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3rd Place: Opera Sings Out of Tune Comments 9 Comments

November 22nd, 2006 , , , , ,

Browser Logo Comparisons

Since trying out Opera 9, I’ve been slowly warming towards the browser. It’s really fast, it does most of what I need, and it does it all pretty well. There are some quirks and ifs here and there, but generally it’s rock-solid competition for Firefox.

This got me thinking. Why didn’t I even consider running Opera before? Why is the Opera browser share as low as 1.5%, when the browser is, in fact, more decent than that?

In this entry I’d like to touch upon some design issues, usability issues, interface design decisions and naming issues I personally think could use touch-ups or changes.

Transparent PNGs & Webdesign Comments 6 Comments

November 2nd, 2006 ,

During a left-hand webdesign project at work today, I was once again reminded how much time I would save if I was able to use transparent PNG graphics, not having to find all sorts of workarounds.

PNG, like GIF, is a graphics file format that supports transparency. The difference from GIF being that it supports semi-transparent pixels, so you could, for instance, create a soft drop-shadow over a tiled background.

Now that Internet Explorer 7, which supports transparent PNGs, is being pushed to consumers — the remaining browsers already supporting it — PNGs will eventually become viable for web use. I know some early adopters have already ditched IE6, and that’s fine for personal sites, but when can we convince clients that PNGs are great?

The Web-Browser Interface Redesigned Comments 27 Comments

July 2nd, 2006 , , , , , ,

Earlier this month, Opera released their new browser. While testing Opera 9, I noticed the main browsing interface was radically different from that of Firefox. Namely, the browsing tabs were above the address-bar and primary navigation buttons (Back, Forward, Stop).

This got me thinking; If one could completely redesign the current browsing interface, ground-up, what [...]

Internet Explorer 7 Beta 2 Public Preview Comments 1 Comment

February 1st, 2006 , , , ,

A public beta of the much awaited IE7 has been released.

Among the features included are: tabbed browsing, page zoom, tab groups, RSS support and improved printing support.

Personally, I think the tabbrowsing works rather well, and is easier to “pick up” than that of Firefox. Additionally, I think they’ve done a really good job of taking the geek out of RSS feeds. The browser engine still has huge problems though.

Update: If you, like me, want to be able to run IE7b2 side by side with IE6 (instead of replacing it), follow the instructions made by a commentator on Slashdot.

Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 is No More Comments Comment

August 16th, 2005 ,

Internet Explorer 7 get’s a new name and logo
No longer is it MS Internet Explorer 7, now it’s Windows Internet Explorer 7.

Internet Explorer 7 Comments 2 Comments

February 16th, 2005 ,

Internet Explorer 7 this summer?
It seems Microsoft might have changed their minds on shipping the next IE with Longhorn.

Showing CSS to IE only (The Underscore Hack) Comments 41 Comments

January 23rd, 2005 , ,

Use ultra simple CSS properties to make sure only one browser sees it: Internet Explorer.

PNG Transparency in Internet Explorer without hacks Comments Comment

September 17th, 2004 , ,

A clever gent has found a way to create transparent PNGs that work in IE without hacks

Standalone Browsers: Testing Your Site In IE 5.x Comments 19 Comments

September 4th, 2004 , , , ,

Web developers trying to be cross-browser compatible, look no further!

Address-bar Searches in Firefox and Internet Explorer Comments 10 Comments

June 8th, 2004 , ,

A quick tutorial on how to add shorthand quicksearches for the two browsers.

Making IE Specific CSS or Code Comments 2 Comments

April 25th, 2004 , , ,

Use conditional comments to show code to a specific Internet Explorer browser.

IE Invisible Text/Text Dropout bug, a.k.a. “Peek-a-boo Bug” Comments 8 Comments

March 20th, 2004 , ,

Use this fix if your DIVs “bleed” in Internet Explorer.

Unnecessary Horizontal Scrollbar in IE Popups or Frames XHTML Bug Comments 77 Comments

February 10th, 2004 , , ,

Are you experiencing a horisontal scrollbar that shouldn’t be there?