If you have ever done any windows programming, it is very easy to add in an IE window into your programs. Valve can also rely on every windows client having a IE browser available to use, along with all the benefits of having IE (integrated media player, etc.). Alot of people forget the problems associated with open source software such as FF because most people are on the using side of the browser, not the programming side. With IE8, the standards compliance has really gone up and I am very impressed with the new version. I dont think the linux wine users are reason enough to port the whole browsing window.
People bash IE, but its not a terrible program. FF has numerous flaws which people conveniently forget when bashing IE. IE is good enough for me as a user and web developer. PS Have you seen the html editor with IE8? It is very powerful in my opinion. This is coming from a FF user btw. Saint K. 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
