Only vaguely on topic, here: does anyone know how, in Firefox on CentOS (6.3), or if it's possible, to see and use ActiveX controls on a website? The calendar here at work has ActiveX controls, apparently, and I can't even see them, much less use them.
mark "my manager doesn't want reminders...."
On Thursday, November 01, 2012 08:42:51 AM m.roth@5-cent.us wrote:
Only vaguely on topic, here: does anyone know how, in Firefox on CentOS (6.3), or if it's possible, to see and use ActiveX controls on a website? The calendar here at work has ActiveX controls, apparently, and I can't even see them, much less use them.
There is an 'IE Tab' extension for Firefox, but it requires the ability to run the IE layout engine, which is what runs the ActiveX controls. You need WINE to run IE on Linux. Crossover has historically been the recommended way to get this working; you can run full-up IE on Linux using Crossover. www.codeweavers.com
Lamar Owen wrote:
On Thursday, November 01, 2012 08:42:51 AM m.roth@5-cent.us wrote:
Only vaguely on topic, here: does anyone know how, in Firefox on CentOS (6.3), or if it's possible, to see and use ActiveX controls on a website? The calendar here at work has ActiveX controls, apparently, and I can't even see them, much less use them.
There is an 'IE Tab' extension for Firefox, but it requires the ability to run the IE layout engine, which is what runs the ActiveX controls. You
need
WINE to run IE on Linux. Crossover has historically been the
recommended way
to get this working; you can run full-up IE on Linux using Crossover. www.codeweavers.com
Oy. That's *way* more than I wanted to deal with. Thanks, though.
mark
On Thu, 1 Nov 2012, m.roth@5-cent.us wrote: snip
Oy. That's *way* more than I wanted to deal with. Thanks, though.
mark
http://www.tatanka.com.br/ies4linux/page/FAQ
Still needs wine though.
Keith
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On 11/01/12 5:42 AM, m.roth@5-cent.us wrote:
Only vaguely on topic, here: does anyone know how, in Firefox on CentOS (6.3), or if it's possible, to see and use ActiveX controls on a website? The calendar here at work has ActiveX controls, apparently, and I can't even see them, much less use them.
to clarify the other responses... ActiveX modules are in fact Win32 DLL's, written with their whole DCOM crud and digitally signed..
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