I dislike Internet Explorer ALOT!!!

leedude · 08-17-2006, 08:03 PM

I am trying to build a nice website, but i have just discovered the poor way in which IE6 handles CSS. I mean, the :hover psuedo-class only works on hyperlinks. What is the deal with that? It is amazing to think, that IE has over 90% of the market, when there is a free, and more stable alternative called firefox. not only does it look good and display CSS just right, it has done for ages. Also, firefox has that lovely feature, TABBED BROWSING! Well, what did microsoft do about that, they created IE7, years after firefox(IE 7 isnt even out yet), I have the beta 3, and i think it is aside from being bulky and just a little ugly, it is a near same of firefox. IE7 has tabbed browsing(a bit late), but it just isn't practical to use. A lot of the features are difficult to find and use.

Sorry if i got a bit carried away there

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**forcifer** · 08-17-2006, 08:35 PM

amen!! ever since i moved to ff i havnt wanted to go back. trublesome active X and having to open 3 or 4 browsers to even start surfing. IE7 sounds nice, but im happy now and dont want to change

sinclair_tm · 08-17-2006, 08:59 PM

i personally perfer netscape 8 over ff and ie. it has the best of both

**TheAtheist** · 08-18-2006, 05:21 AM

i prefer Netscape, if i could get it to work and not pack up on me every single day.

Chevy · 08-18-2006, 05:30 AM

FF here ... I did like Netscape until AOL got involved - now it's tainted.

95five-0 · 08-18-2006, 06:58 AM

I am assuming I am one of the last people still using IE on this board. But to be honest the only reason I have not left is because we use sharepoint and business portal at my work and nothing else can display the active x controls correctly.

ebackhus · 08-18-2006, 10:07 AM

I still use and PREFER Internet Explorer. I'll defintely get IE7 once it's gone gold.

Zazula · 08-18-2006, 10:16 AM

I'm only using IE, as well. It never occured to me that I should be looking at other options. (Like 95 said, for some time I was feeling like an alien in this thread with everyone else bashing IE). Regarding IE7 I wanna wait a bit (SP1 perhaps?) till I make my move. Since I now have everything so smoothly set up and functioning with IE6, I'd hate to go back to "needs fix" mode...

A-Nick4me · 08-18-2006, 10:44 AM

I have always stayed away from having anything to do with AOL, and the same has become true for IE except for using it for windows update.

The same is true about bashing them......It is just that I have better things to do....”Like using Firefox”.

-d- · 08-18-2006, 10:50 AM

I have both FF and IE7 beta. IE 7 works alot slower for me, pages take longer to load, and the application itself is quite laggy. It might be because it's just a beta, but the tabbed browsing is also very slow on my machine, while Firefox runs fast and clean, never locks up, and loads fast!

FF is fine for my p4 2.4GHz, 512DDR ram, and other slightly outdated parts :)

sinclair_tm · 08-18-2006, 01:32 PM

hey i wasn't bashing ie, just said i perfer ns8. but it really depends on the platform/os combo as to which browser i use.
mac os x 10.2-10.4 = safari
mac os x 10.1 = ie
mac os 9-9.2.2 = ie
mac os 8-8.6 = netscape
win 95-98 = ie
win xp = netscape
win vista beta = ie7
i have tryed other browsers, but these are the ones that i found worked best for me.

**Spatcher** · 08-18-2006, 05:19 PM

My personal favorite is Opera. I would still be using IE if it had tabs at the time I switched to FF (I went to FF then Opera). There really isn't anything wrong with it IMO.

**karusho** · 08-25-2006, 04:45 PM

I went over to Opera when FF started being a pain in the *** for me.
I went over to FF when IE started being a pain in the *** for me.
I went over to IE when SBC Browser started being a pain for me.
I went over to SBC Browser when I decided Earthlink wasn't fast enough.

Sigh... I still like that Earthlink Browser...

08-17-2006, 08:03 PM	#1 (permalink)
leedude Registered User Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 42 OS: Windows XP/Fedora Core 5 My System	I dislike Internet Explorer ALOT!!! I am trying to build a nice website, but i have just discovered the poor way in which IE6 handles CSS. I mean, the :hover psuedo-class only works on hyperlinks. What is the deal with that? It is amazing to think, that IE has over 90% of the market, when there is a free, and more stable alternative called firefox. not only does it look good and display CSS just right, it has done for ages. Also, firefox has that lovely feature, TABBED BROWSING! Well, what did microsoft do about that, they created IE7, years after firefox(IE 7 isnt even out yet), I have the beta 3, and i think it is aside from being bulky and just a little ugly, it is a near same of firefox. IE7 has tabbed browsing(a bit late), but it just isn't practical to use. A lot of the features are difficult to find and use. Sorry if i got a bit carried away there.

08-17-2006, 08:35 PM	#2 (permalink)
forcifer good bye and good luck Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Kansas City kansas Posts: 3,486 OS: Vista Premium 32 My System Blog Entries: 1	amen!! ever since i moved to ff i havnt wanted to go back. trublesome active X and having to open 3 or 4 browsers to even start surfing. IE7 sounds nice, but im happy now and dont want to change __________________ im back...i guess...

08-18-2006, 05:30 AM	#5 (permalink)
Chevy Semi-Retired Manager, Microsoft Support Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Notlob Posts: 5,188 OS: Vista Ultimate My System	FF here ... I did like Netscape until AOL got involved - now it's tainted. __________________ “The man who smiles when things go wrong has thought of someone to blame it on. ” - Robert Bloch

08-18-2006, 06:58 AM	#6 (permalink)
95five-0 Hardware Tech Team Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Corinth, TX Posts: 1,339 OS: 2000/XP/2003/Vista/2008	I am assuming I am one of the last people still using IE on this board. But to be honest the only reason I have not left is because we use sharepoint and business portal at my work and nothing else can display the active x controls correctly. __________________ "If it's really a supercomputer, how come the bullets don't bounce off when I shoot it ?" <<PC Pitstop>><< AVG Free>><<Spybot>><<Everest 2.0>><<Trend Micro House Call>><<HijackThis How-to>>

08-18-2006, 10:07 AM	#7 (permalink)
ebackhus Manager, Design Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: SATX Posts: 12,767 OS: WinXP Pro SP3 My System Blog Entries: 25	I still use and PREFER Internet Explorer. I'll defintely get IE7 once it's gone gold. __________________ ----------------------------- There are no dumb questions, unless a customer is asking them. Help in the fight against cancer and other serious illnesses.

08-18-2006, 05:21 AM	#4 (permalink)
TheAtheist TSF Articles Team Join Date: May 2006 Location: Portishead, Bristol Posts: 1,221 OS: xp sp3 My System	i prefer Netscape, if i could get it to work and not pack up on me every single day.

08-18-2006, 10:16 AM	#8 (permalink)
Zazula Manager Emeritus, I'm blond, James Blond Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Athens, Greece Posts: 7,643 OS: Win XP Pro SP2	I'm only using IE, as well. It never occured to me that I should be looking at other options. (Like 95 said, for some time I was feeling like an alien in this thread with everyone else bashing IE). Regarding IE7 I wanna wait a bit (SP1 perhaps?) till I make my move. Since I now have everything so smoothly set up and functioning with IE6, I'd hate to go back to "needs fix" mode... __________________ "Time is the wisest because it discovers everything" Thales of Miletus (ca.624BC-ca.546BC) "Everything flows, nothing stands still." Heraclitus of Ephesus (ca.535BC-475BC) "One thing I know, that I know nothing" Socrates of Athens (ca.470BC–399BC)

08-18-2006, 10:44 AM	#9 (permalink)
A-Nick4me Registered User Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Canadian West Coast Posts: 225 OS: Ubuntu & XP Home My System	I have always stayed away from having anything to do with AOL, and the same has become true for IE except for using it for windows update. The same is true about bashing them......It is just that I have better things to do....”Like using Firefox”. Last edited by A-Nick4me : 08-18-2006 at 10:58 AM.

08-18-2006, 10:50 AM	#10 (permalink)
-d- Registered User Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Markham ON Posts: 189 OS: Windows XP SP2 My System	I have both FF and IE7 beta. IE 7 works alot slower for me, pages take longer to load, and the application itself is quite laggy. It might be because it's just a beta, but the tabbed browsing is also very slow on my machine, while Firefox runs fast and clean, never locks up, and loads fast! FF is fine for my p4 2.4GHz, 512DDR ram, and other slightly outdated parts :)

08-18-2006, 05:19 PM	#12 (permalink)
Spatcher Henry Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 3,467 OS: XP Home SP2 My System	My personal favorite is Opera. I would still be using IE if it had tabs at the time I switched to FF (I went to FF then Opera). There really isn't anything wrong with it IMO. __________________ JohnThePilot: Cenedl heb iaith, cenedl heb galon (a nation without a language is a nation without a heart) John Butler Trio: Go take a step outside, see what's shakin' in the real world - Good Excuse Paul Kelly: Just add a dollop of tomato sauce for sweetness and that extra tang - How to Make Gravy

08-25-2006, 04:45 PM	#13 (permalink)
karusho TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Silicon Valley Posts: 1,213 OS: Windows XP SP2, Windows Vista SP1, Ubuntu 8.04 My System	I went over to Opera when FF started being a pain in the * for me. I went over to FF when IE started being a pain in the * for me. I went over to IE when SBC Browser started being a pain for me. I went over to SBC Browser when I decided Earthlink wasn't fast enough. Sigh... I still like that Earthlink Browser...