Bing Maps add support for HTML5 Geolocation

re: Bing Maps add support for HTML5 Geolocation

whale — Tue, 09 Aug 2011 17:32:27 GMT

The browser is IE9, but the browser mode is IE8 (shown in the screenshot). If you change the browser mode back to IE9, which is the default, no Compatibility Mode is requested.

-Franklin

(forgot to login with my Windows Live Account when posting the previous comment)

re: Bing Maps add support for HTML5 Geolocation

Giorgio Sardo [MSFT] — Mon, 08 Aug 2011 15:59:08 GMT

@Karan: what browser are you using? Normally you would see that message if you decline the browser's request to access your location.

@Franklin: What do you mean? As you can see in the screenshot at the bottom of this article (taken with IE9), the page explicitly require IE=EmulateIE7.

re: Bing Maps add support for HTML5 Geolocation

Franklin Tse — Mon, 08 Aug 2011 12:50:10 GMT

The comment regarding Google Maps using Compatibility Mode is NOT fully the truth. Please note that your browser mode is IE8, not IE9. Google Maps asks for Compatibility Mode ONLY when browser mode is < IE9. In other words, Compatibility Mode is NOT requested when IE9 mode is used.

re: Bing Maps add support for HTML5 Geolocation

Karan Singh — Mon, 08 Aug 2011 02:29:47 GMT

I get the following message when I click on the viewfinder "We are unable to get your location at this time. Permission was denied."

How do I fix this?