Recommended browser settings for AskiaVista
| Summary | This article describes the recommended browser settings to use AskiaVista. |
| Applies to | AskiaVista |
| Written for | Data processor |
| Keywords | browser; settings; vista; askiavista |
AskiaVista 5.x
Internet Explorer 6
AskiaVista uses enhanced security permissions to deliver application-like performance.
1. Security settings
1.1 Set the zone
Go to the Tools menu and select Internet Options.
Now set the security zone to Local Intranet or higher.
1.2 Add the site
Click on Sites, then in the Local intranet window click on Advanced.
Now add your AskiaVista site and close.
1.3 Customize the level
Click on Custom Level and then check the following security settings:
| .NET Framework-reliant components | |
| Enable | Run components not signed with Authenticode |
| Enable | Run components signed with Authenticode |
| ActiveX controls and plug-ins | |
| Disable | Automatic prompting for ActiveX controls |
| Enable | Binary and script behaviours |
| Enable | Download signed ActiveX controls |
| Disable | Download unsigned ActiveX controls |
| Disable | Initialize and script ActiveX controls not marked as safe |
| Enable | Run ActiveX controls and plug-ins |
| Enable | Script ActiveX controls marked as safe for scripting |
| Downloads | |
| Enable | Automatic prompting for file downloads |
| Enable | File download |
| Enable | Font download |
| Miscellaneous | |
| Enable | Access data sources across domains |
| Enable | Allow META REFRESH |
| Enable | Allow scripting of Internet Explorer browser control |
| Enable | Allow script-initiated windows without size or position constraints |
| Prompt | Allow web pages to use restricted protocols for active content |
| Prompt | Display mixed content |
| Enable | Don’t prompt for client certification selection when no certificate exists |
| Enable | Drag and drop or copy paste files |
| Prompt | Installation of desktop items |
| Prompt | Launching programs and files in an IFRAME |
| Enable | Navigate sub-frames across different domains |
| Enable | Open files based on content, not file extension |
| Medium | Software channel permissions |
| Enable | Submit nonencrypted form data |
| Disable | Use pop-up blocker |
| Enable | Userdata persistence |
| Enable | Web sites in less privileged web content zone can navigate into this zone |
| Scripting | |
| Enable | Active scripting |
| Enable | Allow paste operations via script |
| Enable | Scripting of Java applets |
2. Advanced settings
Still in Internet Options, go to the Advanced tab.
In the Browsing section activate:
Enable visual styles on buttons and controls on web pages.
Internet Explorer 7 / 8 / 9 / 10 & 11
You can follow the setup or download this IE7 registry file.
1. Security settings
1.1 Set the zone
Go to the Tools menu and select Internet Options.
Now set the security zone to Local Intranet or higher.
1.2 Add the site
Click on Sites, then in the Local intranet window click on Advanced.
Now add your AskiaVista site and close.
1.3 Customize the level
Click on Custom Level... and check the following security settings:
| .NET Framework-reliant components | |
| Enable | Run components not signed with Authenticode |
| Enable | Run components signed with Authenticode |
| ActiveX controls and plug-ins | |
| Enable | Allow previously unused ActiveX controls to run without prompt |
| Enable | Allow scriptlets |
| Disable | Automatic prompting for ActiveX controls |
| Enable | Binary and script behaviours |
| Disable | Display video and animation on a webpage that does not use external media player |
| Enable | Download signed ActiveX controls |
| Prompt | Download unsigned ActiveX controls |
| Prompt | Initialize and script ActiveX controls not marked as safe for scripting |
| Enable | Script ActiveX controls marked as safe for scripting |
| Downloads | |
| Enable | Automatic prompting for file downloads |
| Enable | File download |
| Enable | Font download |
| Miscellaneous | |
| Enable | Access data sources across domains |
| Enable | Allow META REFRESH |
| Enable | Allow scripting of Internet Explorer web browser control |
| Enable | Allow script-initiated windows without size or position constraints |
| Prompt | Allow web pages to use restricted protocols for active content |
| Enable | Allow websites to open windows without address or status bars |
| Prompt | Display mixed content |
| Enable | Don’t prompt for client certification selection when no certificate exists |
| Enable | Drag and drop or copy paste files |
| Enable | Include local directory path when uploading files to a server |
| Prompt | Installation of desktop items |
| Prompt | Launching applications and unsafe items |
| Prompt | Launching programs and files in an IFRAME |
| Enable | Navigate sub-frames across different domains |
| Enable | Open files based on content, not file extension |
| Medium | Software channel permissions |
| Enable | Submit non-encrypted form data |
| Enable | Use phishing filter |
| Disable | Use pop-up blocker |
| Enable | Userdata persistence |
| Enable | Web sites in less privileged web content zone can navigate into this zone |
| Scripting | |
| Enable | Active scripting |
| Prompt | Allow Programmatic clipboard access |
| Enable | Allow status bar updates via script |
| Enable | Allow websites to prompt for information using scripted windows |
| Enable | Scripting of Java applets |
2. Advanced settings
Still in Internet Options, go to the Advanced tab.
In the Browsing section activate:
Enable visual styles on buttons and controls on web pages.
3. Specific IE 10 settings
In order to connect to AskiaVista with Internet Explorer 10; you must also set:
- Browser mode: IE10 compatibility mode
- Document mode: Quirks IE5
These options are accessible via: Tools menu > Development tools (or just hit F12).
AskiaVista 6.x
AskiaVista 6.x requires you use a modern web browser1. AskiaVista is compatible with the latest versions of Google Chrome, Safari, Firefox, Opera Next and Internet Explorer.
No plugins are required but you will need to make sure (even though all browsers enable these by default now) that:
- Sites & web applications can run JavaScript
- Sites & web applications can display all images
1 Legacy browsers are not supported.