Internet Explorer

30 public posts in this discussion.

Post 1

Well some of you dont like ie.. too bad...
I been using ie7.5 beta 1 for the past 3 months now normally i dont like touching beta's as they are unstable.. but i have had 0.. yes NO problems with ie 7.5 b1.. now Microsoft have put out IE Beta 2.. and its got a few more Features if you can get a copy test it out..
Screenies below

Internet Explore 7.5 Beta 1
http://www.users.on.net/~solomon/ie7b1.JPG
Internet Explore 7.5 Beta 2
http://www.users.on.net/~solomon/ie7b2.JPG
http://www.users.on.net/~solomon/ie7b21.JPG

EDIT: Pics too big!

Post 2

looks nice :)

Post 3

Gee whizz! Tabbed browsing! Inbuilt search!

Someone better do a feature request over at the mozilla project!

Oh wait....

Post 4

Quote from iscariot:
Gee whizz! Tabbed browsing! Inbuilt search!

Someone better do a feature request over at the mozilla project!

Oh wait....

LOL

Post 5

Good to see that MS is following Firefox in copying Opera's tabbed browsing and inbuilt search.

Post 6

Quote from Jaian:
Good to see that MS is following Firefox in copying Opera's tabbed browsing and inbuilt search.

except for the fact that opera was not the first browser with tabbed browsing so it could be said that they all copied each other...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tabbed_browsing#Tabbed_browsing

me i just look at the web browser market share...Opera is only around 2%, Firefox is like 25% :grin:
IE of course has like 65% but thats understandable considering is packed with the OS so most ppl dont bother changing

Post 7

it's even less surprising when you consider that when it came out (pre os-bundle) that ie4 absolutely trounced everything.

Post 8

Quote from iscariot:
Gee whizz! Tabbed browsing! Inbuilt search!

Someone better do a feature request over at the mozilla project!

Oh wait....

U can say all u want about mozilla.. but ie comes with windows dont have to download or install anything.. and it does the same thing as mozilla..
sooo why not use it..

Post 9

because mozilla isn't a gaping hole into the operating system. that's one reason that comes to mind.

Post 10

I like this new explorer. ta matt.

Post 11

http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6034054.html

Oops....

did I paste that link in, about all the bug reports.... silly me...

Edit:

Oh noes!!! a security hole!!!
http://security-protocols.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=3169

Post 12

Im gonna say it .. Stay on topic ..

We are not IE bashing .. wanna bash start a thread .. any more WILL be moderated.

Post 13

Ive never had aprob with ie. it does what i need it to do. Like XP instead of linux

Post 14

Quote from mepm:
except for the fact that opera was not the first browser with tabbed browsing so it could be said that they all copied each other...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tabbed_browsing#Tabbed_browsing

They came up with the concept the same time, independantly of the InternetWorks browser. Note how the Wikipedia article you link to specifies Opera as one of the pioneers of tabbed browsing, as opposed to Mozilla:

"Opera added tabs to its existing MDI interface. These pioneers were followed by a number of others like Mozilla"

Quote:
me i just look at the web browser market share...Opera is only around 2%, Firefox is like 25% :grin:

Yes, and as MSIE demonstrates, the more popular a browser, the more technically superior the browser.

Post 15

Yes, and as Jaian demonstrates, the more niche a browser, the more rabid it's zealots.

Post 16

Grats ok 5k posts pala :P

Post 17

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/IE/ie7/ie7betaredirect.mspx

To download ie 7.5 b2

Post 18

Quote from BrAiN DaNcE:
Grats ok 5k posts pala :P
meh, he is a amature

Post 19

Quote from MetalAttack:
U can say all u want about mozilla.. but ie comes with windows dont have to download or install anything.. and it does the same thing as mozilla..
sooo why not use it..

Windows Media Player comes with windows, doesnt mean that i wont use Winamp for music and VLC for video instead cause its better.

Windows Messenger comes with windows, doesnt mean that i wont use msn messenger and icq for messenging instead cause its better.

Windows XP Firewall comes with windows xp, doesnt mean that i wont use ZoneAlarm/Norton/Mcafee/etc instead cause its better.

MS Paint Comes with windows, doesnt mean that i wont use correl or adobe for images instead cause its better.

The List Goes on and on....bundled does not mean better

Post 20

Quote from Unseen:
Im gonna say it .. Stay on topic ..

We are not IE bashing .. wanna bash start a thread .. any more WILL be moderated.

:)

Post 21

I personally don't find tabular browsing all that good. Can multiple instances of Explorer 7 be opened in a single session? Then maybe, but otherwise, it's just not really all that important for me. Aside from the GUI, has it really changed the Internet as a medium all that much? Lets be honest now, not much has really changed since IE5 days.

Post 22

http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6034054.html

Post 23

Tabbed browsing is, in my opinion, one of the best features I've seen in a web browser. Hence my love of Firefox.

Post 24

Quote from Milenko:
Tabbed browsing is, in my opinion, one of the best features I've seen in a web browser. Hence my love of Firefox.

Agreed, when I get a customers computer with IE and I keep having to Right Click --> Open In A New Window after centre clicking and getting nothing I start to get really frustrated :p

Post 25

i agree, tabbed browsing is heaven

Post 26

Yeah but there is one little pet hate that niggles at me with firefox... Thats the fact that it seems to crap itself when doing Java... Thats about the only time I'll use IE...

Post 27

Never had a problem with Java and Firefox.

Post 28

Quote from leonami:
Yeah but there is one little pet hate that niggles at me with firefox... Thats the fact that it seems to crap itself when doing Java... Thats about the only time I'll use IE...

You probably installed Firefox after installing your JRE or JDK. Try reinstalling Java, it will pick up Firefox then.

Post 29

Quote from Hitokiri Kensuke:
Lets be honest now, not much has really changed since IE5 days.

Let's be honest now, not much has changed because IE5 held back useful web standards like CSS2.

Post 30

Oh, and FWIW, I'm posting this from Safari, which p0wnzor all your s0xxors