diff -r 3aa6f55df039 -r 9882b5b76eb4 static/js/ie8-responsive-file-warning.js
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+++ b/static/js/ie8-responsive-file-warning.js	Wed Nov 27 12:56:54 2013 +0100
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+// NOTICE!! DO NOT USE ANY OF THIS JAVASCRIPT
+// IT'S JUST JUNK FOR OUR DOCS!
+// ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
+/*!
+ * Copyright 2013 Twitter, Inc.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License. For
+ * details, see http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/.
+ */
+// Intended to prevent false-positive bug reports about responsive styling supposedly not working in IE8.
+if (window.location.protocol == 'file:')
+  alert("ERROR: Bootstrap's responsive CSS is disabled!\nSee getbootstrap.com/getting-started/#respond-file-proto for details.")
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