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Add support for Google Chrome Frame plug-in for Internet Explorer

DevExpress controls detect wrong browser with Google Chrome Frame

created 16 years ago

When Google Chrome Frame being installed in Internet Explorer, the DevExpress components treat the User Agent as being WebKit instead of Internet Explorer.
My user agent is:
Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 8.0; Windows NT 6.1; Trident/4.0; chromeframe; SLCC2; .NET CLR 2.0.50727; .NET CLR 3.5.30729; .NET CLR 3.0.30729; Media Center PC 6.0)
This results in the JavaScript variable "__aspxWebKitFamily" being set to TRUE.
Steps to Reproduce:
1.) Install Google Chrome Frame for Internet Explorer.
2.) Activate IE8's Developer Tools <F12>.
3.) Turn on debugging <SHIFT>+<F5>.
4.) Ensure "Break on Error is active <CTRL>+<SHIFT>+E.
5.) Navigate to some DevExpress demos, e.g. http://demos.devexpress.com/ASPxperienceDemos/Menu/PopupMenu.aspx
Actual Results:
6.) Seee the errorneous line.
Expected Results:
The JavaScript variable "__aspxWebKitFamily" should be set to FALSE.

Comments (1)
DevExpress Support Team 16 years ago

    Hello Uwe,
    Thanks for the report. We use the standard browser detection mechanism. You can obtain it from the UserAgent. So, I think that this problem is not related to our controls and is caused by a Chrome Frame bug. The differences between the real and ChromeFrame UserAgent can cause an error on any client-side rich functionality site.
    I've created an appropriate suggestion, which should help you when it becomes implemented: Add support for Google Chrome Frame plug-in for Internet Explorer. Please track it to be informed on any progress.
    Thanks,
    Vest

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