> It does not have an utter lack of standards. If a design of anything demands > the very strictest of inputs and throws a wobbly at the slightest deviation, > this is a sign of weakness. The strength of purity is a double edged sword, > it can so easily become brittleness. > > Actually I welcome the most fussy and brittle browsers, I use them as a test > of my code. But that is not what the purpose of a browser is, the browser is > for the ordinary user to see and do things, and IE has done this in a robust > way for a long time and it is easy to lose perspective. When IE fronts up at > the gates of St Peter, I bet he lets it in. > > David Elmo
I, too, am locked into IE 5.1.x for most of my Macs (except for my G3, which could use a Mozilla/clone under 8.6 -- I have several on CDs from magazines, but they all seem to be either too buggy or the installer won't install for some reason (Moz 1.2.1). I did try iCab for a while, but having to download & install a new copy every few months really put me off. And, as has been said, it does CSS very poorly. Netscape 4.x is also out of the question, for that reason, and others.) So I have to admit, IE 5 does a pretty good job, for its age. It's also the only IE that my service provider lets me gather my web mail with (aside from the aforementioned), due to a JavaScript thing, I guess. But recently I logged to my current ISP (sbc.yahoo) and the dorky front they have for web mail warned me that, while it still works, "For the best experience using Yahoo!, we recommend that you upgrade to the latest version of�Safari or Mozilla" I guess the writing is on the wall for IE there, too. (It also has a really inconvenient forms bug, with the insertion point shifting to another field while a page is still loading, if you're typing into one at that time, resulting in garbled sign-in/passwords. But the auto-fill help make up for that (somewhat).) -- Bill Art page: <http://geocities.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]> -- PCI-PowerMacs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Sonnet & PowerLogix Upgrades - start at $169 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PCI-PowerMacs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/pci-powermacs.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive:<http://www.mail-archive.com/pci-powermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com
