No cross browser support in Project Server 2010, requires Internet Explorer

by | Jun 10, 2011 | Project Server | 5 comments

I was really excited about the SharePoint 2010’s cross browser support. I even lauded Microsoft in this video clip. Well imagine my surprise when I tried to access a local Project Server 2010 Project Web Access site in my shiny new Firefox 4 browser, and I got the nasty error:

“Project Server 2010 requires at least Microsoft Internet Explorer 7.0.”

I can’t believe this is the way the product was released, and after Microsoft made such a big deal about replacing the ActiveX grid that Project Server 2007 used with SharePoint Foundation’s JavaScript Grid, something else for which I applauded them. Oh well, I guess we’re back to 1990 with Internet Explorer-only web applications.

5 Comments

  1. Patrick Lamber
    Patrick Lamber on June 10, 2011 at 3:04 pm

    Hi,
    you will get finally the cross browser support for Project Server 2010 with the Service Pack 1. The Service Pack 1 is planned to come out for this month.

    Hope this helps,
    patrick

  2. Eugene Rosenfeld [2-time MOSS MVP]
    Eugene Rosenfeld [2-time MOSS MVP] on June 10, 2011 at 5:43 pm

    Patrick, thanks for the info! Cross-browser support would be a welcomed addition, especially for organizations wanting to use the time-sheet feature for external personnel.

  3. Pedro
    Pedro on June 10, 2011 at 8:45 pm

    For now you can satisfy yourself with the IE plug-in for FireFox 🙂

  5. Andrew
    Andrew on July 29, 2012 at 2:16 pm

    Yeah so much for cross browser support. The only think that works is the Time entry screen. The Project Center, Resource Center, Server Settings and just about everything else does not work. I mean, why only provide it for a fraction and not all of it.