Ever since upgrading to Internet Explorer 8, I've noticed one or two issues with SharePoint. I wonder if it's just my machine, but has anybody seen this?
For users with Microsoft Office, SharePoint has the capability of displaying a list in DataSheet View, which is actually powered by a DLL from Microsoft Access. This gives you a nice quick-editing experience. One of the things I commonly use is the "Fill Handle". You know what I'm talking about: it's that little dot on the lower right corner of a cell, where if you click and drag it will either copy the text of the cell into every cell you select, or if it's numeric it will auto-copy and increment the numbers in each cell. Handy!
Except after I upgraded to IE8, it stopped working. I've observed this on several machines. Those with IE7 work just fine on the same list, but those with IE8 can't use the Fill Handle. The mouse pointer still changes when you attempt to drag, but it does not have any effect.
I've simply put up with this, since I do like IE8 otherwise, but I've been missing using the feature.
The MOSS Service Pack 2 is coming out on April 28th, and I am hoping that maybe this issue will go away. They do mention that this service pack "adds support for IE8", so maybe this is one of the things they have fixed.
moffitar