Comments on: IDS http://wongablog.co.uk/2003/10/29/ids/ like balloons, only with dancing Sat, 22 Nov 2008 00:15:11 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Ed http://wongablog.co.uk/2003/10/29/ids/#comment-78 Ed Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://wongablog.djcounsell.org/?p=116#comment-78 I've been using Avant for a while now... but there are quite a few things that I miss from IE: 1. In IE, I have set-up a shortcut gg to search google really easily. It's a pity that Avant doesn't support it yet. 2. I've begun using Multiple Desktops... since my screen isn't big enough, and Avant doesn't quite support it (it lies at the bottom of each scren) 3. It doesn't seem to cache quicktime movies properly. That's probably a quicktime problem, though. Given time, the features can be gleaned a bit to provide the specific part of the feature that you want. i.e. Refresh being a few hrs instead, or the address bar being longer, etc. etc I’ve been using Avant for a while now… but there are quite a few things that I miss from IE:
1. In IE, I have set-up a shortcut gg to search google really easily. It’s a pity that Avant doesn’t support it yet.
2. I’ve begun using Multiple Desktops… since my screen isn’t big enough, and Avant doesn’t quite support it (it lies at the bottom of each scren)
3. It doesn’t seem to cache quicktime movies properly. That’s probably a quicktime problem, though.

Given time, the features can be gleaned a bit to provide the specific part of the feature that you want. i.e. Refresh being a few hrs instead, or the address bar being longer, etc. etc

]]> By: Andrew West http://wongablog.co.uk/2003/10/29/ids/#comment-79 Andrew West Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://wongablog.djcounsell.org/?p=116#comment-79 are you using the google toolbar? I swapped it with the default avant search bar as it's more powerful. Not quite as convenient as gg, but nearly. Ah, that must be a pain. I've had trouble with quicktime not caching movies properly too, not sure what the cause is. I get a problem with the text size reverting to 'smaller'...can't figure that one out at all. And while I like the compatibility of it being an IE wrapper, it still doesn't look as nice as Opera :-) are you using the google toolbar? I swapped it with the default avant search bar as it’s more powerful. Not quite as convenient as gg, but nearly.

Ah, that must be a pain.

I’ve had trouble with quicktime not caching movies properly too, not sure what the cause is.

I get a problem with the text size reverting to ’smaller’…can’t figure that one out at all. And while I like the compatibility of it being an IE wrapper, it still doesn’t look as nice as Opera :-)

]]> By: Ed http://wongablog.co.uk/2003/10/29/ids/#comment-80 Ed Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://wongablog.djcounsell.org/?p=116#comment-80 Nah, it isn't the google toolbar -- it is a feature of TweakUI. Nah, it isn’t the google toolbar — it is a feature of TweakUI.

]]> By: Nodster http://wongablog.co.uk/2003/10/29/ids/#comment-81 Nodster Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://wongablog.djcounsell.org/?p=116#comment-81 Nice. But i dont have a prob with IE :) I must protest at the constant use of IDS acronym. Reason? I am on the IBM Integrated Degree Scheme. Making be an IDSer. And i feel the acronym is being dragged through the mud :D Nice. But i dont have a prob with IE :)
I must protest at the constant use of IDS acronym. Reason? I am on the IBM Integrated Degree Scheme. Making be an IDSer. And i feel the acronym is being dragged through the mud :D

]]> By: Andrew West http://wongablog.co.uk/2003/10/29/ids/#comment-82 Andrew West Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://wongablog.djcounsell.org/?p=116#comment-82 it's not that I don't like IE, it's just that tabbed browsing is one of those wonderful things that once you've had you can't live without :-) that's a really stupid phrase isn't it...I would not in fact kill myself if I could not have tabbed browsing any more. It's just nice. it’s not that I don’t like IE, it’s just that tabbed browsing is one of those wonderful things that once you’ve had you can’t live without :-)
that’s a really stupid phrase isn’t it…I would not in fact kill myself if I could not have tabbed browsing any more. It’s just nice.

]]> By: Andrew West http://wongablog.co.uk/2003/10/29/ids/#comment-83 Andrew West Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://wongablog.djcounsell.org/?p=116#comment-83 ah well, give it a month and nobody will remember the other acronym. As long as you haven't got another title as an MHer? --- ah well, give it a month and nobody will remember the other acronym. As long as you haven’t got another title as an MHer?

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