 Internet Explorer 8 Beta 1 Is Out For Download |
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 Mar 6 2008, 02:29 PM
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Trap Grand Marshal Member  Group: [HOSTED] Posts: 1,300 Joined: 11-January 06 From: Chennai, India Member No.: 16,932  |
I downloaded the VirtualPC image of IE8 from Microsoft and tested it, this is what I got when I ran the ACID2 test.
 I think that jlhaslip ran the ACID2 test in IE7 Emulation mode. IE8 beta has a lot more bugs and doesn't display the Sites as Firefox or Opera does, the pages get screwed up , but its not that bad. we'll have to wait for the final stable release of IE8 to comment further on it. We can help IE8 to get better by reporting any errors or bugs we see to MS. |
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Mar 9 2008, 10:37 PM
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A computer once beat me at chess, but it was no match for me at kick boxing.  Group: [MODERATOR] Posts: 3,882 Joined: 24-July 05 From: In Trouble Again... still? Member No.: 9,787  |
And was everyone aware that there is a new Acid Test out?
The new test is here: http://acid3.acidtests.org/ XP sp2 QUOTE IE8 scored 17/100, IE7 mode in IE8 scored 13/100, saf 3.0.4 (win) scored 39/100, Opera 9.26 46/100, FF2 scored 52/100, FF3scored 61/100. And here is a link to a page listing the results people are getting on different browsers. Looks like no-one is passing, but the WebKit Browser seems to be doing the best. http://web-graphics.com/2008/03/03/the-acid3-test/ |
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Mar 10 2008, 05:08 AM
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Member [Level 1] Group: Members Posts: 52 Joined: 10-March 08 Member No.: 59,096 |
I have internet explorer but i use Firefox and to me it seems a way better web browser. In Firefox you get new tabs and options to get a better experience without having problems. But internet explorer is on version number 8 now and they still dont have as much options as Firefox.
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Mar 10 2008, 07:06 AM
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Premium Member Group: [HOSTED] Posts: 191 Joined: 24-May 07 From: Brisbane, Australia Member No.: 43,581 |
QUOTE(jlhaslip @ Mar 10 2008, 08:37 AM)  And was everyone aware that there is a new Acid Test out? The new test is here: http://acid3.acidtests.org/ XP sp2 And here is a link to a page listing the results people are getting on different browsers. Looks like no-one is passing, but the WebKit Browser seems to be doing the best. http://web-graphics.com/2008/03/03/the-acid3-test/ My firefox failed that test as well 
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Mar 10 2008, 03:39 PM
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Premium Member Group: [HOSTED] Posts: 198 Joined: 30-January 08 Member No.: 57,072 |
IE8 is ready download for web developer test.
I hope each test is finalizing soon by microsoft team. I really wait for this IE8. For this time., i like microsoft software and all about microsoft. Its great., 
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Mar 10 2008, 09:09 PM
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Privileged Member Group: [HOSTED] Posts: 572 Joined: 13-December 06 Member No.: 35,271 |
Internet Explorer sucks. I prefer firefox so much more. Which handicaps me with my designing of websites. Never shows up well on Internet Explorer. Why can't Internet Explorer just fix whats broken, don't bother with adding enw features. As you said, some of the javascripts still don't work and this is their 8th version of Internet Explorer, 2nd version for Firefox mind you.
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Mar 17 2008, 08:45 PM
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Super Member Group: [HOSTED] Posts: 416 Joined: 26-January 08 Member No.: 56,881 |
As always, I'll be installing theis version before it comes out. Maybe it will be better.
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Mar 19 2008, 11:14 PM
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Newbie [Level 2] Group: Members Posts: 26 Joined: 17-March 08 Member No.: 59,431 |
I tried IE8, but it crashed too much for me. Fortunately, it had a new tab recovery feature. Good thing
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Mar 20 2008, 02:30 AM
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Privileged Member Group: [HOSTED] Posts: 937 Joined: 14-April 05 From: West Chester, PA Member No.: 5,636 |
Everyone stop complaining. It is BETA and that means it will have issues just as any beta software. You dont like the looks? It is so similar to firefox i dont get your complaints. As for memory usage, two things to say about it. One: Beta releases always are slower and take more memory because they have not been optimized like a typical release version. Second: Firefox takes way more memory that any version of IE. It might start of taking just a little but leave firefox open for a while and it will destroy your memory heap. As for coding for all different browsers, the website i have written in the past ALL work with Firefox, IE7 and now IE8. If you write good code and in an organized manner, if something is not working for a new browser, it only takes a few minutes to fix it.
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