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Netscape 8
Any Web designers agree that Netscape 8 $ucks? 
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05-28-2005, 05:52 AM
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i didnt know there was a netscape 8!!!
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05-29-2005, 01:32 AM
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i didnt know there was a netscape 8!!!
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 Yeah, it's been out for about a week now!
If I were you, I wouldn't waste my time downloading it, although I already did. 
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05-29-2005, 05:25 AM
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Why, whats wrong with it?
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05-29-2005, 06:38 AM
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Why, whats wrong with it?
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Can you explain what's wrong with it? |
Well, from a designer's perspective, sometimes it's cool to open windows in certain locations of the screen. What Netscape (or AOL, which is the biggest reason why Netscape $ucks now!) did is make everything work within window tabs. In that case, all windows created are opened into a new tab, and it doesn't follow the location attributes. Here's an example: http://www.uta.edu/student_orgs/billiardsteam/
In other browsers (including NS7), the window opens dead center (regardless of resolution) and it looks like everything is sitting within the billiards table. In NS8, it opens to a full blown-out window, and the material is stretched across the screen. 
(I guess they're nonchalantly informing us to start learning and using Flash for our designs. )
Plus, it has a few tabs at the top that you can change around, but you can't permanently remove the main one. 
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Dual engines, kinda cool
I just hate the layout for Netscape 8. I can't find anything, and it just looks bad... but that's my take. I prefer the simple, grey look
I do like the ability to switch between Firefox and Netscape's engine. Could be a very useful tool for developers and poeple who are having site compatibility problems. They just need to add IE to the list (which will never happen.) |
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I do like the ability to switch between Firefox and Netscape's engine. Could be a very useful tool for developers and poeple who are having site compatibility problems. They just need to add IE to the list (which will never happen.)
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Wait a sec... I thought I applied "Yes" to a question about using the IE engine. 
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I think I am giving it a try. From the enduser perspective, I like the idea to have everything in tabs very much.  Let's see what Netscape8 has to offer in terms of speed.
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I am going to dowload it anyway. It is important to test sites in as many different browsers as possible. I will stick with Firefox as my main browser though
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I am going to dowload it anyway. It is important to test sites in as many different browsers as possible. I will stick with Firefox as my main browser though
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That's true about testing differ browsers... but maybe if we can get others to realize how horrible NS8 is, we can get them to not use it! 
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I think I am giving it a try. From the enduser perspective, I like the idea to have everything in tabs very much. Let's see what Netscape8 has to offer in terms of speed.
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My experience so far has had a speed bump whenever I open it--perhaps it's the computer I'm using: 128RAM --but beyond that, it seems to browse the Web just like anything else.
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I haven't used N8 a whole lot, but I opened it the other day and saw that I could get a few updates. After downloading and installing them, now I'm no longer able to use N8!! I open the program, and I can see the browser for a moment, but then it automatically closes no matter what!
Talk about a load of crap! 
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I just downloaded N8.1, and when it loads, I see the screen pop up, and I am asked if I want it to be the default browser. Regardless of what I click, N8.1 automatically closes, and I receive a program error saying it needs to close. 
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I agree
Net sacpe 8 does suck, but one of the net scape browsers u can make website withs, so thats a plus. it still sux tho
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