Google Chrome vs. Firebox or good old Internet Explorer?

[Micha]

On 27/12/2009 19:21, Uri Even-Chen wrote:
> On Sun, Dec 27, 2009 at 6:32 PM, Dotan Cohen<dotancohen at gmail.com>  wrote:
>>> 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.
>>>
>>
>> The OOo and Firefox programmers will not change your Windows settings.
>> That is a slippery slope and would lead to all sorts of bad karma.
>>
>> Start → Settings → Control Panel → Display → Appearance → Effects →
>> Use the following method to smooth edges of screen fonts → ClearType
>
> I tried, but the screen became blurred (מטושטש) so I switched back to
> standard.  I don't like the blurred effect so much.
>

Try adjusting the cleartype settings. It has several screens that let you choose 
the best appearance.

>>> 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.
>>>
>>
>> I won't argue about which browser is better, but I would love to hear
>> why you feel that IE is better. No argument, just tell me what you
>> like about it, or what you dislike about Firefox.
>
> The fonts look better with IE.  In Gmail, there is a small sign (»)
> when the mail is sent directly to my address.  It looks better in IE
> than in Firefox and Chrome.  I also like the sound when pressing
> links, in Firefox and Chrome it's like being deaf - no sounds.  I also

Like someone said, it's solvable.

http://mozillalinks.org/wp/2007/12/make-firefox-sound/

> entered my website Speedy Composer ( http://www.speedy.net/composer/
> ).  In IE the website plays music.  In Firefox and Chrome I need to
> install a plugin - Apple Quicktime - and I never install plugins.  I

The plugin was probably just installed automatically into IE by something 
without asking you.

> hate plugins.  And also, Bank Hapoalim website has problems with
> Firefox and Chrome.  So in general I think IE is better.

Like I said, regrettably Israeli banks are notorious for ignoring web design 
standards and creating non compatible sites.

>
>>>>> 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.
>>>
>>
>> No problem. MS Office really is good software (I don't like MS's web
>> browser or operating system, but their office suite is great) and if
>> you feel that the price is justified (which in my opinion it is) then
>> use 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.
>>>
>>
>> Nothing can directly replace Access. OOo Base is not even close.
>>
>>
>> --
>> Dotan Cohen
>>
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>>
>
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