I can understand the earlier choice of using IE as engine. Although now the market is changing, MS is being forced to de-attach IE from windows most likely; I feel its time for a change, especially now when we start to notice our users are having issues with the old IE6 engine.
Cheers, -----Original Message----- From: hlds_linux-boun...@list.valvesoftware.com [mailto:hlds_linux-boun...@list.valvesoftware.com] On Behalf Of gamead...@127001.org Sent: donderdag 4 juni 2009 14:01 To: crazy_canu...@rogers.com; 'Half-Life dedicated Linux server mailing list' Subject: Re: [hlds_linux] New browser engine support for steam? No, it's to do with the fact that on a windows box, it's the one embeddable browser you can guarentee will be installed. Nothing to do with brainwashed or bribed programmers. > -----Original Message----- > From: hlds_linux-boun...@list.valvesoftware.com > [mailto:hlds_linux-boun...@list.valvesoftware.com] On Behalf > Of Crazy Canucks > Sent: 04 June 2009 12:37 > To: Half-Life dedicated Linux server mailing list > Subject: Re: [hlds_linux] New browser engine support for steam? > > I'll second and third this. It seems that most game > developers make use > of the IE browser engine. Might have something to do with the way M$ > has bought its way into our educational systems... > > Craig H wrote: > > It would certainly be nice. > > > > On Thu, Jun 4, 2009 at 1:31 AM, Saint K. > <sai...@specialattack.net> wrote: > > > > > >> I have a request. Most likely a bit radical for your > design, but very > >> much wanted. > >> > >> The problem is as following. Steam uses IE as engine to > display stuff in > >> the store, the motd etc etc. > >> As you know, IE is used less and less, and people now a > days chose not > >> to install or update IE at all because their using an alternative > >> browser. (Our webstats show that IE is by far no longer > the most used > >> browser). > >> > >> Now to come to our problem, because we don't install or update IE > >> anymore, we get faced with all sorts of render problems > caused by the > >> old IE engine (IE6). Widespread webmasters are fully dropping IE6 > >> supports because their tired of having to implement > countless hacks to > >> make it browser compatible. > >> > >> Could steam please consider implementing or supporting alternative > >> browser engines? > >> > >> Cheers, > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the > list archives, > >> please visit: > >> http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux > >> > >> > > _______________________________________________ > > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the > list archives, please visit: > > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list > archives, please visit: > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux > _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.5.339 / Virus Database: 270.12.52/2152 - Release Date: 06/03/09 18:00:00 _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux