METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR ONE BROWSER VERSION TO USE A RENDERING ENGINE OF ANOTHER BROWSER VERSION FOR DISPLAYING INFORMATION

摘要

Methods and systems for enhancing functionality of a browser application are discloses. In an embodiment, a method enhances browser functionality using a browser add-on which enables the browser application to render web pages and other mark-up language documents or browser-rendered documents, images, audio or multimedia files that are at least in part incompatible with the current generation of browser. The add-on uses the rendering engine of prior versions of the browser and overlays their rendered image of the current generation of browser. In this way, enterprises do not have to update or upgrade web-based applications and websites do not have to necessarily upgrade the website to meet or be compatible with the current generation of browsers. In another embodiment, an enhanced browser module renders requested resources based on a DOCTYPE, inherent and/or derived properties, or metadata present within a document or related to the resource's location or its delivery stream.