Tab Mix Plus doesn't even support it (mostly because TMP hasn't been updated to yet). You can grab a Firefox 2.0 build of TMP from the TMP site (it's the dev build). You can customize your tabs however you want them... and no drop down tabs list.
Noone is forcing us? What about computer vendors who bundle Vista with all their computers, just like they've bundled XP and every OS before it?
Of course those of us who build our computers have more options all across the board, and it's usually cheaper to pick good components with good prices. However considering that Dell and Gateway are still in business, I'm willing to bet plenty of people go to one of these places and immediately zoom over to the lowest priced PC (or highest, depending on their budget and/or credit card limit) without caring what OS comes with it.
As for MacOSX, it's only for Apple's hardware, making it run on non-Apple hardware is questionable legality at best (since that means you probably downloaded the generic x86 version from somewhere). As for Linux, even if Joe Shmoe is smart enough to realize there ARE different operating systems and he would be willing to try a different one, Linux isn't QUITE ready yet for mainstream. Of course as Windows turns more and more into Vista (UAC prompts are like sudo, except more annoying) MS may very well condition the end user FOR Linux...
Early builds of Netscape suck. I'm trying to get 4.08 to run on Windows 3.11 under Virtual PC but it crashes on launch! At least IE doesn't crash until it encounters a font the system doesn't have. Opera on the other hand is <3 and doesn't crash.
I installed Ubuntu this Monday. I really had to hammer at it to get the programs I wanted installed and get settings the way I wanted them. Linux still has a way to go before the average Joe will be able to pick it up and use it...
My first problem resulted from Ubuntu's installer assuming my system clock was set to GMT and not asking me. When I corrected the clock +4 hours from the LiveCD's meddling and installed Ubuntu, it adjusted my clock +4 more! I didn't notice until I had worked with Ubuntu off my hard drive for a bit. When I set the clock back -4... I was locked out of SUDO! This restriction would have to be lifted or at least EXPLAINED to the average user who is not going to understand why he must wait 4 hours to perform any administrative actions. Not to mention the fix is not intuitive... I had to adjust my clock +4 again, run sudo -k to kill my sudo timestamp, and finally set my clock correctly. Then sudo worked again. No way the average user could have done that.
Also the lack of up-to-date precompiled packages (Wine package is still back at 0.9.9, ScummVM 0.8.0) for my favorite programs was annoying enough for me to have to search out more recent binaries... now I really like the Linux idea of putting program files in/bin (which is also in the path env... ooh Linux has Windows beat on this!), settings in/etc, user settings in ~, etc etc. But most precompiled binaries aren't like this! They just throw everything in one directory... so if I want these "distributed" files, I need to compile from source and make install (right? well that was my solution >.>).
Also Linux will need out-of-the-box support for Windows apps. This is critical for it's success, I believe, as if you tell a Windows user he can migrate to Linux without having to give up any of his favorite programs while gaining all the advantages of Linux... well I think that would help alot.
Currently Wine seems OK, but it still has some problems with XP profiles (it tries to use hardcoded 9x profile paths... I can't figure out how to override them) MDI dialogs (they don't work quite right, fooling around with them crashes wine) and fonts (I can't get a font dialog to pop up, font changing doesn't work in my favorite app...).
Furthermore, I still haven't gotten some things to work QUITE right (Cedega overwrites Wine when
I make install it! And it's broken... it complains a SO can't be found. I'll probably figure this out eventually). Also when I built Firefox 2 and Thunderbird 2, they ended up with the internal names "Bon Echo" and "Mail/News Client"... bah... plus Ubuntu's Firefox 1.5 and Thunderbird 1.5 have different program names than my compiled versions, so the old ones still occasionally pop up when another program runs them...
One of my friends says the vulnerability isn't in IE7, it's in XP and IE7 just sorta provides an access point to it. Vista does not have the vulnerability.
He probably meant it's an ActiveX control (as usual) that Vista either doesn't implement or has redone or fixed.
Also IE7 Final isn't out for Vista yet. My friend thinks it'll be available on Windows Update for Vista shortly.
A few years ago my little brother in junior high (or around there) was just starting to learn how to use the internet, and he was researching papers and stuff. He had to call me for help because he didn't know where his webpage had gone. Turns out he had gotten one of those ads that looks like a dialog box and had clicked it thinking it was one, and then didn't realize that it had caused his browser to navigate away.
Because the Win32API isn't available on XBox. I fooled around with the idea of an IRC client inside HL2... it made use of winsock.
Furthermore, if you know anything about cross-platform programming, you know you have to code differently (IE use libraries supported by all platforms, for one thing) than if you are only coding for one platform... which all HL2 mods are!
XMLHttpObject can only, for security reasons, connect with the server that served the script it's running from.
There are other implementations, like Greasemonkey's, that can connect to ANY server, thus Greasemonkey script developers need to take care to avoid website JavaScript from exploiting their scripts to gain access to the object.
Doh, wait, it should remain C:. EasyBCD uses some voodoo and places a file on C: to boot Linux. I can't wait to see the voodoo that magically figures out what partition grub is loaded on.
So, it appears that the chances of pre-ordering are Wii-mote?
Someone should put you in jail for that pun. And then send you to hell. And then put you in some sort of jail they have set up in hell. (Paraphrased from a friend of mine.)
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Wii will remember this!
I'm confused, but I'm pretty sure that's just RC3 and that the 2.0 final hasn't been released yet.
Tab Mix Plus doesn't even support it (mostly because TMP hasn't been updated to yet). You can grab a Firefox 2.0 build of TMP from the TMP site (it's the dev build). You can customize your tabs however you want them... and no drop down tabs list.
I recall hearing about this project that time ago or longer, I think. It's been in the works for some time now.
Go grab the dev build of Tab Mix Plus from the TMP site, it has 2.0 compatibility.
Maybe they're saying Firefox is the ultimate security patch for IE? :^)
Noone is forcing us? What about computer vendors who bundle Vista with all their computers, just like they've bundled XP and every OS before it?
Of course those of us who build our computers have more options all across the board, and it's usually cheaper to pick good components with good prices. However considering that Dell and Gateway are still in business, I'm willing to bet plenty of people go to one of these places and immediately zoom over to the lowest priced PC (or highest, depending on their budget and/or credit card limit) without caring what OS comes with it.
As for MacOSX, it's only for Apple's hardware, making it run on non-Apple hardware is questionable legality at best (since that means you probably downloaded the generic x86 version from somewhere). As for Linux, even if Joe Shmoe is smart enough to realize there ARE different operating systems and he would be willing to try a different one, Linux isn't QUITE ready yet for mainstream. Of course as Windows turns more and more into Vista (UAC prompts are like sudo, except more annoying) MS may very well condition the end user FOR Linux...
Early builds of Netscape suck. I'm trying to get 4.08 to run on Windows 3.11 under Virtual PC but it crashes on launch! At least IE doesn't crash until it encounters a font the system doesn't have. Opera on the other hand is <3 and doesn't crash.
Way to go down kicking and screaming inanities...
I installed Ubuntu this Monday. I really had to hammer at it to get the programs I wanted installed and get settings the way I wanted them. Linux still has a way to go before the average Joe will be able to pick it up and use it...
My first problem resulted from Ubuntu's installer assuming my system clock was set to GMT and not asking me. When I corrected the clock +4 hours from the LiveCD's meddling and installed Ubuntu, it adjusted my clock +4 more! I didn't notice until I had worked with Ubuntu off my hard drive for a bit. When I set the clock back -4... I was locked out of SUDO! This restriction would have to be lifted or at least EXPLAINED to the average user who is not going to understand why he must wait 4 hours to perform any administrative actions. Not to mention the fix is not intuitive... I had to adjust my clock +4 again, run sudo -k to kill my sudo timestamp, and finally set my clock correctly. Then sudo worked again. No way the average user could have done that.
Also the lack of up-to-date precompiled packages (Wine package is still back at 0.9.9, ScummVM 0.8.0) for my favorite programs was annoying enough for me to have to search out more recent binaries... now I really like the Linux idea of putting program files in /bin (which is also in the path env... ooh Linux has Windows beat on this!), settings in /etc, user settings in ~, etc etc. But most precompiled binaries aren't like this! They just throw everything in one directory... so if I want these "distributed" files, I need to compile from source and make install (right? well that was my solution >.>).
Also Linux will need out-of-the-box support for Windows apps. This is critical for it's success, I believe, as if you tell a Windows user he can migrate to Linux without having to give up any of his favorite programs while gaining all the advantages of Linux... well I think that would help alot.
Currently Wine seems OK, but it still has some problems with XP profiles (it tries to use hardcoded 9x profile paths... I can't figure out how to override them) MDI dialogs (they don't work quite right, fooling around with them crashes wine) and fonts (I can't get a font dialog to pop up, font changing doesn't work in my favorite app...).
Furthermore, I still haven't gotten some things to work QUITE right (Cedega overwrites Wine when I make install it! And it's broken... it complains a SO can't be found. I'll probably figure this out eventually). Also when I built Firefox 2 and Thunderbird 2, they ended up with the internal names "Bon Echo" and "Mail/News Client"... bah... plus Ubuntu's Firefox 1.5 and Thunderbird 1.5 have different program names than my compiled versions, so the old ones still occasionally pop up when another program runs them...
One of my friends says the vulnerability isn't in IE7, it's in XP and IE7 just sorta provides an access point to it. Vista does not have the vulnerability.
He probably meant it's an ActiveX control (as usual) that Vista either doesn't implement or has redone or fixed.
Also IE7 Final isn't out for Vista yet. My friend thinks it'll be available on Windows Update for Vista shortly.
I'll, uh, take your word for it...
A few years ago my little brother in junior high (or around there) was just starting to learn how to use the internet, and he was researching papers and stuff. He had to call me for help because he didn't know where his webpage had gone. Turns out he had gotten one of those ads that looks like a dialog box and had clicked it thinking it was one, and then didn't realize that it had caused his browser to navigate away.
Because the Win32API isn't available on XBox. I fooled around with the idea of an IRC client inside HL2... it made use of winsock.
Furthermore, if you know anything about cross-platform programming, you know you have to code differently (IE use libraries supported by all platforms, for one thing) than if you are only coding for one platform... which all HL2 mods are!
The XBox 360 is ALREADY outdated? :P
I mean really, I don't want to buy a console that I know is just going to be replaced so soon.
That was most definitely a Matrix reference (although I've never seen Terminator).
XMLHttpObject can only, for security reasons, connect with the server that served the script it's running from.
There are other implementations, like Greasemonkey's, that can connect to ANY server, thus Greasemonkey script developers need to take care to avoid website JavaScript from exploiting their scripts to gain access to the object.
I had to replace my MBR for it to work, since I had loaded grub into it.
So I tried to boot into Linux. I must say, I don't remember Linux being a blank screen. I seem to recall it being more interactive...
Doh, wait, it should remain C:. EasyBCD uses some voodoo and places a file on C: to boot Linux. I can't wait to see the voodoo that magically figures out what partition grub is loaded on.
Aha, you have to go edit the Linux entry and set the drive letter (EasyBCD automatically converts it to the device name).
Actually, EasyBCD requires Grub to be installed in order to boot Linux.
Now my problem is, it doesn't want to know what DRIVE I've installed Grub on... so I am doubtful it will work. :/
I think the US government overrides a small corporation's terms of service.
You mean we really ARE "big boned"?!?!?!
So, it appears that the chances of pre-ordering are Wii-mote?
Someone should put you in jail for that pun. And then send you to hell. And then put you in some sort of jail they have set up in hell. (Paraphrased from a friend of mine.)
Compute the value of the following expression:
Inaccuracy of speech recognition + inaccuracy of translation software + inaccuracy of text-to-speech software
Where "Inaccuracy of speech recognition" is equal to "Dear aunt, let's set so double the killer delete select all".
Where "Inaccuracy of translation software" is "Lost in Translation".
And where "Inaccuracy of text-to-speech software" is equal to "The occasional mispronunciation or wrongly-placed pause or accent or lack thereof."
SOLUTION: Well whatever it is it's bound to be at least twice as entertaining in output as Lost in Translation.