My wife has a weird IE9 thing where if she highlights some text on the page, presses control C to copy it, then pastes it into the Address bar (to do a Google search for it) it actually pastes the last copies URL into the address bar. It's SO weird. I've tried to reproduce it on my machine and it doesnt seem to do it. I got her to install Chrome for when she uses that website. It might just be the website in question doing some odd Javascript stuff. no idea.
I'm also very surprised at the time between releasing IE9 and releasing IE10 preview. A few months at best? On Tue, May 3, 2011 at 12:00 PM, Winston Pang <[email protected]> wrote: > Wait, there is a dashboard page... > > Anyways, I agree, UI wise, sucks balls, I think marketing wise it is too!! > > Honestly, it's an internet browser, despite all their efforts towards > HTML5 and standards compliant, i honestly dont think they should tout > that as a feature, the average joe blow doesn't know about this shit, > they just need to know the most laymen terms, "It's faster", "It's > safer", etc, none of this "It's HTML5 compliant", errrm what? I mean > other browsers don't need to toute that, it's inherent, firefox will > tout that it's a safer, and faster browser, with more options for > add-ons, I suppose add-ons in bordering technical, but semi-ok to > mention for users. > > > > On Tue, May 3, 2011 at 1:49 PM, Scott Barnes <[email protected]> wrote: >> Its pretty common mistake made often daily. Abstracting users from Time is >> also quite hard to achieve especially given the array of variables that a >> browser can come attached with (CPU / GPU speeds, Bandwidth Latency, Task / >> Processes running in background ..ie I/O latency etc). >> If you're bored read this study on Progress Bar's and just how stupid we >> human beings can be on a little ol Progress Bar >> https://ritdml.rit.edu/bitstream/handle/1850/10867/33058_pdf_29344_26CF3AD6-D9B7-11DE-BDEF-B767F0E6BF1D.pdf?sequence=1 >> Now amplify that across all your user interface principles. >> As for IE9 sucking? yeah I don't: >> >> Metro "back" button. I'm kinda drinking the Microsoft pre-ordained cookie >> cut UI Metro Koolaid but seriously big BACK buttons aren't exactly smart >> unless you have some kind of weird Fits & Hick's law voodoo going on? >> Tabs are two narrow in height. On a desktop I can live with this, but on a >> laptop resting on my - lap - using a track pad on say a train? ..its kind of >> a mini game of "See if you can hit my X and win a prize" >> Alerts at the bottom. Sure I get the whole "Hey its a passive info-ware >> area!" moments of goodness. It however is hard at times to distinguish >> between the site i'm currently on and the IE chrome. Furthermore "Show all >> Content" alerts when folks bring in ext resources via SSL sites are freaking >> annoying. I'd prefer it just say "Would you like to forgive this site from >> here on out of its SSL naughtiness? - *click* Forgive it is" >> No dashboard page? - I love my chrome dashboard thumbnail of frequently >> visited sites... >> etc.. >> >> I could list a few "why i dislike IE" more.. but for me at the end of the >> day it's a Chrome Clone..so while I know how IE9 came to be from >> inside/outside Microsoft perspective(s) it still feels a bit cheapened to >> just catchup to the guy (Google) who picked a fight with you in the >> Browser-school yard? they could do more - that is if they manage to stop >> losing their team members to the Google Chrome team :) >> >> >> >> --- >> Regards, >> Scott Barnes >> http://www.riagenic.com >> >> >> On Tue, May 3, 2011 at 12:34 PM, Michael Minutillo >> <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> Just goes to show you it doesn't matter how fast it actually IS, it >>> matters how fast it FEELS to the end user. Good UI is psychology more than >>> engineering. >>> >>> >>> On Tue, May 3, 2011 at 10:27 AM, David Connors <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>> On Tue, May 3, 2011 at 11:39 AM, Winston Pang <[email protected]> >>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> I mean it actually feels a lot slower to load her up as well, compared >>>>> to chrome, not sure how google did it, but it feels so much more >>>>> smoother and faster to use chrome than anything else, I mean creating >>>>> a new tab in chrome feels so damn fast! >>>> >>>> If you can get past the dreadful performance of the speaker in this >>>> video, it explains why it is so fast. Good engineering and a helping of >>>> smoke and mirrors. :) >>>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ymgXTdWWNUU >>>> -- >>>> David Connors | [email protected] | www.codify.com >>>> Software Engineer >>>> Codify Pty Ltd >>>> Phone: +61 (7) 3210 6268 | Facsimile: +61 (7) 3210 6269 | Mobile: +61 417 >>>> 189 363 >>>> V-Card: https://www.codify.com/cards/davidconnors >>>> Address Info: https://www.codify.com/contact >>>> >>> >> >> >
