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focusing in IE11 is broken when the css property
<pre><code class="code-1 nolinks" id="code-20-41472251-1"><span> -ms-user-select: none</span>
</code></pre>
 is applied to the input. <br />
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Change this:<br />
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<pre><code class="code-1 nolinks" id="code-20-41472251-2"><span>* {</span>
<span>  -ms-user-select: none;</span>
<span>}</span>
</code></pre>
<br />
to this:<br />

<pre><code class="code-1 nolinks" id="code-20-41472251-3"><span>*:not(input) {</span>
<span>  -ms-user-select: none;</span>
<span>}</span>
</code></pre>
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I dont know where this code is? I tried to find it in the solution but I cant. Should I add this to my CSS?
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you can also try adding a timeout, sometimes ie is slow to load and focus might get called before the control loads altogether<br />
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use this JS to add a timeout<br />
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setTimeout(function() { document.getElementById('t<wbr />xtName').f<wbr />ocus(); }, 10);
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So just put it in the &lt;head&gt; tag?<br />
<br />
&lt;script&gt;<br />
&nbsp; &nbsp; setTimeout(function () { document.getElementById('t<wbr />xtName').f<wbr />ocus(); }, 10);<br />
&lt;/script&gt;<br />
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Do I have to call this from code? Im sorry Im not a Js expert by any means
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try it in head<br />
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if that doesn't work move into body at the end<br />
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try without timeout first <br />
&lt;script&gt;<br />
function setFocusTotxtName(){<br />
&nbsp; &nbsp; document.getElementById(&quot;t<wbr />xtName&quot;).f<wbr />ocus();<br />
}<br />
&lt;/script&gt;
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Ok I will give it a try but do I have to call this from code though?
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Nothing has worked for me...I have tried every way I can think of...
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post the page code from view-source
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Hopefully that was what you were looking for... Let me know if I can get you anything else<br />
Thanks<br />
JK
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I copied the page to a local html file and opened it. <br />
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It works fine on my PC with IE 11<br />
<br />
The only issue I see is that it worked after I enabled 'ActiveX Content'<br />
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<a href="https://filedb.experts-exchange.com/incoming/2016/02_w09/1083027/ss.jpg" target="_blank" title="Enable Active X (124 KB)"><img alt="Enable Active X" class="file-block lazyload" style="max-width: 699px;" data-src="https://filedb.experts-exchange.com/incoming/2016/02_w09/1083027/ss.jpg" /></a><br />
<a href="https://filedb.experts-exchange.com/incoming/2016/02_w09/1083028/ss.jpg" target="_blank" title="Focus Works (118 KB)"><img alt="Focus Works" class="file-block lazyload" style="max-width: 699px;" data-src="https://filedb.experts-exchange.com/incoming/2016/02_w09/1083028/ss.jpg" /></a><br />
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Internet explorer is by far the worst browser to use for privacy, previously running activex and other scripts at will has been the main blow to society in forms of virii, malware &nbsp;and trojan distribution. But, I would not be concerned with catering to IE users, as most of the world understands that IE is a bad platform and uses alternative browsers.<br />
<br />
According to <a href="http://caniuse.com/usage-table" rel="ugc">http://caniuse.com/usage-table</a><br />
and <a href="http://gs.statcounter.com/" rel="ugc">http://gs.statcounter.com/</a><br />
[IE 11] accounts for only 6 % of browser use, while [IE] in general takes about 8% globally<br />
I would also like to speculate that, most of that use is from government offices where users are not able to install an alternative.<br />
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You would more likely want your website to work with chrome, firefox and opera.<br />
Everything else is secondary, so I would not be concerned with this issue if it remains one.
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Unfortunately most, if not all, of the end users are using IE and I have to cater to IE 11 so while I agree with your comments I have to make sure it works. <br />
I did what you did as far as copying the code and saving it as an html file and when I opened it up I still do not have the focus in the txtName textbox? Could this be something else going on rather than the code im trying to run? Maybe something I have installed or a wrong version of something that I am using? I am using HTML5, if that helps at all?...Is there something else that could be stopping this from running correctly? I cant click in any of the textbox(es) and enter any data? I can see the textbox onmouseover seems to be working but still cant click in the control?<br />
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I appreciate your help with this. It seems your my only hope in getting this done so thank you very much!!
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Check ie settings <br />
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Tools &nbsp;=&gt; Options &nbsp; &gt;&gt;&nbsp;advanced. <br />
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enable active x and scripts <br />
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also, &nbsp;try this on a different computer
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If you would like to change the way Internet Explorer handles ActiveX controls, do the following:<br />
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Open Internet Explorer.<br />
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Click the Tools menu, and then click Internet Options.<br />
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On the Security tab, click the Custom level button.<br />
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Scroll down the Security Settings list until you see ActiveX controls and plug-ins.<br />
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For Automatic prompting for ActiveX controls, click Enable.<br />
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Scroll down to Download signed ActiveX controls and click Enable or Prompt.<br />
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Scroll down to Run ActiveX controls and plug-ins and click Enable or Prompt.<br />
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Scroll down to Script ActiveX controls marked safe for scripting and click Enable or Prompt.<br />
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Click OK, and then click OK again.<br />
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src: <a href="http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows/help/genuine/ie-activex" rel="ugc">http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows/help/genuine/ie-activex</a>
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Just be weary, as this will open Pandora's box of security issues
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esskay, I wanted to let you know that when I started doing some deeper investigating, I noticed errors when I hit f12. I looked up the error and found that its a common issue people have been having. <br />
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The error is here <br />
<a href="http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/ie/forum/ie11-windows_7/imposible-use-f12-developer-tools-exception-in/09b4f305-e436-4615-a8a5-705b0bc85bbd?auth=1" rel="ugc nofollow">Error I am getting</a><br />
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'I downloaded the patch and have the version that is working on a coworkers computer but it still doesnt work for me. I even created a small test app that sets focus when the form loads without all the other stuff going on in my app and it still does not work, but again works for my coworker. Can you suggest anything else I can try because I am at the end of my rope here!! Thanks for sticking with me on this, I appreciate your help!!
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This was the actual error I was getting before I downloaded the correct version of IE 11...<br />
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&quot;Exception in window.onload: Error: An error has occurredJSPlugin.3005&quot;...
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One last thing...I noticed when I run my app that the Immediate window shows these error messages but I am not sure if this is helpful with my situation? I wanted to at least include it in my thread,.....<br />
I have this in my form markup where my problem is occuring <br />
&nbsp; &nbsp; &lt;script src=&quot;Scripts/jquery-1.12.1<wbr />.min.js&quot;&gt;&lt;<wbr />/script&gt;<br />
<br />
Error Messages:<br />
A first chance exception of type 'System.Threading.ThreadAb<wbr />ortExcepti<wbr />on' occurred in mscorlib.dll<br />
An exception of type 'System.Threading.ThreadAb<wbr />ortExcepti<wbr />on' occurred in mscorlib.dll but was not handled in user code<br />
A first chance exception of type 'System.Threading.ThreadAb<wbr />ortExcepti<wbr />on' occurred in mscorlib.dll<br />
An exception of type 'System.Threading.ThreadAb<wbr />ortExcepti<wbr />on' occurred in mscorlib.dll but was not handled in user code<br />
Exception was thrown at line 2, column 10692 in <a href="http://localhost:56383/Scripts/jquery-1.12.1.min.js" rel="ugc">http://localhost:56383/Scripts/jquery-1.12.1.min.js</a><br />
0x800a139e - JavaScript runtime error: SyntaxError<br />
Exception was thrown at line 2, column 10917 in <a href="http://localhost:56383/Scripts/jquery-1.12.1.min.js" rel="ugc">http://localhost:56383/Scripts/jquery-1.12.1.min.js</a><br />
0x800a139e - JavaScript runtime error: SyntaxError
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so. &nbsp;are you still experiencing the error? <br />
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and have &nbsp;you tried other computers
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yes I have tried other computers and it works fine, so I think I can count the javascript issue out because it does work on other machines. I also created a little test app and it still does NOT work on my machine but the same app ran on my co-workers(2 of them) machines works fine. I think it has something to do with a version of something or a reference to something incorrectly. <br />
Today I started checking my version of .NET against my coworkers and he has <br />
<br />
Co-workers Version:<br />
<a href="https://filedb.experts-exchange.com/incoming/2016/02_w09/1083373/Coworker-version.png" target="_blank" title="Coworker version (53 KB)"><img alt="Coworker version" class="file-block lazyload" style="max-width: 780px;" data-src="https://filedb.experts-exchange.com/incoming/2016/02_w09/1083373/Coworker-version.png" /></a><br />
My version:<br />
<a href="https://filedb.experts-exchange.com/incoming/2016/02_w09/1083375/My-version.png" target="_blank" title="My version (58 KB)"><img alt="My version" class="file-block lazyload" style="max-width: 780px;" data-src="https://filedb.experts-exchange.com/incoming/2016/02_w09/1083375/My-version.png" /></a>
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My-version.png

Coworker-version.png

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Im going to revert back to the javascript file references from the original and at least try and get back to square one. I feel like I am going backwards so I would at least try to get the basics. I figured Id start with versions that I have installed against other developers versions. I upgraded the app to .NET 4.0 and HTML5 and I am wondering how that has affected the way the app is running? <br />
If you have anything I should be checking please let me know what and I will try it out.
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Lets isolate the issue even further.<br />
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Open up chrome and try it from there<br />
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If it works, it is IE issue,<br />
not .net or js &nbsp;strictly ie<br />
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<br />
If it is indeed IE, the do the following<br />
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<a href="http://www.ghacks.net/2013/09/20/uninstall-internet-explorer-11/" rel="ugc">http://www.ghacks.net/2013/09/20/uninstall-internet-explorer-11/</a>
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I uninstalled IE 11 and it reverted back to the previous version of IE and then I made sure I installed the correct version(the version my co workers have on their machines where my program works) and it still does not work. The program works in Chrome and Firefox still so I still do not know what the problem is. I would love to do a complete uninstall of everything and get a clean machine but I would hate to have to do that honestly. My boss probably would'nt be too happy that I would have to do that either. Is there anything you could suggest that would keep me from having to do a complete uninstall land reinstall....
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Your comment is a bit confusing. &nbsp;<br />
Does it work on coworker machine
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Yes it works on co-workers machine(with their version of IE 11 installed). I assumed I had a wrong version of IE 11 installed. Thats why I did the uninstall and then I matched up the version of IE 11 with theirs and mine still does not work but theirs does? I dont get it? Any clue as to what I could have wrong with my machine? Could it be my framework version?<br />
Below is the info I get when I go to Help--&gt; About --&gt; and do a Copy Info from the dialog. I dont know if this is a good place to start but I thought I would give it a shot...Thanks<br />
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Microsoft Visual Studio Professional 2012<br />
Version 11.0.50727.1 RTMREL<br />
Microsoft .NET Framework<br />
Version 4.5.51209<br />
<br />
Installed Version: Professional<br />
<br />
LightSwitch for Visual Studio 2012 &nbsp; 04938-004-0033001-02015<br />
Microsoft LightSwitch for Visual Studio 2012<br />
<br />
Office Developer Tools &nbsp; 04938-004-0033001-02015<br />
Microsoft Office Developer Tools<br />
<br />
Team Explorer for Visual Studio 2012 &nbsp; 04938-004-0033001-02015<br />
Microsoft Team Explorer for Visual Studio 2012<br />
<br />
Visual Basic 2012 &nbsp; 04938-004-0033001-02015<br />
Microsoft Visual Basic 2012<br />
<br />
Visual C# 2012 &nbsp; 04938-004-0033001-02015<br />
Microsoft Visual C# 2012<br />
<br />
Visual C++ 2012 &nbsp; 04938-004-0033001-02015<br />
Microsoft Visual C++ 2012<br />
<br />
Visual F# 2012 &nbsp; 04938-004-0033001-02015<br />
Microsoft Visual F# 2012<br />
<br />
Visual Studio 2012 Code Analysis Spell Checker &nbsp; 04938-004-0033001-02015<br />
Microsoft® Visual Studio® 2012 Code Analysis Spell Checker<br />
<br />
Portions of International CorrectSpell™ spelling correction system © 1993 by Lernout &amp;&nbsp;Hauspie Speech Products N.V. All rights reserved.<br />
<br />
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Third Edition Copyright © 1992 Houghton Mifflin Company. Electronic version licensed from Lernout &amp;&nbsp;Hauspie Speech Products N.V. All rights reserved.<br />
<br />
Visual Studio 2012 SharePoint Developer Tools &nbsp; 04938-004-0033001-02015<br />
Microsoft Visual Studio 2012 SharePoint Developer Tools<br />
<br />
ASP.NET AJAX Control Toolkit &nbsp; 1.0<br />
ASP.NET AJAX Control Toolkit Visual Studio integration package<br />
<br />
NuGet Package Manager &nbsp; 2.8.60318.667<br />
NuGet Package Manager in Visual Studio. For more information about NuGet, visit <a href="http://docs.nuget.org/" rel="ugc">http://docs.nuget.org/</a>.<br />
<br />
PreEmptive Analytics Visualizer &nbsp; 1.0<br />
Microsoft Visual Studio extension to visualize aggregated summaries from the PreEmptive Analytics product.<br />
<br />
SQL Server Data Tools &nbsp; 11.1.20627.00<br />
Microsoft SQL Server Data Tools<br />
<br />
Syncfusion &nbsp; 1.0<br />
Information about my package<br />
<br />
SyncfusionAssemblyReferenc<wbr />e &nbsp; 1.0<br />
Information about my package<br />
<br />
SyncfusionItemTemplates &nbsp; 1.0<br />
Information about my package<br />
<br />
Web Developer Tools &nbsp; 1.0.30710.0<br />
Microsoft Web Developer Tools contains the following components:<br />
Page Inspector: Tool that offers an efficient way to decompose Web Applications and diagnose front-end issues.<br />
Web Publishing: Extensions required for Web Publishing for both hosted servers as well as on premises.<br />
Web Form Templates: Includes the default templates for Web Form Applications.<br />
Editor Extensions: Includes HTML, CSS, and JS editor extensions that greatly enhance the development experience.
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Ok.. &nbsp;lets check if your IE has javascript disabled <br />
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create a page with a js alert and try to open it
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This worked on a webpage I created in IE 11<br />
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&lt;%@ Page Language=&quot;vb&quot; AutoEventWireup=&quot;false&quot; CodeBehind=&quot;WebForm1.aspx.<wbr />vb&quot; Inherits=&quot;Test_JS_Alert.We<wbr />bForm1&quot; %&gt;<br />
<br />
&lt;!DOCTYPE html&gt;<br />
<br />
&lt;html xmlns=&quot;<a href="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" rel="ugc">http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml</a>&quot;&gt;<br />
&lt;head runat=&quot;server&quot;&gt;<br />
&nbsp; &nbsp; &lt;title&gt;&lt;/title&gt;<br />
&lt;/head&gt;<br />
&lt;body&gt;<br />
&nbsp; &nbsp; &lt;form id=&quot;form1&quot; runat=&quot;server&quot;&gt;<br />
&nbsp; &nbsp; &lt;div&gt;<br />
&nbsp; &nbsp; &lt;p&gt;Click the button to display an alert box.&lt;/p&gt;<br />
<br />
&nbsp; &nbsp; &lt;button onclick=&quot;myFunction()&quot;&gt;Try<wbr /> it&lt;/button&gt;<br />
<br />
&nbsp; &nbsp; &lt;script&gt;<br />
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; function myFunction() {<br />
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; alert(&quot;Hello! I am an alert box!&quot;);<br />
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; }<br />
&nbsp; &nbsp; &lt;/script&gt;<br />
&nbsp; &nbsp; &lt;/div&gt;<br />
&nbsp; &nbsp; &lt;/form&gt;<br />
&lt;/body&gt;<br />
&lt;/html&gt;
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I ran the same code in my app that Im having the trouble with and it worked too....
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thanks and sorry for the delay in giving points.
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When I load a page I am setting focus on a text box for searching. Everything works fine just by setting txtName.Focus() but not in IE 11. <br />
I tried a few different things(below) but to no avail. <br />
Can anyone help me out with this?<br />
<br />
Thanks<br />
JK<br />
<br />
I tried this but its not working in IE 11<br />
document.GetElementByID('t<wbr />xtName').F<wbr />ocus()
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When I load a page I am setting focus on a text box for searching. Everything works fine just by setting txtName.Focus() but not in IE 11. 
I tried a few different things(below) but to no avail. 
Can anyone help me out with this?

Thanks
JK

I tried this but its not working in IE 11
document.GetElementByID('txtName').Focus()

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