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afrika
Master Smack Fu Yak Hacker

2706 Posts

Posted - 2006-08-24 : 11:01:30

hello,
i just got this toshiba laptop.

Initially when i started using it, IE had tab browsing, underneath yahoo toolbar, then it disappeared

does anyone have any idea of how to get tab browsing back in IE ?

my OS is windows XP media center edition, with IE 6.0

afrika

SwePeso
Patron Saint of Lost Yaks

30421 Posts

Posted - 2006-08-24 : 11:59:56

Did you remove MS desktop search?
there is an add-on to msie 6.0 to have tabbing functionality.

Peter Larsson
Helsingborg, Sweden

spirit1
Cybernetic Yak Master

11752 Posts

Posted - 2006-08-24 : 14:10:23

i simply use maxthon. It's awsome.
www.maxthon.com

Go with the flow & have fun! Else fight the flow

blog thingie: http://weblogs.sqlteam.com/mladenp

eyechart
Master Smack Fu Yak Hacker

3575 Posts

Posted - 2006-08-24 : 14:14:31

try installing IE 7 beta 3. It works pretty well.

-ec

SwePeso
Patron Saint of Lost Yaks

30421 Posts

Posted - 2006-08-24 : 14:56:15

RC1 is released today.

But there is an bug introduced again. When changing tabs, the Link toolbar is visible. The bug was there in Beta2 but not in Beta3.

Peter Larsson
Helsingborg, Sweden

afrika
Master Smack Fu Yak Hacker

2706 Posts

Posted - 2006-08-24 : 15:17:04

quote:
Originally posted by eyechart

try installing IE 7 beta 3. It works pretty well.

-ec

my last expierinece installing a beta version was a nightmare. Am not going through that again.

woudl check out the 3rd party software.

Peter, Where is the add functionality ?

eyechart
Master Smack Fu Yak Hacker

3575 Posts

Posted - 2006-08-24 : 15:42:40

I have found the ie7 beta to be much better than ie6. I normally use firefox, but there are occasions where ie is required and the lack of tabbed browsing in ie6 is what drove me to try out the beta.

-ec

afrika
Master Smack Fu Yak Hacker

2706 Posts

Posted - 2006-08-24 : 18:12:21

I have used IE 7beta its quite unstable, see this
http://www.sqlteam.com/forums/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=60959

yeah thanks, but no thanks to beta versions. I installed it on my desktop PC and it was no good. keeps looping. i also like firefox, but it doesnt represent many things correctly. So i guess IE is a winner here.

I just downloaded maxthon, lets see how it goes. Thanks EC and everyone

rockmoose
SQL Natt Alfen

3279 Posts

Posted - 2006-08-24 : 19:05:44

Not relevant to the discussion, but:

http://www.googlefight.com/index.php?lang=en_GB&word1=ie7&word2=firefox

:)

rockmoose

afrika
Master Smack Fu Yak Hacker

2706 Posts

Posted - 2006-08-24 : 19:36:58

quote:
Originally posted by spirit1

i simply use maxthon. It's awsome.
www.maxthon.com

Go with the flow & have fun! Else fight the flow
blog thingie: http://weblogs.sqlteam.com/mladenp

Didnt like maxthon, so i uninstalled it. I got enigma by www.suttondesigns.com it uses IE engine but its own interface and has tabs, but doesnt seem that reliable.

quote:
Originally posted by peso

Did you remove MS desktop search?
there is an add-on to msie 6.0 to have tabbing functionality.

no i did not. But apparently, its not there.

Guess i would wait for the full release of IE 7

spirit1
Cybernetic Yak Master

11752 Posts

Posted - 2006-08-24 : 19:54:10

why don't you like maxthon? just wondering...

Go with the flow & have fun! Else fight the flow

blog thingie: http://weblogs.sqlteam.com/mladenp

SwePeso
Patron Saint of Lost Yaks

30421 Posts

Posted - 2006-08-25 : 01:09:57

I've used Beta3 since May 06, and only installed RC1 yesterday.
The only reason for me to wanting Beta3 again, is to avaoid having the Link toolbar reappearing every time i change tabs.

Peter Larsson
Helsingborg, Sweden

afrika
Master Smack Fu Yak Hacker

2706 Posts

Posted - 2006-08-25 : 05:31:32

quote:
Originally posted by spirit1

why don't you like maxthon? just wondering...

Go with the flow & have fun! Else fight the flow
blog thingie: http://weblogs.sqlteam.com/mladenp

it seemed to be too nosy asking for passwords and stuff, I just want tabbed browsing. I dont want another browser as we develop to support only the leading browsers inhouse.

...Apart from that it looks like a work or art. Quite ingenious i must say.

I also learnt something new, that it tracks every password entered on my system. Meaning anyone logged into my PC has total access like i do.

maybe i didnt have the patience to get used to it and its configurations setups.

Am still hoping to get tabbed browsing in IE.

afrika

afrika
Master Smack Fu Yak Hacker

2706 Posts

Posted - 2006-08-25 : 05:49:37

quote:
Originally posted by Peso

I've used Beta3 since May 06, and only installed RC1 yesterday.
The only reason for me to wanting Beta3 again, is to avaoid having the Link toolbar reappearing every time i change tabs.

Peter Larsson
Helsingborg, Sweden

Whats RC1 ?

DonAtWork
Master Smack Fu Yak Hacker

2167 Posts

Posted - 2006-08-25 : 07:27:25

Release Candidate 1

For fast help, follow this link:
http://weblogs.sqlteam.com/brettk/archive/2005/05/25.aspx

Learn SQL
http://www.sql-tutorial.net/
http://www.firstsql.com/tutor.htm
http://www.w3schools.com/sql/default.asp

spirit1
Cybernetic Yak Master

11752 Posts

Posted - 2006-08-25 : 08:39:06

about passwords in maxthon. you installed roboforms.
that was going on my nervers also so i uninstalled roboforms.
It's just an add-on for maxthon.

Go with the flow & have fun! Else fight the flow

blog thingie: http://weblogs.sqlteam.com/mladenp

afrika
Master Smack Fu Yak Hacker

2706 Posts

Posted - 2006-08-25 : 10:45:39

Ok i installed it again.

Its really cool, like enigma browser www.suttondesigns.com it utilizes IE's engine with its own custom interface

thanks
Afrika

spirit1
Cybernetic Yak Master

11752 Posts

Posted - 2006-08-25 : 11:36:53

lol

so just to inform you that there is a Firefox extensions called IETab that runs a site in IE.
since IE can be embedded into any program as with activeX.

now i'm seriously thinking about switching to Firefox....
but i like my Maxthon

Go with the flow & have fun! Else fight the flow

blog thingie: http://weblogs.sqlteam.com/mladenp

elwoos
Master Smack Fu Yak Hacker

2052 Posts

Posted - 2006-08-25 : 13:37:17

I quite liked [url]http://www.avantbrowser.com/[/url] when I looked at it. Uses the IE engine. It had a few rough edges but nothing major. In the mean time it's IE and FireFox with IEtabs for me. Anyone use Opera? I must admit I never got on with it on a desktop machine.

steve

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Don't worry head. The computer will do all the thinking from now on.

afrika
Master Smack Fu Yak Hacker

2706 Posts

Posted - 2006-08-25 : 14:27:00

I use Opera for my downloads, its a winner in downloads.

But like firefox, it caches infomation even when i run a "no cache" server side script.

I still prefer IE to them all, appears to be the most robust and most stable of browsers. just that 6.0 hasnt got tabs

Afrika

byrmol
Shed Building SQL Farmer

1591 Posts

Posted - 2006-08-25 : 20:09:32

>> Anyone use Opera?

Religiously!

IMHO, it is the best web browser out there..

I actually PAID MONEY for version 6... I just had to reward the excellent programming they had done..

I tell everyone who is not in IT, to ditch IE and outlook as fast as you can and install opera...

DavidM

Production is just another testing cycle

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