IE6-IE8 font issue

[doublex]

Excellent idea to use webfonts as images!
There are some issues with Internet Explorer 6 to IE 8.
An IE7 screenshot (IE 8 looks similiar):
http://doppelbauer.name/screenshot.jpg

a) IE6 and IE7 do not support the CSS "content:" property
b) Maybe to update the @font-face:
http://www.fontspring.com/blog/further-hardening-of-the-bulletproof-syntax

[BenjaminBeck]

I am experiencing the same problem:
https://dl.dropbox.com/u/25310351/Screen_Shot_2013-05-18_at_19.58.40.png

[heff]

Just pushed out v4.0.2 which includes a fix for the ie font bug. It appears to be working now for me. Can you verify?

[9mm]

Still doesn't work for me, it looks like doublex's screenshot

[BenjaminBeck]

It does work for me. I tested it on videojs.com, the used version is: 4.0.3.
But there still is another bug where the fonts only become visible with a mouseover on the control-bar:
https://dl.dropbox.com/u/25310351/Screen_Shot_2013-06-08_at_10.30.08.png.pdf

[heff]

@BenjaminBeck FYI, I was able to fix the font hiding/showing issue in IE8 you were seeing, and I'm adding it to 4.2.0 which I'm working on getting out now.

[stewert]

Using version 4.4.3. But on IE8 and IE9 I will still don't have control icons while playing a video with flash. Works on IE10 and FF with Flash as expected.

Any ideas?

EDIT:

My mistake! After disabling the quirks mode of ie all works like a charme! :-)

[GoOz]

I use VideoJS 4.3.0 and still have this issue with IE8 when you can't see the icons until you rollover their location. Is it "normal"?

[heff]

@GoOz, 4.3.0 is old enough that you might see an improvement in this issue by upgrading. But otherwise I haven't been able to find a solid fix for IE8 fonts yet.

[doublex]

@GoOz
Add this CSS hack and it will work with IE6+IE7 (issue 539):
http://doppelbauer.name/video-js-4.4.1/video-js-ie7.css
Example:
<!--[if lte IE 7]><link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="video-js-ie7.css" /><![endif]-->
Demo:
http://doppelbauer.name/video-js-4.4.1/demo.html

@heff
Maybe you could upload this CSS-hack somewhere on Github - so I could remove this file from my server. Thanks a lot!

[heff]

@doublex, does that fix the IE8 font flashing issue though?

[GoOz]

@doublex That didn't fix IE8's issue.

[doublex]

Tested with IE8 on Windows XP (an old notebook) - Flash player 13.
Works without problems.