David Hyatt wrote: >> *You* thought it was cool. The rest of the world doesn't seem to agree.
> > A vocal set of people on this newsgroup don't agree. There are many > people who do agree, but because it's enabled, they don't feel compelled > to spend a lot of time arguing about it in this newsgroup thread. :) > > In the end, usability testing will indicate whether or not the end user > likes the feature, i.e., has his/her browsing experience enhanced by the > feature. Oh, I am certian the end user likes this feature. Hell, I even like it myself when I'm just browsing around and see all those nice icons on the tabs! But when I think of all the bad side effects... > If favicon.ico provides a way of enhancing that experience > right now (as opposed to depending on a market share and <link> > evangelism that may or may not materialize) why not pursue it? Look, I see your point, and I understand why you want this feature. Your main concern is to get end users to use Netscape 6. The reasons *not* to pursue it has been explained many times in this and other threads, no need for me to say what have been said a hundred times already. But what about in one year? If Mozilla-based browsers have a large enough market share to have influence on major web sites, will automatic favicon fetching then be turned off, or will it stay on? (I would very much like an answer to that question!) -- /Jonas
