Internet Explorer 7

[Simplicity]

I downloaded it. I like it. Yes, the menu to ribbon switch is weird, but I was getting a little tired of the File/Edit/View menu system anyways. It was great in Windows 3.1 and all. But it's really time for a new idiom. Office 2007 is doing the same thing.

As for having it tied to the OS... Well, that's hardly a problem in Windows since everything typically runs with full priviledges (well it IS a problem, but making it less tied to the OS won't really help you). Vista eliminates the binding though (so I've heard at least), so you may prefer running IE7 in Vista in a non-administrator mode.

I still am not a fan of tabbed-browsing. I hate tabbed-browsing. What I want is the ability to switch easily between ALL of my apps, not just my web pages. Microsoft needs to fix the damn status bar, not IE.

 

[Ranger REG]

I still am not a fan of tabbed-browsing. I hate tabbed-browsing. What I want is the ability to switch easily between ALL of my apps, not just my web pages. Microsoft needs to fix the damn status bar, not IE.

That would fall outside of IE's app.

But if you ask me, I'd like tabbed windows on the OS. I also like to be able to rearrange them.

The only inconvenience I have with IE7 is that you need to open a new tab in order to use the search bar. Netscape 8 allows me to set it so I can use the search bar to automatically open a new tab to display the results.

At least the IE7 search bar does allow me to add new search providers. Would be nice if WotC fix their search engine so I could add it to my search bar.

P.S. When are they going to release Outlook Express 7?

 

[Mercule]

What I want is the ability to switch easily between ALL of my apps, not just my web pages. Microsoft needs to fix the damn status bar, not IE.

I'm not following something, here. Isn't that what the task bar does?

 

[Flexor the Mighty!]

Had it since the betas, it's ok but even if it was available on my home computing platform I can't see any reason to use it over Firefox.

 

[Simplicity]

I'm not following something, here. Isn't that what the task bar does?

The only reason tabbed browsing is so popular is because the task bar can only hold a few applications before it just ceases to be useful in any way. You can switch between applications okay if you only have a few running (Click on "2 In..." To get to Internet explorer windows. Click on one of the five windows that pop up under that to get to the webpage you want to see.)

If MS had a more intelligent taskbar, you could single click your way to whatever you wanted.

A simple example:
What if the task bar had two rows: (1) bottom row shows all your apps, (2) top row shows all of the open windows for the app you're currently using.

Tabbed browsing would essentially become a feature of the desktop, and not a feature of the web browser.

Microsoft could make a taskbar that is a lot more useful than that, but that would at least be a start.

 

[Lorgrom]

Last I checked, you needed to have Windows XP or newer to run IE7?

So what are people like me (I use Windows 2000 and don't plan on chaning) to do when sites start requiring IE7 to view them properly?

 

[Jdvn1]

Last I checked, you needed to have Windows XP or newer to run IE7?

So what are people like me (I use Windows 2000 and don't plan on chaning) to do when sites start requiring IE7 to view them properly?

Upgrade.

To my knowledge, it's not too long until Windows 2000 won't be supported at all.

 

[Thad Enouf]

A simple example:
What if the task bar had two rows: (1) bottom row shows all your apps, (2) top row shows all of the open windows for the app you're currently using.

Tabbed browsing would essentially become a feature of the desktop, and not a feature of the web browser.

Microsoft could make a taskbar that is a lot more useful than that, but that would at least be a start.

This is already done to a certain extent, at least as far back as Win98. Expand the taskbar up a notch and stick your desktop icon bar on it. The top row has the open apps and the bottom row has the desktop icons. Or vice versa (can't recall which).

As for IE7, I'm using it at work and like it enough to keep me from d/ling Firefox for this particular system. The only problem I've had with Firefox is that some web pages I use frequently just do not like it. Sure, I could just blame the webmaster but it's easier just to use IE for those sites.

 

[Simplicity]

This is already done to a certain extent, at least as far back as Win98. Expand the taskbar up a notch and stick your desktop icon bar on it. The top row has the open apps and the bottom row has the desktop icons. Or vice versa (can't recall which).

As for IE7, I'm using it at work and like it enough to keep me from d/ling Firefox for this particular system. The only problem I've had with Firefox is that some web pages I use frequently just do not like it. Sure, I could just blame the webmaster but it's easier just to use IE for those sites.

I know you can expand the task bar a notch, but that's not really what I'm talking about.
Expanding the bar gives you more real-estate, but still doesn't really solve the problem well. The quickstart icons/status-bar icons aren't really what I mean either.

Imagine:

(EnWorld) | (Digg) | (Slashdot) | (CNN) | ...
======== =========================
((Start)) || (Internet Explorer) || Outlook | Gtalk | Word | ...

It would be just like tabbed browsing but in the desktop. And it would work for any application. But it doesn't exist, so there's really no point in continuing the threadjack.

The task bar has pretty much remained unchanged for ten years. I could use an upgrade already.

 

[Mercule]

A simple example:
What if the task bar had two rows: (1) bottom row shows all your apps, (2) top row shows all of the open windows for the app you're currently using.

Tabbed browsing would essentially become a feature of the desktop, and not a feature of the web browser.

Microsoft could make a taskbar that is a lot more useful than that, but that would at least be a start.

The taskbar currently has a similar feature, with the "Group similar taskbar buttons". All your Word docs, for example, appear as one button on the taskbar and, when you click on it, you get a list of open docs to choose from. Pretty much the same idea you're talking about, just vertical instead of horizontal.