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Marcia,<br>
On a tangent, but sorta relevant...I have created a niche for myself on
some freelancing sites of SPECIALIZING in fixing rendering issues with
IE6 (yes some people refuse to quit wanting to design for it), IE7,
IE8. And I keep very busy. I have (9) browsers loaded onto my machine
and I test and correct for all of them (none are perfect, but some are
closer than others). When I do design, I design for Firefox FIRST.
Opera, Chrome and Safari will almost always fall into line. THEN I
start the process of making the IE's work. Believe it or not, some
folks even want to design for Netscape, still. It's a double edged
sword for me...while for myself, refusing to design for outdated
browsers will force folks to upgrade to at least a newer version of
whatever browser they are currently using, I freelance in correcting
the issues for these very browsers :-). As long as it pays the bills,
I'll keep doing it...BUT, I try to educate my clients on the advantages
of designing for the later, standards compliant versions. personally I
can't understand folks not upgrading to the latest versions of their
current browser. It's relatively painless these days. There WAS a time,
however when, even though I use Firefox, and have almost since its
inception, I wouldn't load it onto my Mom's computer...though a better
browser in many respects, it did have it's usability issues -
ironically with upgrading. But I wouldn't hesitate to load it onto her
machine now.<br>
Lori<br>
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Barney, no problem. What makes the world go 'round is that we all
like different things.<br>
There are several reasons that I CHOOSE to use Firefox. The main one
being the lack of security loopholes inherent in IE (and my own
admitted
dislike for Microsoft software). It's the same reason I wouldn't
use Outlook Express for email. They are just way too prone to
attack for me. As others have mentioned, since Microsoft software
is the most common....because you can't buy a PC without it...it is
most
prone to hackers. It could very well be that 80% of users use
IE for that same reason. It's right there on the computer you buy,
and many people are not aware that other browsers even exist.
Others simply don't want to learn a new program.<br>
My aim is not to try to induce you to make any changes. I responded
to a question with my opinion. If you are happy with what you are
using, then, by all means, stick with it. <br>
There are many sites that do in-depth comparisons of all the big
browsers...makes for some interesting reading :)<br>
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By the way, that web site,
<a moz-do-not-send="true" href="http://www.w3schools.com/"
eudora="autourl">www.w3schools.com</a> is the bible of web designers,
Their lessons on design are sound,
accurate and most of us who do design web pages know it VERY well.
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<br>
Enjoy. whichever browser you choose :)<br>
Marcia (aka Mush) <br>
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At 01:51 PM 8/4/2009, Barney wrote:<br>
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on
w3schools site, these figures are not necessarily 100% correct<br>
>From their site <br>
“</font><font size="1">These facts indicate that the browser figures
above
are not 100% realistic. Other web sites have statistics showing that
Internet Explorer is used by at least 80% of the users.”<br>
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</font><font face="Times New Roman, Times">Why should I as a IE
user even
consider changing to another browser such as Firefox? I checked
their site and the only comparison I saw is of their version 3 vs
3.5. There is no comparison of their product and IE. Don’t
know about you folks, but it usually takes a little more than a verbal
statement without corroborating facts to induce me to make a
significant
change in something like this. I’m not trying to hammer you Firefox
folks here so don’t even start to think that, but I’ve heard the
alternate browser talk for years, but have “never” seen anything to
give
me even a bit of a reason to change. I’m open to hearing any good
reasons you may have. <br>
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