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Known Browser Limitations

Below is a list documenting OpenLayers limitations that we know about in various browsers. Please help by sending us information about where this needs updating.

Firefox 3

None known.

Firefox 2

None known.

Internet Explorer 7

None known.

Internet Explorer 6

  • We use a hack for the lack of alpha transparency support in PNG that consumes a good bit of memory when trying to use PNG with alpha transparency. Better to use single bit transparency (PNG or GIF) in IE6.

Safari 3

  • Format.WKT parser sometimes fails in Safari 3.1 due to complex regex. See ticket:1728

Safari 2

None known.

Opera 9

None known.

Opera 8

None known.