Indeed; while originally Valve used IE for reliability (you knew it was there), the reason for changing would also be reliability (you know it'll render the same in all clients)
> -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf > Of Saint K. > Sent: 04 June 2009 13:12 > To: Half-Life dedicated Linux server mailing list > Subject: Re: [hlds_linux] New browser engine support for steam? > > I can understand the earlier choice of using IE as engine. > Although now > the market is changing, MS is being forced to de-attach IE > from windows > most likely; I feel its time for a change, especially now > when we start > to notice our users are having issues with the old IE6 engine. > > Cheers, > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of > [email protected] > Sent: donderdag 4 juni 2009 14:01 > To: [email protected]; 'Half-Life dedicated Linux > server mailing > list' > Subject: Re: [hlds_linux] New browser engine support for steam? > > No, it's to do with the fact that on a windows box, it's the one > embeddable > browser you can guarentee will be installed. Nothing to do with > brainwashed > or bribed programmers. > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [email protected] > > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf > > Of Crazy Canucks > > Sent: 04 June 2009 12:37 > > To: Half-Life dedicated Linux server mailing list > > Subject: Re: [hlds_linux] New browser engine support for steam? > > > > I'll second and third this. It seems that most game > > developers make use > > of the IE browser engine. Might have something to do with > the way M$ > > has bought its way into our educational systems... > > > > Craig H wrote: > > > It would certainly be nice. > > > > > > On Thu, Jun 4, 2009 at 1:31 AM, Saint K. > > <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > >> I have a request. Most likely a bit radical for your > > design, but very > > >> much wanted. > > >> > > >> The problem is as following. Steam uses IE as engine to > > display stuff in > > >> the store, the motd etc etc. > > >> As you know, IE is used less and less, and people now a > > days chose not > > >> to install or update IE at all because their using an alternative > > >> browser. (Our webstats show that IE is by far no longer > > the most used > > >> browser). > > >> > > >> Now to come to our problem, because we don't install or update IE > > >> anymore, we get faced with all sorts of render problems > > caused by the > > >> old IE engine (IE6). Widespread webmasters are fully dropping IE6 > > >> supports because their tired of having to implement > > countless hacks to > > >> make it browser compatible. > > >> > > >> Could steam please consider implementing or supporting > alternative > > >> browser engines? > > >> > > >> Cheers, > > >> > > >> _______________________________________________ > > >> To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the > > list archives, > > >> please visit: > > >> http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux > > >> > > >> > > > _______________________________________________ > > > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the > > list archives, please visit: > > > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list > > archives, please visit: > > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux > > > > > _______________________________________________ > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, > please visit: > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 8.5.339 / Virus Database: 270.12.52/2152 - Release Date: > 06/03/09 18:00:00 > > _______________________________________________ > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list > archives, please visit: > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux > _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux
