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john

#25
Dec 08, 2008, 00:08:04
If it works okay and your happy with it In, then I don't blame you. IE8 has hung twice since I posted above so I'll try re-installing it first.

Simon

#26
Dec 08, 2008, 00:18:27
Can't get on with Firefox, John?
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Dopamine

#27
Dec 08, 2008, 00:39:15
Quote from: Ann on Sep 03, 2008, 20:43:36
So, what's wrong with the way the forum software is written and are they going to provide an update to work with IE8?  And does anyone else find the same?

There's nothing wrong with the forum software. It works fine, as it has always done. Instead, some tinkering programmers at the behest of a commercial operation trying to make money have written a new "improved" version of a browser that doesn't work with existing software.

Am I the only one sick to death of having new software forced on me? Shouldn't we start reversing our complaints from "such and such application doesn't work with Vista" or whatever the "improved" software is, to "This new software doesn't work with so and so", and refuse to buy or use it until it does?

Most updates now are just tinkering - the days of really substantial improvements are long gone and most apps and OSs now do pretty much all anyone wants. The general public's failure to rush to upgrade to Vista is proof that the majority are satisfied with XP.

My PC works fine. That of everyone else I know works fine too. I'll take any improvements on offer, but I don't like the fact that there seems to be an expectation amongst programmers that the end user must update. The programmers should change to suit our needs, not us change to suit theirs.

/rant.

Inactive

#28
Dec 08, 2008, 01:02:07
Well said Dopamine..  :iagree:
Anything and everything that I post on here is purely my opinion, it ain't going to change the world, you are under no obligation to agree with me, it is purely my expressed opinion.

john

#29
Dec 08, 2008, 01:34:35
Quote from: Simon on Dec 08, 2008, 00:18:27
Can't get on with Firefox, John?

Tried Firefox some time ago but still preferred IE. Version 8 was working fine up until 2 days ago but kept crashing with increasing frequency so I've reverted back to IE7. I've also got Opera which I use very occasionally. I'll try IE 8 again when it moves into production rather than beta (though might give beta 3 a try if that comes first).

QuoteThe general public's failure to rush to upgrade to Vista is proof that the majority are satisfied with XP.

Not necessarily as most existing users may not wish to risk not being able to use their PC due to a lack of confidence in installing OS's or are not prepared to pay for the upgrade but would nonetheless want to use Vista. Also the general publicmay not be the ones to judge it by anyway as it's the indusrial users that Microsoft probably make most of their money from and they are the ones that will be encouraged to migrate to it. Having said that we have thousands of PC at work and we're still using XP but this could be because a lot of testing needs to be done to ensure that all applications still run okay and because the 3rd party maintenance company charge us more for a system build than we could buy the PC for ready built.

psp83

#30
Dec 08, 2008, 08:14:43 Last Edit: Dec 08, 2008, 08:23:51 by psp83
For people that have websites.

If you have a website and no time to make it work in IE8 or your waiting for the final version.

Put this after the <title></title> tags

<meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="IE=EmulateIE7" />

This should make IE8 run in IE7 mode.

Rik

#31
Dec 08, 2008, 08:56:47
Quote from: Inactive on Dec 07, 2008, 23:58:36
I still use IE6, I am a luddite. ;D

It's good to be a Luddite, someone has to preserve these apps. :)
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Inactive

#32
Dec 08, 2008, 09:50:34
I rarely use IE anyway Rik, but I have never liked IE7, and I ain't going to risk IE8 ;)
Anything and everything that I post on here is purely my opinion, it ain't going to change the world, you are under no obligation to agree with me, it is purely my expressed opinion.

Rik

#33
Dec 08, 2008, 09:52:30
I've got IE7 on this machine because that's how it came, In. The other two still have IE6 on them, and IE8 can stay outside the house as far as I'm concerned. :)
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Inactive

#34
Dec 08, 2008, 09:55:29
Another luddite..  :thumb:
Anything and everything that I post on here is purely my opinion, it ain't going to change the world, you are under no obligation to agree with me, it is purely my expressed opinion.

Rik

#35
Dec 08, 2008, 10:11:00
Indeed I am. If I had my way, I'd scrap scalable fonts and make everyone use handset metal type. ;D
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psp83

#36
Dec 08, 2008, 11:20:37
Quote from: Rik on Dec 08, 2008, 09:52:30
I've got IE7 on this machine because that's how it came, In. The other two still have IE6 on them, and IE8 can stay outside the house as far as I'm concerned. :)

Think about me then, its my job to have loads of browsers.. I have IE5, 6, 7, 8, firefox 2, 3, Opera 9, Safari 3, and so more smaller less known ones on this pc.

:eek4:

Rik

#37
Dec 08, 2008, 11:23:36
I can manage IE6, IE7, FF3, Opera and SeaMonkey in all, Paul. :)
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Simon

#38
Dec 08, 2008, 11:23:46
We'll know who to come to for forum software testing, Paul!  ;)
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Rik

#39
Dec 08, 2008, 11:27:07
I was planning on getting him to write it.  >:D
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psp83

#40
Dec 08, 2008, 11:48:13
Quote from: Rik on Dec 08, 2008, 11:27:07
I was planning on getting him to write it.  >:D

it








:back:

Rik

#41
Dec 08, 2008, 11:52:47
 :nana: :nana: :nana: ;D :thumb: :karmic:
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Inactive

#42
Dec 08, 2008, 11:57:29
Anything and everything that I post on here is purely my opinion, it ain't going to change the world, you are under no obligation to agree with me, it is purely my expressed opinion.

Rik

#43
Dec 08, 2008, 12:00:43
 ;D

Occam's Razor at work. :)
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john

#44
Dec 08, 2008, 12:03:45
Quote from: Rik on Dec 08, 2008, 10:11:00
Indeed I am. If I had my way, I'd scrap scalable fonts and make everyone use handset metal type. ;D

Perhaps we should never have moved away from stones, hammers and flint  ;D

Rik

#45
Dec 08, 2008, 12:06:57
There was a lot to be said for them, John - though we really have to come forward to Roman times for a decent alphabet. :)
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Inactive

#46
Dec 08, 2008, 12:24:47
Quote from: john on Dec 08, 2008, 12:03:45
Perhaps we should never have moved away from stones, hammers and flint  ;D

Are you telling us that things have moved on then John? ;D
Anything and everything that I post on here is purely my opinion, it ain't going to change the world, you are under no obligation to agree with me, it is purely my expressed opinion.

john

#47
Dec 08, 2008, 12:30:31
Just a little  ;D
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