Google Chrome vs. Firebox or good old Internet Explorer?

[Uri Even-Chen]

On Mon, Dec 21, 2009 at 9:21 PM, Dotan Cohen <dotancohen at gmail.com> wrote:
>> I tested all 3 browsers (Google Chrome, Firefox and Internet Explorer)
>> with Gmail, and the fonts look best with Internet Explorer!  The fonts
>> in Google Chrome and Firefox don't look good, I can't explain it but
>> the fonts in Internet Explorer look better!
>
> Turn on anti-aliasing for all programs. This is a known issue in Windows.

Sorry, I don't know how to do that.  I'm stuck with the default.  But
I think the programmers themselves (of Google Chrome and Firefox)
should have taken care of this issue.

>> I think they should
>> improve Google Chrome and Firefox, I have problems with other websites
>> and not only my bank.  It's bad, websites should work well with all
>> browsers but the web developers don't bother to test them!  It's much
>> cheaper to test only with Internet Explorer and ignore the rest.  But
>> I prefer Internet Explorer, I will not switch to another browser if
>> the fonts don't look good, I don't hear anything when clicking links
>> etc.  I'm not the usual end user who doesn't know how to install new
>> browsers, I tested 3 browsers and chose Internet Explorer!  Maybe in 5
>> years I will change my mind, maybe not.  Today I think Internet
>> Explorer is the best browser.  I wouldn't recommend anything else to
>> others!
>>
>
> Other than the fonts (which you can fix by turning on anti-aliasing)
> and the clicking sound (which an addon fixes), what other advantages
> does IE have? I personally like IE 8 when I use Windows, but I find
> Firefox even better. This is a serious question.

My bank (hapoalim) website does not look good in Firefox and Google
Chrome.  Other websites as well. IE is installed automatically on any
computer with Windows, this helps when you get used to it and it's
installed on public computers around the world.  If I use a public
computer when travelling, chances are I'm using IE.  I tried Firefox
and Google Chrome, for example with Gmail, and I think they are less
good than IE.

>> Sorry, I can't.  I have files in Excel and Word, they never look the
>> same with Open Office, and I'm using them.
>
> If you have non-confidential files that look different in OOo, please
> send them to me so that I could file a bug and improve OOo. Thanks.

Sorry, my files are confidential.  But I'm not using Open Office, I
have a version of Microsoft Office on my computer and I'm used to it.

I suppose I can convert my Word and Excel files to Open Office if I
want to, but my Access software will have to keep running on Microsoft
Access & Windows.  I wrote this software for the company I work for,
Pazgal, since 1996 and until now.  It has about 80 forms, 40 reports
and more than 200 queries, 80 tables and a lot of Visual Basic code.
If I were to write this program again in a new platform, it would take
me years!  And I don't know which platform can replace Microsoft
Access.

>> And Access - I don't know
>> about any alternative to Access.  I'm stuck with Windows.
>>
>
> There is none. OOo Base is nowhere near the level that Access is, even
> for simple home users.
>
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