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First: WTF? Mozilla/Firefox != Opera To further clarify this point: Lynx != Opera != Konqueror != IE != Safari != Emacs (Sorry, couldn't resist that nudge at emacs, I'm a vi fan)
Second: All of those sites are perfect, with the exception of your friend's webpage whose *cool* Javascript falling leaves (?!?) flicker.
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Saltah'na
Chinese Canadian, or 75% Commie Bastard.
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Well, it's beside the point now. The point was that it should be up to the user, and not some rude message to switch to another browser. I should point out that I had stuck to Opera for the longest period after trying out several others. Then I went back to IE.
I may switch later on, maybe not. Depends on my mood. And it may not be Firefox either.
Mucus: It looks like the graphic that said "Welcome to the Scarborough Residence Council" has been taken off. *shrug*
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quote:Originally posted by Saltah'na: The point was that it should be up to the user, and not some rude message to switch to another browser.
I agree with that. However crappy IE might be, if you're designing a site, you should take into account that still the vast majority of people use IE.
Of course, a small reminder that there is such a thing as Firefox (a small button, for example) is no problem. But you shouldn't alienate them. Because that's just what Microsoft tried with their pages in Opera.
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The official Alias page has rendering issues in Firefox on the character profile pages. But that's probably due to poor coding on the page or something.
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I suspect Charles's point was that people weren't "choosing" IE. That's just what they had on their machines. And IE causes a lot of problems. Especially for web-designers but also the security problems for all those users. People are afraid of change, but in this instance, stasis is actually more dangerous. The message merely called attention to this. It may have been a little confrontational, but it certainly got your attention. I switched my PCs to Firefox without any problems. Bookmarks, cookies, etc. came across great. I don't know that I would have done it without that message and this thread. And so I'm grateful. I've also switched several of my friends and clients who simply didn't know any better.
Of course, my Macs didn't have any problems. Nothing new there, really.
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Charles Capps
We appreciate your concern. It is noted and stupid.
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quote:Originally posted by Balaam Xumucane: I suspect Charles's point was that people weren't "choosing" IE. That's just what they had on their machines. And IE causes a lot of problems. [...] It may have been a little confrontational, but it certainly got your attention.
^^ What he said.
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And so ends another chapter in the life and times of the man known simply as Flare.
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strange.. i stopped posting mostly because i didn't have time, immediately after seeing the IE warning, but now I'm back, using Firebird, since IE started doing crazy things to my computer.
Unwilling statistic.
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I've just discovered Firefox's Sage extension and Flare's RSS feed. Kudos for saving me time and making my web browing that much more efficient
My only question, is there a way to make make the feed pull up, say all of Today's Active Topics rather than just the five most recent posts?
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quote:Originally posted by TSN:
"...but now I'm back, using Firebird..."
What, are you browsing on a monitor inside K.I.T.T., or something?
Yes. I'm from the future.
Firebird is a Mozilla-based app that someone happened to drop on my computer during a party. Everyone else was using it, so I decided to experiment. It's a familiar pattern.
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quote:Originally posted by Balaam Xumucane: I suspect Charles's point was that people weren't "choosing" IE. That's just what they had on their machines. And IE causes a lot of problems. [...] It may have been a little confrontational, but it certainly got your attention.
^^ What he said.
Which puts you on the side of the "I never have any problems with anything because I use a Mac and Macs are great you have a problem it's because you use Windoze by Micro$oft and they are sh*t sh*t fucking sh*t BY A MAC OR I WILL EAT YOUR LIVER!"
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I have never trusted Mac users.. and I never will.. I can never forgive them.. for eating my liver.
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