Internet Explorer 7

It has taken me a few days to get used to...but, I think I'm beginning to warm up to it...

~Zoo

think I'm beginning to warm up to it

I don't mind change as long as the "change" is easier and more better...heh.

So far, more better!

Already downloaded.

But yes, it is still a bit buggy.  Wait for SP1 to convert if that is your only browser.

What is SP1?  It is my only browser but I'm not having any problems....uh, yet.

But yes, it is still a bit buggy. Wait for SP1 to convert if that is your only browser.

I have downloaded it but saved it to the desktop and have not opened it to install because I heard it had problems and I did not want to face them, as I would not know what to do with them. So on the desktop it sits....

What is SP1?

I think it is Service Pack...pretty sure that's it. Means "patch to fix known bugs." heh.

Mine is not wonky Jen, I think you'd be safe to use it now.

I hate the fact you can't skin the tabs yet. That pale blue doesn't match any of my skins and the anti-aliasing looks as if it was done by a chimpanzee...

anti-aliasing looks as if it was done by a chimpanzee...

hahaha.  I didn't notice that....

What is SP1? It is my only browser but I'm not having any problems....uh, yet.

Service Pack 1.  It use to be dont use a 1.0 product, but things are not that simple any more.  So the new maxim is wait for Service Pack 1.  Unless you like beta testing.

Funny you mentioned this. My husband told me about it the second day it came out, only because I asked him what the heck IE7 means. I guess I saw it somewhere.

So I downloaded it too...but the one reason I've never switched to Mozilla is the tabs. Now with IE7 I've got those very tabs I've been trying to avoid ::

I have a habit of pressing Alt+tab to switch between windows, and now of course with the tabs my Alt+tab habit is responded to with a quick blink of the screen, reminding me that trick doesn't work anymore.

have a habit of pressing Alt+tab to switch between windows, and now of course with the tabs my Alt+tab habit is responded to with a quick blink of the screen, reminding me that trick doesn't work anymore.

Well you are much more computer savvy than me Angela.  Heh.

I like the tabs because it seems more like folders.  Relate anything in computer land to the real world and I can understand it...but if it deviates I'm LOST.  And I ain't talkin desert island sista!

  

Put it on my laptop, but not this, main desktop, PC.
Don't like non-skinnable parts  
Like it just because it's new   
Time will tell...
IE6 runs just fine on this box. Has all I need and I'm used to it.   

Don't like non-skinnable parts

Ah yes I've heard this before..haha...but since I am skin-less, just standing here with my organs all hanging out, the tabs don't bother me too much. Heh.

IE6 runs just fine on this box. Has all I need and I'm used to it.

Exactly why my husband is still using it on his computer...haha

I finally got it . . . I'm liking it so far, but it just kinda reminds me of netscape, without the N . . . oh well. Whatever.

Note - be aware that Internet Explorer 7 now shows up as a 'Security Update' when using the 'Express' option in Windows (or Microsoft) update, so for those who don't want to install it, you will want to look through any files at 'Windows Update'. This does not mean it currently downloads automatically, but it does show when manually using the 'Express' option.

Hint - for those who have Windows Update' set to download and inform before installing, selecting the 'Custom' option after clicking the yellow update shield in the notification tray will give you the file list - which you can then pick and choose to install from. This will prevent any possibility of installing IE7 by mistake (just in case it downloads automatically on you).

I'm insanely pleased with IE7 thus far. Finally I need not test, retest, add IE fixes, tweak said fixes and add a multitude of other browser incompatibility issue fixes when designing/testing web sites. Thus far, all sites I have made/are making render the same in IE7 *as well as* Firefox. Fin-freekin'-ally. With the newest Opera, Firefox *and* IE7 all supporting the CSS alpha effect alone, I'm pleased as punch. Finally, 3 browsers behaving like one. About time. Web developers worldwide can take a massive sigh of relief and those developers who do not have IE7 can step away from the bridge railing; there's no need to jump, anymore. No more banging my head repeatedly into the desk to make sites work in all 3 browsers (I won't get into MAC ie or Safari, yet ).

* Footnote: Actually, it'd be even more beneficial for web developers as well as the user if everyone would at least consider keeping atop their respective browser upgrades/releases. Even though, essentially, Opera, FF and IE7 render sites seamlessly, I still have to make sure I add a plethora of bugfixes and CSS fixes to acommodate IE5.5, IE6 as well as other browsers. Eek! I imagine a utopian world where one world uses one browser. Won't happen, obviously.

Posting this from laptop. Runs just fine, and starting to get the hang of the new features.
cFX, great post! Good ideas from a professional's viewpoint.

Yes, thank you CFX...lots of good info in that!

Improvement with tabs, but yet far slower than Firefox... ...and not skinnable ...

but yet far slower than Firefox

I've not noticed this at all.

IE7 is certainly a step ahead. The biggest drawback for me is lack of mouse gestures. I have really become used to those with FF, Maxthon, and Opera. I downloaded an add on for IE7 that adds mouse gestures, but they are very slow and unresponsive compared to the other browsers.

I was using Firefox 1.5 as my main browser and IE6 as a backup. I can finally go back to IE (version 7 of course) as my browser of choice. It now has tabbed browsing, seems fairly quick in rendering pages, starts up quickly, etc. I've uninstalled Firefox and am enjoying getting to know the shortcuts, settings, etc. in IE7.

but yet far slower than Firefox

Actually, FF2 renders pages quite a bit slower than IE7...at least on my machine. It is almost instantaneous with IE7, whereas FF loads the page, and image placeholders, but only renders the graphics one item at a time.

I have IE7-Final, FF2, and Opera 9.02...I use all three, but IE7 is my primary browser.

I was a steadfast ff fan for the last 6-8 months now until ff2 came out. It's been a constant memory leaker and not at all the performer that IE7 is. Today, I bid ff a fond farewell and will now stay with IE7.