on 3/27/02 8:18 PM, Paul Berkowitz at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >Set the usual prefs from Internet Prefs or IE; set your freaky prefs >that pertain only to your other browser (how many different browsers >using different prefs do you need?) in the other browser.
But, as I mentioned, if every app starts using IE's approach, this won't be possible -- unless the prefers are of the browser-specific nature (IE's window position, etc.). If all browsers use the InternetConfig prefs file, you won't be able to set different preferences for different Internet apps. >This sounds pretty farfetched, anyway. Just because you personally don't do something a certain way doesn't mean other people don't ;) For example, I know lots of people in the web design business who use five or six different browsers, all set up differently, to check compatibility... if all browsers start to use a single prefs file, that won't be possible :( But an even bigger issue for some people IMO is the one I mentioned about throwing away prefs files -- this could affect any user, beginning or advanced. I agree with you that, in general, this appears to be a good user-friendly design. I'm just pointing out that it's not without drawbacks. A better middle ground, though not perfect, might be that IE should use its own prefs file for any preference or setting that is IE-specific, and the OS's InternetConfig prefs file for things that apply to all browsers (though people like I mentioned above would still be out of luck). I think that a useful option under "Advanced" would be the ability to use the IE prefs file for *all* prefs. -- To unsubscribe: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> archives: <http://www.mail-archive.com/entourage-talk%40lists.letterrip.com/> old-archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/entourage-talk%40lists.boingo.com/>
