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IE7 Details Emerge

Posted by timothy on from the finger-in-wind dept.

Varg Vikernes writes "Microsoft Watch has a story about new features we can expect in IE7 (code named 'Rincon') which they gathered through Microsoft's key partners. Apparently we can expect 32 bit PNG support, native IDN support, new functionality that will simplify printing from inside IE and, of course, tabbed browsing. The new browser also will likely include a built-in news aggregator. Apparently an important factor is security."

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  1. nice code name by xv4n · · Score: 0, Redundant
    (code named 'Rincon')

    What? that's spanish for "corner".

  2. IE7 to corner the browser market? by Spacejock · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Rincon = 'corner' in spanish. Maybe Microsoft do have a sense of humour after all.

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    Hal Spacejock: Science Fiction with Nuts
  3. 32-bit PNG Support by zapf · · Score: 1, Redundant

    It's about fucking time.

  4. Re:So, basically... by toddestan · · Score: 0, Redundant

    That's strange, considering that Netscape never released Netscape Navigator 5 (skipping straight from 4.78 to 6.0).

  5. I'm sure it's been said already by bubkus_jones · · Score: 1, Redundant

    but I just don't care.

    Doesn't FF/Mozilla have all the features that MS is planning on including in IE7?

  6. Ah! by jav1231 · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Ah, Microsoft. Where they take all of the cool features of the best software out there, implement it in their next release, and call it innovation!

  7. catchup by Capt_Troy · · Score: 0, Redundant

    So far this just sounds like catch up. Are they going to have any new ideas here? I think I'll just stick with Firefox.

  8. don't go! by XO · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Don't go and use our competitors products! Ours will have all their features, in a version or two!

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    "Champagne for my real friends - and real pain for my sham friends!" http://ericblade.postalboard.com/
  9. Tabs? They must be kidding! by owlstead · · Score: 0, Redundant

    All the time they try to get away from tabs, favouring top level windows (which stack into the retarded XP taskbar). And now suddenly tabs? What's next? Finding out that personalized menu's are crap?

    Funny thing to see Microsoft rewrite their entire GUI guidelines just to combat Firefox.

  10. What would be REALLY great... by Run4yourlives · · Score: 0, Redundant

    is if it spread using an active-x hole.