From: Ginny Evans <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
IE (Mac) was a very fine browser indeed and I have argued its
strengths
before...)
David Elmo
Dear David,
Now, to Browsers: I am trying to get used to the 10+ system. Like some
things--don't like other things, Safari being one of them. I have IE
Explorer 5.2.3 on the OS 9 & it runs fine in the Classic Environment.
This 5.2.3 has completely passed me by? If it was developed for X
(how come you are running it in Classic then?) it is sure not to be
any good. X is an extremely tricky platform, MS would have put very
little money into it, IE was about "had it" as a really useful modern
browser when it was on 9 due to at least its ceasing to keep up with
modern webpage making (css) styling standards.
If you really cannot get to like or used to Safari, (it is quite fast
and works quite well on X), download the very latest Firefox for X. I
use many browsers including iCab for X and only rarely now fire up
the pre X ones in Classic. Mozilla and Firefox are both good. If you
are in a X environment, forget about IE completely I'd say, forget
all the 9 browsers for practical purposes of web browsing.
I miss Sherlock 2 as
for some reason, although it is on the 9 drive, it won't run on this
computer. Anyone know how to remedy that? I just get a message,
something to the effect that "this computer does not support Sherlock
2". I don't like OS 10's "Find" command as I think it does a lousy
job.
Don't like the way site findings display on 10 from the "Find"
command.
I never thought I was a person who didn't like change, but I guess I'm
just getting old! LOL
I agree. Spotlight and the new X search functions are pretty
ridiculous, I shake my head in disbelief at the design, at the sheer
lack of common sense. Anyone want a case study oif a typical response
to any search? The makers should be jailed for at least 7 years (low
security, garden setting maybe, but definitily confined). I don't
even like Sherlock 2 because of its complexity and fancy pants look!
(1.5 years jail for makers). No, Sherlock 1is the one I like!
Because it has the same look and simplicity and power of the old Find
File. No clutter. Simple simple simple. Apple have simply forgotten
simple elegance and power, they have gone all ugly MSy. What I want
to do about 99% of the time is find a file that has such and such
somewhere in its name and one does NOT need to be confused by
everything else in a search function and display of results for this.
Thank you for the opportunity to rave uncontrollably on this
sensitive pet issue of mine and to provoke everyone else... :)
Seriously - about using the old Sherlock - though: you can still use
it. I fired up Classic and chose my Sherlock 1 and found things with
it. It is lovely! You need to put the app in the applications folder
along with all your 9 stuff. At least that is how I have it. But I am
not recommending it because at some stage one needs to get used to
whatever is supported and developed as things move on...
David Elmo
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