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null_pointer · 2001-02-14T16:08:44

Alright, this is the 4th version of Netscape 6 that I''ve downloaded: release version 6.01. I tried Navigator and Composer all afternoon yesterday - you''d think that after all this time Netscape would get something right. If I maintained a meticulous bug count from yesterday, it would be well above 200. Basically, 1. Navigator and Composer are slow and unresponsive, to the point of being unusable. 2. Composer stinks - it messes up the HTML tags _constantly_ and the text selection code is diabolical. And where are the Cut, Copy, and Paste buttons? 3. Navigator''s install-to-crash ratio is growing larger. It took an hour to download and install, and only two seconds to crash. 4. Navigator leaves garbage in the browser window when you change pages, which makes the dialog boxes and menus look terrible. 5. They always open new windows directly over the old ones! Those are the things that annoy me the most. The only thing I liked about either of them is Navigator''s ability to display partially loaded pages as they are being loaded, which is helpful in the forums. &ltrant size="tiny"&gt If Netscape 6 is open source, then may I never release or even use an open source project. Let''s all hope the software world doesn''t turn into an infinite conglomeration of Linux-like version numbers and half-baked releases! *groan* That stupid browser just messed up the text in this edit box again - now it doesn''t even track the text cursor position correctly. &lt/rant&gt Any other examples of stupid programs?

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Started by null_pointer February 13, 2001 09:01 AM

22 comments, last by null_pointer 23 years, 2 months ago

Muzzafarath

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February 14, 2001 01:06 PM

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Opera is kind of a mixed bag - some pages load really fast and others (like some of the forum pages) take minutes to load. My connection is slow but both IE and Netscape load some pages faster - strange, huh? Opera probably uses a different caching mechanism, so I''ll use it for a while longer before deciding whether or not I''ll keep it.

That''s odd, I haven''t had any problems with any pages loading slower in Opera.

quote:
Actually, that would have to be because you are in the same region as their server.

Yeah, Opera is from Norway... But actually I think the site is hosted somewhere in America, it''s hosted by Earthlink.

I'm reminded of the day my daughter came in, looked over my shoulder at some Perl 4 code, and said, "What is that, swearing?" - Larry Wall

tcs

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February 14, 2001 01:15 PM

I don''t like M$, but I can''t live wihout their software !

I''ve seen tons of IDEs, but I think they all suck compared to VC++ ! I can''t imagine using something different !

There is also NO replacement for the MSDN libary.

Another OS than Windows 2000 !? I can''t imagine living with Linux or MacOS !

Using the ''net without Internet Explorer and Outlook ? Oh my god !

Coding ASP pages without Visual InterDev ! Never !

Playing games without my MS ForceFeedback ???

I depend so much on M$, I can''t imagine living without them ;-) In my opinion, NOBODY offers products that could replace my daily tools !

I would love to have a choice, dammit...

Tim

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null_pointer

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February 14, 2001 02:00 PM

wrenhal:

First, the "browse in a separate process" option does keep any Explorer window from crashing any other Explorer window, whether you are browsing on the 'Net or looking in My Documents. I know because I had them crash separately during the PowerTweak fiasco (don't ask) and because my dad's computer crashes frequently for some unknown reason, which is somehow tied to his AGP video card.

Second, FrontPage 98 Express version 2.02.1131 produces standard HTML without all the XML junk. Other versions of the same software (that look almost identical) produce XML like Word 2000.

Edited by - null_pointer on February 14, 2001 3:05:23 PM

Anonymous

February 14, 2001 04:08 PM

I have both Netscape 4.76 and 6.01 and of course IE 5.5 but except from browsing MSDN do I always use one browser from Netscape. IE is a pretty good program with fewer bugs that Netscape but some things I do all the time is much faster and convenient in NetScape:

- Entering keywords with Ctrl+L or Ctrl+O works excellent with Netscape but I gave up then IE tried to start a program from the HD.

- Filling in username/passwords. N6 does that perfect and I just have to press enter to confirm in IE is it more annoying.

- Sometimes do I listen to music while surfing this is just a Ctrl+7 select channel in Netscape.

- Spell checking is only available in Netscape.

The above is the main reasons I use Netscape perhaps could I configure IE better but I really like the Netscape browser.

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