I am experimenting with developing a primitive web interface using Aptana Studio 3, and when I run the site from Aptana as an internal server in either IE or Firefox, the page renders as I expect. In contrast, when I open the same HTML page in a browser (i.e. not running it through Aptana), it displays incorrectly (e.g. modal dialog appears at the bottom of the page rather than as modal when I click a button).
I tried different "meta" compatibility commands at the top of the HTML code to see if I could duplicate how Aptana opens the site. I am not sure if JS and JQuery need to be run as a server or if this is an indication of a bug in my code. If it is a requirement to run JS, JQuery, and bootstrap in a server as Aptana does, any guidance on how to duplicate what Aptana is doing in a standalone offline fashion would be sincerely appreciated.
Note: This is a for a class assignment. The assignment is unrelated to JQuery and Javascript; rather it is on UI design patterns and software engineering. The reason I am using JS and JQuery is I thought this assignment would be a good opportunity to become more familiar with those tools.
For most standard browsers, many jQuery features do not render/appear correctly if they are not run inside a web server. When entering debug or run mode in Aptana, it is in the background starting a local web server. If you want a free web based server, I recommended using the "rawgit" feature bundled with Github; this is what I ended up using. For more information, see here: