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Don't have a copy of IE8 available to me right now. Can anybody tell me whether this will work?
(window.attachEvent||window.addEventListener)("load",function() {
// Event listener code in here
alert("will this fire in IE8?");
},false);
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Chrome 21.0.1180.89 - works
Opera 12.00.1467 - works
IE 9.0.8112.16421 - doesn't work
IE 8.0.6001.18702 - doesn't work
FireFox 13.0 - works
FireFox 3.6.28 - works
Safari 5.1.7 - works

All on Windows 7 except IE 8 which is on Windows XP

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This is the file I used to test: https://dl.dropbox.com/u/106619613/gist_3775343.html

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Hrm - for some reason I didn't get notified that you'd commented on my gist. Thanks for your help anyway!

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