Kenneth Pardue wrote:
> Just noticed that Mozilla released a 0.9.4 release, and on the roadmap
> this is listed as a recommended vendor branch point. Does this mean
> that we're going to see a new version of Netscape 6 coming out soon?
> If so, does anyone have any information about what improvements it
> specifically will have?
>
> If those from Netscape are listening, I'd like to see the following
> (if all of these seem kinda customized to the "always on" philosophy,
> it's because I have a cable modem :-)):
>
> - Ability to view Windows Media files in the browser, instead of
> eternally being sent to the Windows Media Player homepage to download
> a plug-in.
>
> - In Instant Messenger:
> 1) The ability to see the AIM Buddy Icons and send and receive files.
> 2) Tighter integration between Instant Messenger and the Quick
> Launch icon... perhaps right clicking brings up, in addition to other
> options, a list of Buddies online which clicking on it brings up a
> message box to that person.
> 3) Better looking interface. Make it to where it's not so hard to
> tell who on earth you're chatting to (the chat window icons look
> virtually the same as the rest of it), and a cleaner chat window
> interface.
> 4) Ability to see whether buddies are online even if they are
> blocked, and ability to go into "invisible" or "appear offline" mode
> where you can see who is online without being seen by them. (Yes, I
> know this takes away from MSN Messenger and ICQ... but AOL owns ICQ
> too, right? Can't they do it here, too?
> 5) Maybe even show the chat windows that are open only in the
> Netscape browser, or give the option to see them only there. It sure
> makes my task bar awful cluttered up when I have several chats going on.
>
>
> - Mail: Better mail notificiation. Ability to customize email
> notification sound from within Netscape. Email appears to check when
> Netscape is closed and QuickLaunch is enabled... make it to where the
> green arrow is still visible when you open Netscape again. Even
> better, show a green arrow on the Netscape Quick Launch icon to
> indicate when there is mail to be read.
>
> - Downloads: Put at least a simple download manager in this thing!
> It's beyond me why neither Netscape nor MS have integrated a download
> manager into their programs. Also, show the percentage of the
> download in the download window on the task bar.
>
> - Interface: Clean up the interface a little bit more. Grant it that
> it looks tons better than the Netscape Preview Release 1, 2, and 3...
> but it still has its problems. Sometimes some of my option screens
> shift out of view, and at others my dialogues will shift, shimmy, or
> shake whenever I scroll over them, type something into them, or check
> them.
>
> I'm sorry... I know the last thing you guys need is one more person
> complaining about what could be better, especially since I don't have
> a lick of programming experience. I do have some web design
> experience though, and I like this new rendering engine. Although I
> still see problems on some pages. Netscape claims to be W3C standards
> compliant, and IE claims to be W3C standards complaint... so why does
> IE still display pages correctly and Netscape not?
>
> At any rate, thanks for putting up with my post and my "suggestions."
> I promise, if these suggestions were carried out, I'd gladly
> completely erase the little "e" on my desktop and toolbars. :-)
>
> Thanks again guys! I'd appreciate some feedback on whether or not
> *somebody* might see this and if not, your opinions on whether any of
> these will ever be carried out.
>
> Best regards,
> Kenneth
>
>
As far as your standards compliance, the former is 100% standards
compliant, which is much more than the latter. The latter displays more
pages correctly because it has had more time to "sink in" if you will.
And pages that are coded for the latter do not necessarily translate
into W3C compliance.
--
Albert
"We must have a better word than 'prefabricated'. Why not 'ready-made'?"
--Winston Churchill
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