We've been seeing a steady stream of problems being reported in Blogger Help Forum: Something Is Broken, from blog owners unable to use post editor.
The symptoms are varied, in detail.
In many cases, this problem has been forecast, for some time - and the blog owners should blame only themselves. Many of these blog owners are using - or trying to use - Internet Explorer V8, to maintain their blogs.
Last year, Google warned us that this time was coming.
Google stopped supporting Internet Explorer V8, in 2012.
Recently, as part of an update to post editor, Blogger used code which is incompatible with Internet Explorer V8. As they continue to update Blogger, to remain compatible with newer browsers, they will continue this policy.
As time progresses, more blog owners, trying to use IE V8, will find problems with Blogger - with the problems not answered by Blogger Support. Blog owners using IE V9 or V10, in compatibility mode, will also see these problems.
If you are using Internet Explorer V8, you are way overdue for a browser upgrade. If your computer uses Windows XP, then you need to replace or update your computer. As an alternative, consider using Chrome or Firefox for all Blogger activity.
The solution, for this problem, requires your action.
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The symptoms are varied, in detail.
- Some can't get the cursor active, in the window.
- Others can't use the Preview option.
- Still others can't Publish.
In many cases, this problem has been forecast, for some time - and the blog owners should blame only themselves. Many of these blog owners are using - or trying to use - Internet Explorer V8, to maintain their blogs.
Last year, Google warned us that this time was coming.
We support the latest version of Google Chrome (which automatically updates whenever it detects that a new version of the browser is available). We support the current and previous major releases of Firefox, Internet Explorer, and Safari on a rolling basis. Each time a new version is released, we begin supporting that version and stop supporting the third most recent version.
Google stopped supporting Internet Explorer V8, in 2012.
As previously announced, Internet Explorer 10 launched on October 26, 2012, and as a result, we discontinued support for Internet Explorer 8 on November 15.
Recently, as part of an update to post editor, Blogger used code which is incompatible with Internet Explorer V8. As they continue to update Blogger, to remain compatible with newer browsers, they will continue this policy.
As time progresses, more blog owners, trying to use IE V8, will find problems with Blogger - with the problems not answered by Blogger Support. Blog owners using IE V9 or V10, in compatibility mode, will also see these problems.
If you are using Internet Explorer V8, you are way overdue for a browser upgrade. If your computer uses Windows XP, then you need to replace or update your computer. As an alternative, consider using Chrome or Firefox for all Blogger activity.
The solution, for this problem, requires your action.
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Comments
You're going to find both Chrome and Firefox a bit clunkier than IE V8. Chrome, Firefox, and IE V9 are better equipped to run Blogger, however.
Google owns CHROME...and BLOGGER.
Well, that makes sense.
Get everyone to use YOUR propriatary product, and don't support all those using IE8...
Win XP works fine as well...another soon to be UNsupported O/S.
Everyone can't get new computers or O/S EVERY time some new software comes out...
Sure glad major APPLIANCES don;t follow similar lines.
We'd ALL be broke!
(unlike the manner is which Blogger is broke)
Good arguments, in general - but I suspect, not for very long.
http://blogging.nitecruzr.net/2013/07/windows-xp-ie-v8-is-good-enough-but-for.html