Tried IE7 yet?

Haven't tried it yet but now you have me thinking I might want to try it. Maybe on my work computer.. I'll go download and test.

I noticed cleartype is automatically turned on or constant. I don't care for it since it makes the letters thicker and stuff. Trying to find the setting to turn that off.

The color scheme fits in too nicely with Tom's Hardware which makes it a little odd to switch to at first.

They made some layout changes on it.. it's nice. I'm hoping you get more control over icon placement and sizing.

I don't like how everything shares the same toolbar though. I have the Links menu out that I use for common websites. It shares the same line as File/Edit, etc. That might be a little annoying.

I wouldn't mine rearranging the location of where the menus are though, that would be helpful. Granted, I have 3 minutes using it so far and need to mess around with it more.

My problem with IE is that they don't have an original bone in their body. Netscape had them beat. They copied netscape. Now Firefox has them beat so they copy firefox.

It's getting lame.

Yeah, I'm finding that in the forums and with the links in the navigation bar of THG. It's a bit annoying.

Is the bookmarking system any better?

Favorites/Bookmarking is my primary bitch about web browsers. They suck regardless of browser.

-mpjesse

Finding problems in highlighting things to copy.

Also, my font sizes tend to change randomly... When I put "..." it changes the way it's typed in this box. Really weird.

But as I type, it starts off normal then compresses. Maybe it's an issue with the clear type.

Curse you Aaron. just when I get fire fox working correctly and abandon K-Melon, you have to post about the new version of IE.

I can't remember if I have ever issued one of these or not but here goes.





















..............................BASTAGE!.............................

I just installed IE beta2. It took a couple of minutes to get use to the new toolbar layout. Other than that it seems to be the same. Although it seems to indicate most web pages have script errors. Maybe a few bugs with reading HTML, SHTML and XML. Probably doesn't like HTML and XML syntax integrated in a web page.
That's my two cents. I'm probably wrong about the syntax errors though.

IE and "standards compliant"..... WOW this must be a real new begining.

if they truly are going to become standards compliant it will be a good day, and CSS is a good standard to be compliant to.

Alltaken

What? You posted something? :?:

I would say that Microsoft isn't out to outdo the competition but to really work on adding features to IE, regardless of what others have.

The features in Firefox and Co. comes from what IE lacked. Those are products created because someone felt IE was lacking perhaps. Thus, they made their own.

I don't see IE as a product that is there to be innovative and win the browser market share. I see it as a product that is designed to keep Windows OS's safer - it's geared more towards helping out Windows.

Besides, what's in the market share for browsers anymore these days? Who cares.. there isn't really any money in it as far as Microsoft is concerned.

I'd go as far as to say Microsoft's IE7 is only there to help keep Windows from having issues when people surf.

You're running Windows 2000 on this?:

My god man, are you a masachist? 8O

can u say overkill?

The current beta will only run on Windows XP. Soz etc... I'm actually a Win 2K fan, but had to relent and go to Fischer Price Windows (err, XP) to keep on top of the game.

I haven't messed with it extensively yet but I have installed it at home.

Have you figured out how to get the "new tab" to pop up to a webpage instead of a blank page?

I also have problems when clicking links from Email, IMs, etc. I have to cut and paste (which is a fawking pain when using Lotus Notes).

Still doesn't shut down smoothly when I exit out for some reason. I don't like the Home Button layout or the back/forward button sizes or locations.

I liked the Home button in the middle and larger.. and Back/Forward buttons are way up there. A little color change would be nice.. something to make those buttons stand out more.

Nay.
If you click the little button to the right of the tab "New Tab" or "Ctrl-T" it brings up a new tab, but its Blank:about instead of the home page.. Most of the time I use a new home page is because it opens to google.

I'm going to mess around to see if there is an option for that. Doesn't make sense not to have it..

I agree that it is mostly playing catch-up. All of the features were available in other browses and are already developed beyond the functionality that IE7 really gave. I think its going to come down to security and added functionality/compatability with other programs in VISTA to make it worthwhile.

Firefox is Ctrl-tab to switch tabs.... I got annoyed at having to alt-tab through multiple IE windows and programs...fills up quick.

[off topic]a friend of mine passed along to me this program called app rocket where you hit alt-space and start typing program names and hit enter to launch them. That gets rid of the mouse. May want to check it out [/off topic]

The biggest annoyance I saw with IE7 is that they still had the "find" dialog box. Why do they continue to use that?

I just use the run command for that..

I have an IBM/Lenovo Thinkpad at work. They come with Windows but they don't make the Windows key on this thing.

I have a Dell keyboard at home that has the windows key though. greatest little invention.