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L'enfanTerrible
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Aug 30, 2002, 09:45 AM
 
I have used IE to this day, but this morning I found.....CHIMERA..

Blown away.. Kind of buggy, but v0.4 is a good solid build.. Its missing some features of IE but I can live without them. Chimera is the best looking/feeling browser I've ever used.
     
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Aug 30, 2002, 09:47 AM
 
I use OmniWeb as my main browser. When Chimera hits 1.0 there a good chance that I'll switch to it though.
     
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Aug 30, 2002, 09:53 AM
 
mozilla at home because of tabbed browsing

IE at work because I don't have a choice
     
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Aug 30, 2002, 09:56 AM
 
OmniWeb 4.1.1 Sneaky Peek 2 (v424.1)

I'm going the check out the latest Chimera but it is still as slow as it was (launching and interface) I'll be staying with OmniWeb.
     
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Aug 30, 2002, 09:59 AM
 
Omniweb mostly, but occasionally I use Internet Exploder.
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Aug 30, 2002, 10:23 AM
 
IE but i kinda like Netscape 6.2.3

It may be a false hope or things better than IE
I hate using IE, "Internet Intruder"
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Aug 30, 2002, 10:25 AM
 
IE6 on Win XP.
     
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Aug 30, 2002, 10:28 AM
 
I use IE. I can't understand why there is such hatred of this software! I find it a lean, speedy browser. It also displays practically 100% of web pages correctly, which chimera, omniweb, opera etc don't, especially if there's any javascript/DHTML in there.

Can't wait to check out IE6
     
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Aug 30, 2002, 10:31 AM
 
OmniWeb.

I've got IE5 and Netscape6 too. If something won't load in Omni I jump to IE, much as I hate doing it. Just downloaded Mozilla 1.1, and it really is fast. Might give it a run for a week or so and see if it has the depth of features of Omniweb. If so I'll make a switch, but the fact is Omniweb has been the best, easiest to use, easiest to customize, best featured browser I've used, and I quite like it.
     
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Aug 30, 2002, 10:38 AM
 
mozilla 1.0...i really liked chimera but it kept crashing on me so i stopped using it.

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Aug 30, 2002, 10:42 AM
 
mozilla is garbage
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Aug 30, 2002, 10:45 AM
 
I use OmniWeb 4.1 for main use, and I also fall back on IE when some piece of JavaScript won't work. I just got the latest Mozilla, so I'll try that for my fallback for a while...

I used Chimera for a while, but it needs work. Pretty fast, though...

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Aug 30, 2002, 10:47 AM
 
Originally posted by fxbezak:
mozilla is garbage
Why? Just interested in what you don't like about it...

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Aug 30, 2002, 10:52 AM
 
Originally posted by fxbezak:
IE but i kinda like Netscape 6.2.3
Originally posted by fxbezak:
mozilla is garbage
um.....

nah, too easy.
     
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Aug 30, 2002, 10:52 AM
 
I use IE...I like it a lot..it just works and I can turn off font smoothing, which bothers my eyes. I keep a copy of Mozilla Embedded around that I will use now and then.
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Aug 30, 2002, 11:06 AM
 
Most of the time I use Chimera but I do go back to IE once in a while.
     
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Aug 30, 2002, 11:08 AM
 
Chimera here too.
     
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Aug 30, 2002, 11:22 AM
 
Chimera 99%, IE 1% of the time
     
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Aug 30, 2002, 11:31 AM
 
Mozilla for these two features:
- Reliable and non-obstructive pop-up supression.
- Tabbed browsing.

I occasionally use IE. (It's fast and has a decent auction tracker in it.) But then the pop-ups begin to annoy me again.

Chimera holds a lot of promise.

Omniweb doesn't do it for me.
     
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Aug 30, 2002, 11:34 AM
 
Opera on winXP. Love this browser!! Can't say enough good stuff about it. Occassionaly run into sites it won't do (crappy proprietary web technology) so I use IE, but that is quite rare these days.

I hope a similarly developed version of Opera for OS X comes out soon for all you guys. Maybe with version 7.
     
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Aug 30, 2002, 11:42 AM
 
Mac- IE 5.2.1 and Mozilla 1.1

Win2K/XP- Opera 6 (Fastest browser I've ever used) and IE 6.
     
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Aug 30, 2002, 12:22 PM
 
I really like Mozilla.
     
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Aug 30, 2002, 12:24 PM
 
Originally posted by Gene Jockey:


Why? Just interested in what you don't like about it...

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It dosent load sites properly that IE and even netscape 6.2.3 will load

example..
in mozilla
go to
http://www.nac.net
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Aug 30, 2002, 12:41 PM
 
Netscape 7 (errr Mozilla) and OW 4.1.1 sp2.


Pages render a lot quicker in NS.* The tabbed browsing feature also rocks.



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Aug 30, 2002, 12:44 PM
 
IE 5.1.2

Once all these other browsers become real versions and not beta releases I may give them a try.
     
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Aug 30, 2002, 12:47 PM
 
Opera on my Windows PC at work, with IE in reserve for those few sites that require it (including my company's intranet ... grrrr.)

At home on the OS X box it's Chimera. With the .4 release it's stable enough for daily use. And tabs are the only way to go.
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Aug 30, 2002, 01:04 PM
 
97% Omniweb, 2% Internet Exploder, 1% Chimera
     
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Aug 30, 2002, 01:08 PM
 
95% Internet Explorer, 5% Chimera.
     
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Aug 30, 2002, 01:09 PM
 
[QUOTE]Originally posted by L'enfanTerrible:
[B]I have used IE to this day, but this morning I found.....CHIMERA..

I'm also liking Chimera in OS X. OmniWeb never rendered my Excite start page correctly and IE still crashes. It's Opera in my RAM limited 2400. Opera doesn't crash like IE, or stall like iCab, or take up anywhere near the RAM its rivals do.
     
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Aug 30, 2002, 01:21 PM
 
Mozilla! I even d/l a copy of Mozilla on my school PC and use it. I don't trust the little "e" at all.

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Aug 30, 2002, 01:36 PM
 
Originally posted by ringo:
mozilla at home because of tabbed browsing

IE at work because I don't have a choice
Yeah, me too. IE 6 on Windows 98 at work (ugh) and Mozilla 1.1 just installed on the iMac at home in OS X. I definately use IE 5.5 on the iMac more than Mozilla but Mozilla's great. Netscape without the Netscape/AOL crap. Pretty stable too.

One thing, I have Mozilla installed on the Win 98 machine and it's [iFAST! Pages just pop up! Amazing.

I used to rag on Mozilla because of it being a developer's hobbie project, but the results are great. Still, I'll wait until Chimera gets near or to final to try it. Don't like unfinished software.

Not saying that browser developement ever is...
     
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Aug 30, 2002, 02:44 PM
 
Mozilla 1.1. @ Home on my Mac

Netscape 7 on my XP laptop for school (will explain why in an article I am writing soon)


Gecko all the way.
     
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Aug 30, 2002, 04:02 PM
 
OmniWeb - don't know if it's the fastest but it strikes me as the most elegant and Mac-like. Haven't tried Chimera yet.
     
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Aug 30, 2002, 04:29 PM
 
Mozilla 1.1 on iBook and iMac
IE something on work NT laptop
     
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Aug 30, 2002, 05:08 PM
 
Omniweb. Dabbled a little with Chimera but it's still to young to be of any day to day use.
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Aug 30, 2002, 05:32 PM
 
IE 5.2 most of the time.

i have omniweb for occasional use when IE does something to piss me off which is rather infrequently. ive tried random versions of all the browsers at one point or another. i like the tabbed browsing feature and wish it was part of IE, but the browsers that feature is attached to bug me.
     
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Aug 30, 2002, 06:36 PM
 
Always OmniWeb. I ocationally use IE for compatibility issues, and "all" the other browsers for my web design testing.
     
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Aug 30, 2002, 07:48 PM
 
Originally posted by fxbezak:
mozilla is garbage
Yup, i'll second that.

For a couple of reasons:

a) It uses its own interface elements. Why?? Apple, Microsoft all supply an operating system full of scroll bars, buttons, menus etc. Why does Mozilla have to re-invent the wheel and produce its own proprietory interface?? Bloatware in its most pure form. And you guys slate Microsoft...!?

b) the buttons, loading animation etc look horrific

Sorry, but IE is the only professional browser available at the moment.
     
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Aug 30, 2002, 07:57 PM
 
I used Chimera for a bit, and liked it, but had to switch back to IE because of my bank's website. Also, a lot of Japanese pages that don't correctly set their own encoding are displayed wrong. I might switch back when Chimera allows for manually setting the encoding.
     
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Aug 31, 2002, 07:38 AM
 
Omniweb, MIE and iCab in that order.

Always Omniweb for MacNN.
     
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Aug 31, 2002, 08:07 AM
 
On my Power Mac, in this order: IE 5.15, Netscape 7, Opera 5, Netscape Communicator 4.8

On my VAIO: IE 6, Netscape 7, Opera 6.05, Netscape Communicator 4.8

On my Dreamcast: planetweb Web Browser 2.62

No Mozilla or other Gecko-based browsers because Netscape is the most polished and has the fewest problems.

No OmniWeb because it's slow, doesn't display much correctly, and doesn't offer any advantages beyond "pretty text" and a Mac OS X-like interface - if you can consider that an advantage. Whose idea was it to create a browser based on Netscape 4, anyway?

No iCab for similar reasons.
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Aug 31, 2002, 08:09 AM
 
Originally posted by nonhuman:
I use OmniWeb as my main browser. When Chimera hits 1.0 there a good chance that I'll switch to it though.
Ditto. I never quit Chimera, it always crashes. The beauty of OmniWeb + the speed of Chimera would be the ideal browser (if it doesn't crash).
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Aug 31, 2002, 08:30 AM
 
The only two I've had on my Powerbook for months now are Mozilla and Chimera. I'd have to say Chimera is a bit better which is what I am currently using.

And how many websites are on the web??? And why is it that when I used Omniweb, every site I went to was screwed up? Omniweb can't render worth a crap.
     
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Aug 31, 2002, 08:52 AM
 
Originally posted by His Dudeness:
And how many websites are on the web??? And why is it that when I used Omniweb, every site I went to was screwed up? Omniweb can't render worth a crap.
Probably because OmniWeb is modeled after Netscape 4, which is about as anti-standard as you can get, and does a lousy job at it.
     
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Aug 31, 2002, 01:46 PM
 
Why is everybody saying that Chimera chrashes a lot ? I've been using it for 2 days now and it hasn't crashed on me once (version 0.4.0). I'm very impressed with the speed it offers. I never had the urge (or need) to go back to OmniWeb. I'm going to check out the newest Mozilla and Netscape 7 now. The only problem I have with Chimera is the slow launching (IMO a web browser must launch immediately, IE and OmniWeb launch fast enough) and Mozilla and Netscape probably also launch very slow (the last time I tried them, they did).
     
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Aug 31, 2002, 05:12 PM
 
Mozilla 99% of the time; I update to the latest nightly fairly sporadically, but more or less once every couple of weeks.

Other browsers for design testing purposes only.
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Aug 31, 2002, 05:13 PM
 
Originally posted by fxbezak:
mozilla is garbage
Care to elaborate? Or are you just trolling?
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Aug 31, 2002, 05:46 PM
 
Just started using Chimera yesterday. Very fast. Little buggy, but hasn't crashed yet. This looks like it will become my new MacNN browser, until a new IE comes out. I was using Mozilla, but I cannot stand the damn built-in user interface. I just hate that, like someone mentioned. Mostly just loved the tabbed windows, but Chimera has that, so I'm set. Only a few kinks.

Hopefully the new IE will be very nice, but if not, I'll stick with Chimera for now.

And someone likes Netscape 7 but hates Mozilla? Huh? That's like hating dried dog poo, but enjoying fresh dog poo. Hey, there's an analogy (or something) for ya.
     
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Aug 31, 2002, 06:19 PM
 
I used to use Omniweb exclusively. But now I use Netscape 7 75% and OW 4.1 25%.
     
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Aug 31, 2002, 07:09 PM
 
Originally posted by His Dudeness:
The only two I've had on my Powerbook for months now are Mozilla and Chimera. I'd have to say Chimera is a bit better which is what I am currently using.

And how many websites are on the web??? And why is it that when I used Omniweb, every site I went to was screwed up? Omniweb can't render worth a crap.
     
 
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