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comment at "About Mooglets and IE" entry by Kell

Kell — Wed, 25 Oct 2006 19:58:43 +0100

Guys, what’s the issue?! IE does not support standards, Firefox does. It’s obvious that someone is (justly) fed up with IE and is being smart and just skipping it… we shouldn’t have to work around IE in the first place.

And just because IE is more popular and used doesn’t mean it’s the best solution… I think just about everyone will agree with me when I say that IE[6] is the worst modern browser out there.

So kudos to Valerio and Giorgio for being brave - maybe the rest of us will catch on ;)

—- Kell

comment at "About Mooglets and IE" entry by Ryan

Ryan — Fri, 20 Oct 2006 10:46:55 +0100

Also, Ahz claims…

Firefox needs its own set of �hacks, cracks, alpha filters, workarounds, css fixes, !important hacks and so on�.

Ahz could you explain what these are exactly? Maybe some examples if you have any. I have not used hacks, cracks, alpha filers, workarounds, css fixes, !important hacks for Firefox in YEARS. Compared to IE, Firefox code problems are almost non existent.

comment at "About Mooglets and IE" entry by Ryan

Ryan — Fri, 20 Oct 2006 10:15:49 +0100

I don’t need to make an argument, there’s enough documented information out there for you to read once you stop ignoring it.

IE just does not stand up to Firefox or any of the other mainstream browsers. IE makes my job harder, makes it cost more and makes me take longer. As pointed out by someone else, apps like Mooglets could have been done years ago if MS had not ended support for one of the most important programs on the Windows OS.

Anyway it looks like IE7 isn’t much better then IE6 - http://www.webdevout.net/browsersupportsummary.php

Oh joy.

comment at "About Mooglets and IE" entry by A.K.

A.K. — Thu, 19 Oct 2006 23:44:04 +0100

ryan, way to not make any supporting arguments.

i.e is faster, more responsive, faster loading, uses less memory, and standards compliancy? well… seems nothing useful is standards compliant anyway, but all the browsers seem to support it. every heard of ajax? inline styles? scripts? the list goes on and on… if we all followed standards, none of this would exist.

firefox is also an excellent piece of software, i’m not bashing it in any way - it’s just heavier.

now opera and safari are very nice, here’s my browser overall “goodness” order: safari, ie6 -tie- opera, firefox

comment at "About Mooglets and IE" entry by Ryan

Ryan — Thu, 19 Oct 2006 17:06:59 +0100

I love the way people come in here and show the world they have no clue what they’re talking about….yes “ahz” and “ak” I am talking about you. And “Marilyn Wilson Price”, you seem very confused too.

IE is not the better browser it is [simply] the most common browser thanks to Windows, end of story.

@Ty - IE7 is only a slight bit better than IE6, it still doesn’t stand up to Firefox, Safari or Opera which is a real shame as I’m sure we all hoped for a decent IE comeback.

comment at "First Post, and mooglets" entry by Wazzy

Wazzy — Sun, 08 Oct 2006 15:56:55 +0100

Wow, just came across this and I’m really impressed. Very nice work!

comment at "First Post, and mooglets" entry by Craigs-free-stuff

Craigs-free-stuff — Fri, 06 Oct 2006 14:11:09 +0100

i think it is cool! i will really check it out on my PC, cause i have firefox. this is on my moms PC, and she does not like firefox, lol, looks cool

comment at "About Mooglets and IE" entry by Ty

Ty — Mon, 18 Sep 2006 14:03:34 +0100

How about IE7 though? Microsoft is “trying” to start fresh with standard compliance. I’ve tried to view the demo with IE7 beta, but get blocked.

Would be interesting to see what renders.

comment at "About Mooglets and IE" entry by fitnessbymarilyn

fitnessbymarilyn — Mon, 11 Sep 2006 06:55:33 +0100

I do think Open Source etc. is better and hope that it will become more and more popular and remain FREE…..

I just tried the IE7 Beta and am still trying to get my computer straightened out as it jammed everything up……

One reason MS hasn’t progressed faster is people resent having to buy all new programs every few years and pay to update old ones. You spend a lot of money getting setup and then lo and behold you are extinct shortly. MS is less technical and is kind of fill in the blanks or more user friendly….

But I also love the look of mooglets etc. Thanks and keep up the good work….

comment at "About Mooglets and IE" entry by Marilyn Wilson Price

Marilyn Wilson Price — Mon, 11 Sep 2006 06:41:19 +0100

I would love to use Open Source and Firefox but unfortunately the rest of the world doesn’t. Everytime I try I get my computer all jammed up. It just isn’t compatible with my Windows Programs computer no matter what they say. Plus you have no customers if you are selling something.

comment at "About Mooglets and IE" entry by itsnotvalid

itsnotvalid — Sun, 10 Sep 2006 04:51:21 +0100

If you didn’t tell me it’s not working with IE, I would never know. I only use Firefox and Opera ;-)

comment at "About Mooglets and IE" entry by AK

AK — Fri, 08 Sep 2006 00:55:58 +0100

You can’t argue that FF is a better browser than IE, because it is not. Open source will NEVER be able to compete with a product designed full-time by the best programmers on the planet. And yes, Microsoft has the BEST there are. But you CAN argue that FF is MUCH better about being updated than IE, although it is still not at a point where it is “better” than IE.

As far as I can tell, the ONLY thing that firefox has over IE is real support for PNG alpha-channel transparency. I notice mooglets relies heavily on PNG transparency, thus the TRUE reason why it is not compatible.

Arrogant? Hardly. Lazy? Well… yes. :)

comment at "About Mooglets and IE" entry by a college student

a college student — Wed, 06 Sep 2006 09:08:04 +0100

stay the course, this is good for the web

comment at "About Mooglets and IE" entry by kunfujo

kunfujo — Tue, 05 Sep 2006 10:18:22 +0100

Preach it, brother! I can’t tell you the number of times I have had to destroy a perfectly good design and make it “fit” into IE’s realm of thinking what the web should be.

I haven’t tried the Mooglets yet, but I will after reading your message!

Viva free software and things that work they way they were supposed to!

comment at "About Mooglets and IE" entry by seventoes

seventoes — Mon, 04 Sep 2006 22:19:52 +0100

Sorry.. that should be nick, not mike…