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A First Look at Netscape 7

Posted by timothy on from the netscape-stirs dept.

David_Bloom writes: "PC-WORLD has released an article giving a rundown of the just-released Preview Release 1 of Netscape 7. An especially interesting feature in this new version is tabbed browsing, which allows you to have multiple web pages open at once in one window, which you can view using a tab-based MDI."

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  1. Why Mozilla is better than Netscape... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Pop-up blocking. It's not in Netscape 7.0PR1. The other script blocking options are, though, so it was a very concious decision. However, for Joe Homeuser, Netscape is nice in that they bundle Java and Flash and some other junk that may starting off with Netscape easier. Mozilla is still for the technically advanced (Slashdot?) crowd. Netscape is for the home user who doesn't care, as long as it works. Now, how long until IE7? We all know a higher version means better!

  2. CNet Also, and ICQ...? by instinctdesign · · Score: 4, Interesting
    CNet also has also taken a look at it. Check out their news release or the preview/review, 7 out of 10 if you don't feel like clicking. (and I'm maxed out in karma... so don't start ;) )

    But what I really want to know, is if AOL will ever wake the heck up and integrate AIM and ICQ. This may not seem relevant, but from the CNet article:
    Even better: this AIM version lets you log on to the ICQ network so that you can talk with ICQ pals, too. Unfortunately, you'll have to log out of one IM to access the other; there's no three-way chatting with friends from the two IM networks.
    Now I understand why AOL might not want to integrate with MSN, Yahoo, and the like. But they control both the software development and infrastructure for both AIM and ICQ. Is it simply due to lack of effort that they won't integrate the two? (A little off-topic yes, but since NS7 is/will be just Mozilla 1.0, the parent not really all that interesting news-wise.)
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  3. IE... by KjetilK · · Score: 4, Interesting

    I still don't know why IE doesn't. It keeps all those popups under control.

    Well, the cynic in me says that's the reason. IE isn't a browser made for users. It is a browser made for web designers and businesses. If IE would do a lot to control popups, it would annoy content providers that rely on that kind of advertising. Wouldn't be good... :-)

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  4. Re:Download netscape 7, preview release 1 by soboroff · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Some other useful customizations can be found at http://www.mozilla.org/unix/customizing.html

    For example, this is also good vs popups:
    user_pref("dom.disable_open_click_delay", 1000);

  5. Re:me too? by morcego · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Well, Mozilla has been doing it for some time now. Not that this is a big surprise. Guess where most of NS7 code comes from ?
    Galeon (which I use) also has tab browsing.

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