily available.

REFERENCES

For more information about the DHTML Editing component, please visit the following site:

http://www.msdn.microsoft.com/workshop/author/dhtml/edit/

For more information about developing Web-based solutions for Microsoft Internet Explorer, visit the following Microsoft Web sites:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/ie/

http://support.microsoft.com/iep

(c) Microsoft Corporation 1998, All Rights Reserved. Contributions by Mark Davis, Microsoft Corporation.

Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:5/11/2006
Keywords:kbFAQ kbHTMLObj kbinfo KB188864
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