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Internet Explorer 8

  • 27-08-2008 11:31pm
    #1
    Epic Tissue
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    I just downloaded IE beta 2 (http://www.microsoft.com/windows/products/winfamily/ie/ie8/getitnow.mspx).

    It seems good! I like the coloured tab groups and the web slices! Good ideas - I haven't seen them before either.

    Accelerators are cool too. Is it possible to remove the searchs from the accelerator rightclick? Also, you can't get the accelerator menu inside a text box (such as the one you write on with boards) which is a shame.
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  • #2
    AlmightyCushion
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    Did they implement porn mode on it?


  • #3
    Epic Tissue
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,015 ✭✭✭Epic Tissue


    Yep! They call it "InPrivate browsing" and has an "InPrivate" icon up in the address bar.


  • #4
    AlmightyCushion
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    Sweeeet!

    *downloads*

    :pac:


  • #5
    trout
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    AlmightyCushion wrote: »
    Did they implement porn mode on it?

    4 flavours of porn mode ... including one that clears all sorts of buffers, cookies, cache, history, thumbnails ...the works.

    *considers switching back from Ubunutu*


  • #6
    Winters
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,761 ✭✭✭✭Winters


    Porn mode? Thats why I have Safari installed ;)

    Seriously though. Why cant MS just release some sort of standalone version of it for us developers. As it is I need 5.5 (Still handy to have), 6 and 7 installed to check web sites on and I use standalones for 5.5 and 7. Its not perfect but its the only way :/

    Cant see IE8 becoming very main stream for a while. As it is most people are still stuck between IE6 and IE7, many offices not switching yet to 7. IE really aint great for those of us having to develop sites :(


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  • #7
    Lump
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    I installed it and it just crashed over and over.


  • #8
    AlmightyCushion
    Moderators, Education Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 35,087 Mod ✭✭✭✭AlmightyCushion


    Lump wrote: »
    I installed it and it just crashed over and over.
    So, just like every ie before it then. :pac:


  • #9
    Epic Tissue
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,015 ✭✭✭Epic Tissue


    crashing for me too, although it is in beta so can be forgiven for now..


  • #10
    Creamy Goodness
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 26,581 ✭✭✭✭Creamy Goodness


    page cannot be found when you select vista x64 or win2k3 x64.

    FAIL.


  • #11
    EKRIUQ
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    12.7MB big download for a browser?


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  • #12
    Capt'n Midnight
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 92,172 Mod ✭✭✭✭Capt'n Midnight


    Namesco wrote: »
    12.7MB big download for a browser?
    no

    Look at IE6
    http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie/ie6/downloads/critical/ie6sp1/default.mspx
    Total download size for a typical installation is approximately 25 megabytes (MB). However, because Setup downloads only those files that are necessary for your computer, this size can vary between 11 and 75 MB.


  • #13
    MunsterCycling
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,864 ✭✭✭MunsterCycling


    Wincest is best! wrote: »
    Porn mode? Thats why I have Safari installed ;)

    Seriously though. Why cant MS just release some sort of standalone version of it for us developers. As it is I need 5.5 (Still handy to have), 6 and 7 installed to check web sites on and I use standalones for 5.5 and 7. Its not perfect but its the only way :/

    Cant see IE8 becoming very main stream for a while. As it is most people are still stuck between IE6 and IE7, many offices not switching yet to 7. IE really aint great for those of us having to develop sites :(


    But surely you don't use IE specific code to develop sites like most of the government sites do, maintaining the monoply of M$, pity the Government and local authorities don't take a leaf out of the French governments book and wipe M$ off the face of their PCs and end the endless waste of taxpayers money on licience fees.

    MC


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