IE Tab

richardj · Post by **richardj** » Wed May 03, 2006 9:51 pm

IE Tab

Tired of switching between Firefox and Internet Explorer? IE Tab is a Firefox extension that lets you visit your IE-only sites with Firefox. Instead of launching a separate IE window, IE Tab opens the IE-optimized Web pages in a Firefox tab. Firefox is still the default; to visit a site with IE, you need to whitelist it in the Tools menu. IE Tab doesn't support every single Internet Explorer feature--for instance, it doesn't support IE's ActiveX enable/disable settings--but for most Web needs, it works just fine.

Note: The following link takes you to a Mozilla development site, where you can install the extension into your Firefox browser.

Cus alot of sites display like s**t in Firefox

FREE

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sintekk · Post by **sintekk** » Wed May 03, 2006 11:30 pm

Alternatively, if you are looking for this type of functionality, I'd check out the new version of Netscape 8. (http://browser.netscape.com/ns8/) I thought it was decent in how it handled both the IE and Firefox engines, although it comes bundled with a lot of optional crapware.

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richardj · Post by **richardj** » Thu May 04, 2006 12:05 am

I installed this and its pretty cool.

You just add the button to the tool bar & then when you want the IE engine you just click the button.

The page refreshes & done.

Or you can option it to open in a new tab so u can see the differance.

I've had Netscape a couple of times-never liked it-too bloated.

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sintekk · Post by **sintekk** » Thu May 04, 2006 9:28 am

richardj wrote: I've had Netscape a couple of times-never liked it-too bloated.

No disagreement there, but a few of the people I tell about netscape seem to enjoy it better than firefox.

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Red Squirrel · Post by **Red Squirrel** » Thu May 04, 2006 11:41 am

Bloated or not, it beats IE.

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Chris Vogel · Post by **Chris Vogel** » Thu May 04, 2006 9:30 pm

Are incompatible Web pages that much of a problem? I don’t remember the last time I had to use Internet Explorer to open something.

Viewing the Web site with Internet Explorer is a good way to dodge the problem, but it doesn’t help fix it. A nicely worded e-mail requesting support for alternative browsers would be good. Web developers are more enlightened than they used to be, but some still don’t have a clue.

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richardj · Post by **richardj** » Thu May 04, 2006 9:54 pm

I would say --maybe twice a week?- I run into a page that's just gobally goop-
pics & text over written on each other.

Plus of course when you're on Microsoft's site they won't let you download certain things without IE running.

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Chris Vogel · Post by **Chris Vogel** » Fri May 05, 2006 12:01 am

richardj wrote: Plus of course when you're on Microsoft's site they won't let you download certain things without IE running.

Oh! I forgot about Windows Update. Well, I don’t remember the last time I had to use Internet Explorer for anything other than Windows Update.

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sintekk · Post by **sintekk** » Fri May 05, 2006 9:41 am

Tak wrote:
richardj wrote: Plus of course when you're on Microsoft's site they won't let you download certain things without IE running.
Oh! I forgot about Windows Update. Well, I don’t remember the last time I had to use Internet Explorer for anything other than Windows Update.

Try http://windowsupdate.62nds.com/, it works in firefox for most people

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Chris Vogel · Post by **Chris Vogel** » Fri May 05, 2006 6:25 pm

sintekk wrote: Try http://windowsupdate.62nds.com/, it works in firefox for most people

I’ve heard about that, but I feel safer downloading my updates directly from Microsoft instead of using a third party. I have a desktop shortcut to Windows Update on my administrator account, and it’s really no big deal to click on that every few weeks when I defragment, scan for spyware, etc.

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manadren_it · Post by **manadren_it** » Fri May 05, 2006 7:36 pm

I gotta start using IE tab here at work. A lot of our internal web pages are IE only. Apparently there are a bunch ASP minions here.

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richardj · Post by **richardj** » Fri May 05, 2006 8:13 pm

sintekk wrote:
Tak wrote:
richardj wrote: Plus of course when you're on Microsoft's site they won't let you download certain things without IE running.
Oh! I forgot about Windows Update. Well, I don’t remember the last time I had to use Internet Explorer for anything other than Windows Update.
Try http://windowsupdate.62nds.com/, it works in firefox for most people

OH YEAH??

YOU TALKIN ABOUT ME!!??

LOL

As it turns out, I was using a 'third party' firefox. After I uninstalled it & put the regular one in this works now.

38 fixes?? 52 MB??

Now paint diesn't save the pic to the normal size & the site won't let me attach .jpeg or .bmp.

WHY??

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Red Squirrel · Post by **Red Squirrel** » Fri May 05, 2006 8:16 pm

manadren wrote: I gotta start using IE tab here at work. A lot of our internal web pages are IE only. Apparently there are a bunch ASP minions here.

Ewww ASP, I dont know how anyone can like that stuff. I had to modify a script that uses it, it's such ugly coding, and mixes vb and other types of languages, it's inconsitant programing to say the least.

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sintekk · Post by **sintekk** » Sat May 06, 2006 12:58 am

richardj wrote:
sintekk wrote:
Tak wrote:
Oh! I forgot about Windows Update. Well, I don’t remember the last time I had to use Internet Explorer for anything other than Windows Update.
Try http://windowsupdate.62nds.com/, it works in firefox for most people
OH YEAH??

YOU TALKIN ABOUT ME!!??

LOL

Well, no offense intended

Glad you got it working

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