I'm sure that not that many users are actually using Steemit with Internet Explorer 11 (IE11) compared to all others using Firefox, Chrome, Safari, Opera and others... Even though IE11 has probably just about 5% of the Internet users , it should not be ignored from a website that is targeting mainstream users. I'm one of the IE11 users and not that I don't use other browsers, I have just dedicated IE11 as a Steem-related browser only. Since I use it a lot for different Steem related things I have noticed some issues with Steemit under IE11 and some of the available Steemit Tools, so I have prepared a quick report for these. This is not my first bug report, though I haven't been doing many as they apparently do not get much attention as posts and Steem/Steemit does need to get a proper place for reporting issues and bugs!
IE11 Issues on Steemit
There are pretty much two that need immediate attention as they are related to the voting sliders, probably not many users have complained as the sliders are not visible to a large number of users with lower SP, but still the issue needs fixing. Especially the one for the main voting slider where you can get the slider, select the percentage and when you click on the vote icon nothing happens essentially making you unable to vote under Internet Explorer 11!
The other issue is more like a visual one than functional, though it can be problematic as well. It is on the slider used for flagging or downvoting. The button is not being clearly displayed as you can see on the screenshot, though the downvoting functionality apparently works, unlike with the upvote slider where it does not work under IE11 and you are not able to complete a vote.
Tools That Have Issues With IE11 and Need Fixing
Steem Dollar by @mauricemikkers works under IE11, but has some visualization issues with items not properly placed on the display.
SteemStats by @jesta does not seem to work under IE11, it just shows a blank grey windows and that is pretty much it, works fine in other browsers such as Firefox and Chrome.
SteemCalculator by @burnin does not work properly under IE11, it displays fine, but nothing actually happens when you click a buton to see the result.
SteemPayout by @saulius seem to function Ok under IE11, but when you get the results displayed most the data is not properly shown and some of it is not visible on the screen and gets cut.
SteemStory by @roelandp does not go past the initial username input form on IE11, so essentially it is not useable for users of that browser.
SteemUps by @saulius does seem to work fine under IE11, however to get new posts loaded you need to scroll further down than on other browsers, so you may think that it is not working as it should.
SteemBoard by @muffin2013 does not go past the loading screen on IE11, essentially making the service unusable on that browser.
SteemidPond by @mynameisbrian loads the site on IE11, but does not show any activity on the screen as it normally should and does on other browsers.
SteemFighter by @roelandp does not load at all on IE11, remains at bank black screen and that is it, so apparently not working at all.
SteemitX by @discombulated seems to load ok, but does not show any updates happening on IE11, so not working as it should.
SteemStream by @roelandp does seem to load fine on IE11, but then it does not show any updates, so not working properly.
SteemDown by @bitcoiner does seem to load the page properly on IE11, but then does not update it with any actual numbers like it does on other browsers, so not working properly as well.
SteemViz by @ausbitbank does seem to load fine on IE11, but the page is not updating with any data, so essentially not working.
Tools I have Reported Issues With IE11 and Were Fixed
Random Steemit by @tyler-fletcher had some issues under IE11, but after reporting them it was fixed by the author of the tool.
SteemRoll by @lantto had some issues working properly under IE11, I have reported about it and they were quickly fixed, so now it works fine.
I'm hoping that this information will not get buried down and will actually be useful for improving Internet Explorer 11 compatibility for not only Steemit, but the various Steem Tools as well.
If you have a question or want to add something, then please leave a comment below.
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