Bill:
I agree with you that IE 5 is a much better program than IE 4. But if the
user is not going to upgrade his or her system ans still using Win 95 and
JFW3.2 or earlier it is best to stay with what ones has
RJ
-----Original Message-----
From: bill cameron <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Saturday, June 05, 1999 9:24 AM
Subject: Re: To IE5 or not to IE5?
>i e five in my opinion is beyond a doubt the best and first serious
browser m
>s has to date.
>
>
>the alt key pplus left arrow key keystroke does work, but one can do the
same
>in i e 4 by right mouse button clicking , the key three over from right
of
>space bar, and hitting letter n.
>
>this opens a new browser.
>closeing the new browser with
>alt plus f 4 keystroke also takes user back to link 45 even in i e 4.
>
>now here is why i e 5 is cool, first it has vastly improved its ability to
>download f t p files.
>
>this is one area netscape used to kick sand into the face of i e.
>
>
>second on many servers if the download is interrrupted it does not have to
>start all over from scratch.
>
>enough said, that alone is all the reason one needs to upgrade.
>
>now be aware i e 5 itself is causeing problems on certain systems.
>
>though not real common some do experience these quircks.
>
>i suspect they are less likely to occure on win 98 systems.
>i suspect they will be even less likely to occure on win 98 b due out in
about
>a month.
>
>some of those problems have to do with reading the system tray.
>
>so label those puppies prior to installing.
>for instance i recommend a hot key for volume, especially if you use
software
>only speech.
>after invokeing it one can mute or un mute with
>alt key plus letter m key keystroke
>
>getting familar with all controls for volume is a good idea, because some
>program may cause a change in them, such a bug existed in past with micro
phone
>volume.
>
>now with all that said, i personally am waiting on win 98 b.
>of course i am very cautious, and it should be a relative safe upgrade.
>plus i bought the commercial version of win 98, so the upgrad is supposed
to
>be only 20 dollars.
>
>
>if useing win 98 my suggestion is do all critical updats to operateing
system
>first except active accessability.
>
>i say this because hj says if you need a certain version of active
>accessability they will provide it.
>
>use window update feature to do this.
>
>now the second great thing about i e 5 is they took note of netscape
reduceing
>size.
>
>i e 5 is smaller and much faster.
>
>yes it allso has a bunch of little frills like auto type, and a multiple
search
>engine.
>
>their search engine is much better but does not incorporate multiple
>search results into a single organized answer.
>
>bottom line here, it saves time, and that is really importan, more so than
its
>hyped frills.
>
>bill cameron
>
>
>
>
>bill cameron
>
>
>
>bill cameron
>
>
>At 05:57 PM 6/4/99 -0700, you wrote:
>>that is true, but you would start on link 45. also the auto complete for
>>forms works great too. I installed it from the CD with no problems, but I
>>am thinking about converting back up to win98, I wonder if there any
>>differences.
>>
>>On Fri, 4 Jun 1999 08:18:53 -0700 "Vince Tomassetti"
>><[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>>> Hello.
>>>
>>> I received my 3.3 CD yesterday. Now I am debating whether or not to
>>> install
>>> IE5.0 included on the JFW CD. For those of you who know, what are
>>> the
>>> advantages -JFW wise -- of using IE5 over IE4.
>>>
>>> I understand that in IE5 when you choose a link, say link #45 on a
>>> page, and
>>> then return to that originating page you resume from link #46
>>> instead of
>>> starting over. Is this correct?
>>>
>>> Are there other such advantages/features for us JFW users in this
>>> new
>>> version?
>>>
>>> On the other hand, are there any disadvantages that arise with IE5?
>>>
>>> Kindest Regards,
>>> Vince.
>>>
>>>
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