Re: Google Chrome vs. Firebox or good old Internet Explorer?

2010-01-09 Thread Shlomi Fish
On Wednesday 23 Dec 2009 01:16:12 Dotan Cohen wrote: I should note that not only Ubuntu can do that, but that most desktop-oriented distributions can as well. Linux is not (only) Ubuntu. I know that, but I tend to say Ubuntu instead of Linux because it is a more focused answer. It saves

Re: Google Chrome vs. Firebox or good old Internet Explorer?

2010-01-09 Thread Dotan Cohen
2010/1/9 Shlomi Fish shlo...@iglu.org.il: On Wednesday 23 Dec 2009 01:16:12 Dotan Cohen wrote: I should note that not only Ubuntu can do that, but that most desktop-oriented distributions can as well. Linux is not (only) Ubuntu. I know that, but I tend to say Ubuntu instead of Linux because

Re: Google Chrome vs. Firebox or good old Internet Explorer?

2009-12-27 Thread Dotan Cohen
Sorry, I don't know how to do that.  I'm stuck with the default.  But I think the programmers themselves (of Google Chrome and Firefox) should have taken care of this issue. The OOo and Firefox programmers will not change your Windows settings. That is a slippery slope and would lead to all

Re: Google Chrome vs. Firebox or good old Internet Explorer?

2009-12-27 Thread Dotan Cohen
Access is one of the worst databases around. sql is a much better choice, although I'm not a database person so I can't recomend environments. Visual basic is also pure crap in my opinion, but I guess I'm as biased against Microsoft as you are for it. Access has an SQL implementation. I

Re: Google Chrome vs. Firebox or good old Internet Explorer?

2009-12-27 Thread Dotan Cohen
I hate the Microsoft concept, but again I must admit that there are some advantages for Microsoft software - for example, the Hebrew support in Microsoft products was better and developed before competitors - one of the reasons I switched from Netscape to MS IE. I should mention here that

Re: Google Chrome vs. Firebox or good old Internet Explorer?

2009-12-27 Thread Uri Even-Chen
On Sun, Dec 27, 2009 at 6:32 PM, Dotan Cohen dotanco...@gmail.com wrote: Sorry, I don't know how to do that.  I'm stuck with the default.  But I think the programmers themselves (of Google Chrome and Firefox) should have taken care of this issue. The OOo and Firefox programmers will not

Re: Google Chrome vs. Firebox or good old Internet Explorer?

2009-12-27 Thread Dotan Cohen
Start → Settings → Control Panel → Display → Appearance → Effects → Use the following method to smooth edges of screen fonts → ClearType I tried, but the screen became blurred (מטושטש) so I switched back to standard.  I don't like the blurred effect so much. Interesting. I wonder why that

Re: Google Chrome vs. Firebox or good old Internet Explorer?

2009-12-27 Thread Micha
On 27/12/2009 19:21, Uri Even-Chen wrote: On Sun, Dec 27, 2009 at 6:32 PM, Dotan Cohendotanco...@gmail.com wrote: Sorry, I don't know how to do that. I'm stuck with the default. But I think the programmers themselves (of Google Chrome and Firefox) should have taken care of this issue. The

Re: Google Chrome vs. Firebox or good old Internet Explorer?

2009-12-27 Thread Dotan Cohen
entered my website Speedy Composer ( http://www.speedy.net/composer/ ).  In IE the website plays music.  In Firefox and Chrome I need to install a plugin - Apple Quicktime - and I never install plugins.  I The plugin was probably just installed automatically into IE by something without

Re: Google Chrome vs. Firebox or good old Internet Explorer?

2009-12-26 Thread Shlomi Fish
On Saturday 26 Dec 2009 02:02:15 Micha wrote: On 25/12/2009 23:29, Uri Even-Chen wrote: On Mon, Dec 21, 2009 at 9:21 PM, Dotan Cohendotanco...@gmail.com wrote: I tested all 3 browsers (Google Chrome, Firefox and Internet Explorer) with Gmail, and the fonts look best with Internet Explorer!

Re: Google Chrome vs. Firebox or good old Internet Explorer?

2009-12-26 Thread Micha
On 26/12/2009 13:51, Shlomi Fish wrote: On Saturday 26 Dec 2009 02:02:15 Micha wrote: On 25/12/2009 23:29, Uri Even-Chen wrote: On Mon, Dec 21, 2009 at 9:21 PM, Dotan Cohendotanco...@gmail.com wrote: I tested all 3 browsers (Google Chrome, Firefox and Internet Explorer) with Gmail, and the

Re: Google Chrome vs. Firebox or good old Internet Explorer?

2009-12-26 Thread Uri Even-Chen
On Sat, Dec 26, 2009 at 2:59 PM, Micha mi...@post.tau.ac.il wrote: On 26/12/2009 13:51, Shlomi Fish wrote: On Saturday 26 Dec 2009 02:02:15 Micha wrote: On 25/12/2009 23:29, Uri Even-Chen wrote: On Mon, Dec 21, 2009 at 9:21 PM, Dotan Cohendotanco...@gmail.com wrote: I tested all 3

Re: Google Chrome vs. Firebox or good old Internet Explorer?

2009-12-25 Thread Uri Even-Chen
On Mon, Dec 21, 2009 at 9:21 PM, Dotan Cohen dotanco...@gmail.com wrote: I tested all 3 browsers (Google Chrome, Firefox and Internet Explorer) with Gmail, and the fonts look best with Internet Explorer!  The fonts in Google Chrome and Firefox don't look good, I can't explain it but the fonts

Re: Google Chrome vs. Firebox or good old Internet Explorer?

2009-12-25 Thread Micha
On 25/12/2009 23:29, Uri Even-Chen wrote: On Mon, Dec 21, 2009 at 9:21 PM, Dotan Cohendotanco...@gmail.com wrote: I tested all 3 browsers (Google Chrome, Firefox and Internet Explorer) with Gmail, and the fonts look best with Internet Explorer! The fonts in Google Chrome and Firefox don't

Re: Google Chrome vs. Firebox or good old Internet Explorer?

2009-12-25 Thread Uri Even-Chen
On Sat, Dec 26, 2009 at 2:02 AM, Micha mi...@post.tau.ac.il wrote: On 25/12/2009 23:29, Uri Even-Chen wrote: On Mon, Dec 21, 2009 at 9:21 PM, Dotan Cohendotanco...@gmail.com  wrote: I tested all 3 browsers (Google Chrome, Firefox and Internet Explorer) with Gmail, and the fonts look best

Re: Google Chrome vs. Firebox or good old Internet Explorer?

2009-12-25 Thread Micha
On 26/12/2009 02:48, Uri Even-Chen wrote: On Sat, Dec 26, 2009 at 2:02 AM, Michami...@post.tau.ac.il wrote: On 25/12/2009 23:29, Uri Even-Chen wrote: On Mon, Dec 21, 2009 at 9:21 PM, Dotan Cohendotanco...@gmail.comwrote: I tested all 3 browsers (Google Chrome, Firefox and Internet

Re: Google Chrome vs. Firebox or good old Internet Explorer?

2009-12-25 Thread Uri Even-Chen
On Sat, Dec 26, 2009 at 3:15 AM, Micha mi...@post.tau.ac.il wrote: On 26/12/2009 02:48, Uri Even-Chen wrote: On Sat, Dec 26, 2009 at 2:02 AM, Michami...@post.tau.ac.il  wrote: On 25/12/2009 23:29, Uri Even-Chen wrote: On Mon, Dec 21, 2009 at 9:21 PM, Dotan Cohendotanco...@gmail.com  wrote:

Re: Google Chrome vs. Firebox or good old Internet Explorer?

2009-12-25 Thread Oron Peled
On Friday, 25 בDecember 2009 23:29:08 Uri Even-Chen wrote: But I prefer Internet Explorer, I will not switch to another browser ... But I'm not using Open Office, I have a version of Microsoft Office on my computer and I'm used to it. ... And I don't know which platform can replace Microsoft

Re: Google Chrome vs. Firebox or good old Internet Explorer?

2009-12-25 Thread Uri Even-Chen
On Sat, Dec 26, 2009 at 9:36 AM, Oron Peled o...@actcom.co.il wrote: On Friday, 25 בDecember 2009 23:29:08 Uri Even-Chen wrote: But I prefer Internet Explorer, I will not switch to another browser ... But I'm not using Open Office, I have a version of Microsoft Office on my computer and I'm

Re: Google Chrome vs. Firebox or good old Internet Explorer?

2009-12-22 Thread Shlomi Fish
On Monday 21 Dec 2009 21:16:45 Dotan Cohen wrote: If you have problems with the fonts, you can easily change them in Firefox using Edit - Preferences. But please stop using Internet Explorer. He may need to turn on font anti-aliasing for non-MS programs. By default, Windows XP does not

Re: Google Chrome vs. Firebox or good old Internet Explorer?

2009-12-22 Thread Dotan Cohen
I should note that not only Ubuntu can do that, but that most desktop-oriented distributions can as well. Linux is not (only) Ubuntu. I know that, but I tend to say Ubuntu instead of Linux because it is a more focused answer. It saves the potential user a whole lot of headaches in choosing a

Re: Google Chrome vs. Firebox or good old Internet Explorer?

2009-12-21 Thread Tom Goren
fyi, according to this: http://gs.statcounter.com/?nomore=ie6#browser_version-ww-weekly-200827-200951 ff 3.5 is the most popular browser in the world right now (per version). tom. 2009/12/20 Shlomi Fish shlo...@iglu.org.il Hi Uri! Just a note - please break your E-mails into paragraphs

Re: Google Chrome vs. Firebox or good old Internet Explorer?

2009-12-21 Thread Dotan Cohen
If you have problems with the fonts, you can easily change them in Firefox using Edit - Preferences. But please stop using Internet Explorer. He may need to turn on font anti-aliasing for non-MS programs. By default, Windows XP does not anti-alias Firefox fonts, and they do look terrible.

Re: Google Chrome vs. Firebox or good old Internet Explorer?

2009-12-21 Thread Dotan Cohen
2009/12/20 Uri Even-Chen u...@speedy.net: On Sun, Dec 20, 2009 at 8:28 AM, Dotan Cohen dotanco...@gmail.com wrote: I also have a problem with Bank Hapoalim on Firefox.  The numbers are switched, instead of (1) דואר נכנס I get דואר נכנס )1( (the number is on the right) and instead of (25) סל

Re: Google Chrome vs. Firebox or good old Internet Explorer?

2009-12-21 Thread Dotan Cohen
I tested all 3 browsers (Google Chrome, Firefox and Internet Explorer) with Gmail, and the fonts look best with Internet Explorer!  The fonts in Google Chrome and Firefox don't look good, I can't explain it but the fonts in Internet Explorer look better! Turn on anti-aliasing for all

Re: Google Chrome vs. Firebox or good old Internet Explorer?

2009-12-21 Thread Dotan Cohen
By the way, I tried to report to the bank, they gave me a captcha, (I hate captchas), I made a mistake and they deleted my feedback.  I didn't have time to type it again... the banks such, they are really bad when it comes to supporting computer technologies, and their business depends on

Re: Google Chrome vs. Firebox or good old Internet Explorer?

2009-12-20 Thread Micha
On 20/12/2009 02:44, Uri Even-Chen wrote: On Sun, Dec 20, 2009 at 2:38 AM, Hetz Ben Hamohet...@gmail.com wrote: Hi, I don't know which issues you have with Explorer that don't show pictures. Perhaps security settings? (you can disable security checking on site like GMail, for example). I'll

Re: Google Chrome vs. Firebox or good old Internet Explorer?

2009-12-20 Thread Shlomi Fish
On Sunday 20 Dec 2009 08:22:23 Dotan Cohen wrote: I prefer using IE. Also, with IE there is a sound I'm hearing, every time I click a link. I'm used to hearing this sound. In Google Chrome and Firefox I'm deaf - no sounds. I think that there is a Firefox extension or setting for that.

Re: Google Chrome vs. Firebox or good old Internet Explorer?

2009-12-20 Thread Shlomi Fish
On Sunday 20 Dec 2009 02:32:02 Uri Even-Chen wrote: Hi people, I am seriously thinking about switching to Google Chrome or Firefox. I use Internet Explorer 8, and I tested all 3 of them recently. The fonts look better on good old Internet Explorer, and I'm also used to it, after switching

Re: Google Chrome vs. Firebox or good old Internet Explorer?

2009-12-20 Thread Uri Even-Chen
On Sun, Dec 20, 2009 at 8:28 AM, Dotan Cohen dotanco...@gmail.com wrote: I also have a problem with Bank Hapoalim on Firefox.  The numbers are switched, instead of (1) דואר נכנס I get דואר נכנס )1( (the number is on the right) and instead of (25) סל מיחזור I get רוזחימ לס )52( - I get 52

Re: Google Chrome vs. Firebox or good old Internet Explorer?

2009-12-20 Thread Uri Even-Chen
On Sun, Dec 20, 2009 at 12:19 PM, Shlomi Fish shlo...@iglu.org.il wrote: On Sunday 20 Dec 2009 02:32:02 Uri Even-Chen wrote: Hi people, I am seriously thinking about switching to Google Chrome or Firefox. I use Internet Explorer 8, and I tested all 3 of them recently.  The fonts look better

Re: Google Chrome vs. Firebox or good old Internet Explorer?

2009-12-20 Thread Shlomi Fish
On Sunday 20 Dec 2009 13:13:01 Uri Even-Chen wrote: On Sun, Dec 20, 2009 at 8:28 AM, Dotan Cohen dotanco...@gmail.com wrote: I also have a problem with Bank Hapoalim on Firefox. The numbers are switched, instead of (1) דואר נכנס I get דואר נכנס )1( (the number is on the right) and instead

Re: Google Chrome vs. Firebox or good old Internet Explorer?

2009-12-20 Thread Uri Even-Chen
On Sun, Dec 20, 2009 at 1:38 PM, Shlomi Fish shlo...@iglu.org.il wrote: On Sunday 20 Dec 2009 13:13:01 Uri Even-Chen wrote: On Sun, Dec 20, 2009 at 8:28 AM, Dotan Cohen dotanco...@gmail.com wrote: I also have a problem with Bank Hapoalim on Firefox.  The numbers are switched, instead of (1)

Re: Google Chrome vs. Firebox or good old Internet Explorer?

2009-12-20 Thread Shlomi Fish
Hi Uri! Just a note - please break your E-mails into paragraphs better, and please be less passionate-sounding and more informative. I find it hard to communicate with you. On Sunday 20 Dec 2009 13:53:30 Uri Even-Chen wrote: On Sun, Dec 20, 2009 at 1:38 PM, Shlomi Fish shlo...@iglu.org.il

Google Chrome vs. Firebox or good old Internet Explorer?

2009-12-19 Thread Uri Even-Chen
Hi people, I am seriously thinking about switching to Google Chrome or Firefox. I use Internet Explorer 8, and I tested all 3 of them recently. The fonts look better on good old Internet Explorer, and I'm also used to it, after switching from Netscape about 10 years ago. But, the problem is I

Re: Google Chrome vs. Firebox or good old Internet Explorer?

2009-12-19 Thread Hetz Ben Hamo
Hi, I don't know which issues you have with Explorer that don't show pictures. Perhaps security settings? (you can disable security checking on site like GMail, for example). Chrome is OK and Firefox is OK. Most of the sites in Israel (the big ones) both work pretty well with both Chrome and

Re: Google Chrome vs. Firebox or good old Internet Explorer?

2009-12-19 Thread Dotan Cohen
2009/12/20 Uri Even-Chen u...@speedy.net: Hi people, I am seriously thinking about switching to Google Chrome or Firefox. I use Internet Explorer 8, and I tested all 3 of them recently.  The fonts look better on good old Internet Explorer, and I'm also used to it, after switching from

Re: Google Chrome vs. Firebox or good old Internet Explorer?

2009-12-19 Thread Uri Even-Chen
On Sun, Dec 20, 2009 at 2:38 AM, Hetz Ben Hamo het...@gmail.com wrote: Hi, I don't know which issues you have with Explorer that don't show pictures. Perhaps security settings? (you can disable security checking on site like GMail, for example). I'll check. I didn't change anything in

Re: Google Chrome vs. Firebox or good old Internet Explorer?

2009-12-19 Thread Uri Even-Chen
On Sun, Dec 20, 2009 at 2:42 AM, Dotan Cohen dotanco...@gmail.com wrote: 2009/12/20 Uri Even-Chen u...@speedy.net: Hi people, I am seriously thinking about switching to Google Chrome or Firefox. I use Internet Explorer 8, and I tested all 3 of them recently.  The fonts look better on good

Re: Google Chrome vs. Firebox or good old Internet Explorer?

2009-12-19 Thread Uri Even-Chen
OK, I changed security settings and now I can view the images in Internet Explorer. I added mail.google.com as a trusted website, and also selected no as my answer if to view only the secure pages, then I can see images in my newsletters. Now, since this problem is solved, I think I will keep

Re: Google Chrome vs. Firebox or good old Internet Explorer?

2009-12-19 Thread Uri Even-Chen
OK, I checked Bank Hapoalim with Google Chrome: The fonts look terrible! And every page I get an alert undefined. I guess I will have to keep using IE. At least for the next decade or so. Will check again in 2020, maybe then Uri Even-Chen Mobile Phone: +972-50-9007559 E-mail:

Re: Google Chrome vs. Firebox or good old Internet Explorer?

2009-12-19 Thread Uri Even-Chen
I also have a problem with Bank Hapoalim on Firefox. The numbers are switched, instead of (1) דואר נכנס I get דואר נכנס )1( (the number is on the right) and instead of (25) סל מיחזור I get רוזחימ לס )52( - I get 52 instead of 25. Uri Even-Chen Mobile Phone: +972-50-9007559 E-mail:

Re: Google Chrome vs. Firebox or good old Internet Explorer?

2009-12-19 Thread Hetz Ben Hamo
Uri, Did you bother search about this problem? Click the wrench icon on Chrome, click Under the Hood, go to web content and click Change font and language settings, there you can change the fonts to suit your needs. Also the undefined thing appears on other browsers (such as Opera), which means

Re: Google Chrome vs. Firebox or good old Internet Explorer?

2009-12-19 Thread Dotan Cohen
I prefer using IE.  Also, with IE there is a sound I'm hearing, every time I click a link.  I'm used to hearing this sound.  In Google Chrome and Firefox I'm deaf - no sounds. I think that there is a Firefox extension or setting for that. I saw it once in someone else's Firefox, at it annoyed

Re: Google Chrome vs. Firebox or good old Internet Explorer?

2009-12-19 Thread Dotan Cohen
OK, I checked Bank Hapoalim with Google Chrome:  The fonts look terrible!  And every page I get an alert undefined.  I guess I will have to keep using IE.  At least for the next decade or so.  Will check again in 2020, maybe then Uri, please click the צור קשר link at the top of the Bank

Re: Google Chrome vs. Firebox or good old Internet Explorer?

2009-12-19 Thread Dotan Cohen
I also have a problem with Bank Hapoalim on Firefox.  The numbers are switched, instead of (1) דואר נכנס I get דואר נכנס )1( (the number is on the right) and instead of (25) סל מיחזור I get רוזחימ לס )52( - I get 52 instead of 25. It sounds like they are using visual encoding, which makes