# IE9 vs Chrome comparison review

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/ie9-vs-chrome-comparison-review/24194>\
**Category:** Bug\
**Created:** [1월 19, 2015, 9:36오후 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ie9-vs-chrome-comparison-review/24194 "2015-01-19T21:36:50Z")\
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**Author:** ![DeanMarkTaylor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/deanmarktaylor/32/102462_2.png) [@DeanMarkTaylor](https://meta.discourse.org/u/DeanMarkTaylor)\
**Post date:** [1월 19, 2015, 9:36오후 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ie9-vs-chrome-comparison-review/24194/1 "2015-01-19T21:36:51Z")

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Continuing the discussion from [‘console’ is undefined - javascript error in logs](https://meta.discourse.org/t/console-is-undefined-javascript-error-in-logs/24056/14):

> [@'console' is undefined - javascript error in logs](https://meta.discourse.org/t/console-is-undefined-javascript-error-in-logs/24056/14):
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> Maybe it’s better to look at it this way: is anything unusual (other than pushstate, which doesn’t exist) broken in IE9?
> 
> Can you answer that question @DeanMarkTaylor ?

So I did a quick run-though of experience of IE9 (`9.0.8112.16421`) vs Chrome 39.

I did test **far more** than what’s listed here, these are the problem areas.

##composer  
###Newly opened  
####Chrome

 ![](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/3X/8/5/85fedac6539415c7c7813b0447fcf275f9ee339f.png)  
####IE9  
 ![](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/3X/9/9/997b1c2751e2b08612c99b163645366fd943f72b.png)

- missing placeholder text in input fields.
- initial category not selected

###Post filled in  
####Chrome

 ![](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/3X/2/4/244eb61d99229f0689f16766506c3c860a69cd8f.png)  
####IE9  
 ![](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/3X/8/9/891d6cd99a2a76a2f87d9b97f548a359156c29cb.png)

- `Your topic is similar to...` displayed empty

So I tired it on [try.discourse.org](http://try.discourse.org) so I could post it:

 ![](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/3X/c/9/c95e2ff5ed2d7bebc4e49089bc737f26a77077f0.png)

- note that even when I used the longer title on `meta` the `Your topic is similar to...` did not update, but on `try` it did.

##YouTube embeds  
 ![](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/3X/6/7/67cdc81774aea22fb12337b4e4b7301d29efc478.png)

- Missing title of video

##Edit and insert image (upload)

 ![](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/3X/0/0/0047c35f05fe57e34649b0aa7a35e67ace1239ea.png)

- Uploads seem to not work, pressing the upload button simply feels like you haven’t pressed it and it’s ignoring you. (cancel works though so at least you don’t lose where you are)

##Edit and insert image link via `From the web` upload box

 ![](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/3X/e/1/e1b54ee9fcd14da6854b930cbf3240f0207e1794.png)

- Inserting a link via the upload icon inserts it in the wrong place, incorrectly inserted at the top of the editing box when my cursor was just below `More text`.
- Smiles / Emoji also insert incorrectly at the start.

##Image upload for user card / Profile background  
 ![](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/3X/2/0/201aeba3fdb705f117a4cb0bc2396207082f69b8.png)

- Dialog displayed but nothing happened after selecting Open

##Edit post

 ![](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/3X/5/2/5258a903edb3483f01174d60204729cd2666f454.png)

- Category not selected when `uncategoried`

#Additional notes

- On meta at 1029x768 when filling out the title of a post for a new topic the “characters to go” doesn’t seem to appear in either browser - perhaps hidden below the tags dialog.
- I didn’t test updates appearing in topic list
- I did see notifications appear after selecting Download My Posts

#Overall

- Experience seemed very good

- The placeholders in the Composer would be great for new users

- Insert position needs to be fixed.

- Uploads broken - would be real nice to get this working.

- Other things - mostly not so important.

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