Comment Feed for Show Off Your Browser (Coffeehouse on Channel 9)

Re: Show Off Your Browser

RoyalSchrubber — Wed, 07 Nov 2007 06:25:07 GMT

Hehe, I've finally manged to run Firefox running in OpenBSD virtual machine through Xming in Vista. Similar to what Xaero_Vincent is doing but in reverse (Windows is my main desktop). :D
I need this to get one Unix IDE because I'm doing smaller unix tool in C and I'm tired of WinSCP notepad.

On picture: IE7, Firefox on Vista and Firefox on OpenBSD (front window is BSD one).
Anybody else thinks theme of Vista FF looks worse than that of BSD FF?

Re: Show Off Your Browser

Bent Rasmussen — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 17:41:49 GMT

I mostly use Opera, but use Explorer for C9 posting and some other stuff...

http://img87.imageshack.us/img87/9941/35844258wo7.png

Re: Show Off Your Browser

Dorian Muthig — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 15:22:57 GMT

Sven Groot wrote:
Is this more to your liking: IE3 and Netscape 4.07? They're not working so well. I had to turn off Javascript in Netscape or the page wouldn't load at all.

ya :)
this is cool, I still have 12 PCs from the 286 to 586 generation and they're all still working... but I never managed to get them connecting with nowadays internet connections... [C]

Re: Show Off Your Browser

Sven Groot — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 15:19:27 GMT

Is this more to your liking: IE3 and Netscape 4.07? They're not working so well. I had to turn off Javascript in Netscape or the page wouldn't load at all. :)

Re: Show Off Your Browser

Sven Groot — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 15:05:43 GMT

Dodo wrote:

Sven Groot wrote: It's IE5 for Win3.1.
You're using copied DLLs and Win32s? Hell... use IE2

No, I'm just using IE5 for Windows 3.1 which was available from Tucows.

Re: Show Off Your Browser

Dorian Muthig — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 15:02:40 GMT

Sven Groot wrote:
It's IE5 for Win3.1.

You're using copied DLLs and Win32s? Hell... use IE2 :D

Re: Show Off Your Browser

Sven Groot — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 14:57:46 GMT

Dodo wrote:
why does this version of IE not look like the 16bit version? Looks like the win95 version.

It's IE5 for Win3.1. Yeah, I didn't know that existed either. :)

Re: Show Off Your Browser

Dorian Muthig — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 14:54:36 GMT

Sven Groot wrote:
Win3.1 can use 24 bit colour provided you have drivers for your videocard (the standard VGA driver is limited to 640x480x8bit). Fortunately, Win3.1 drivers for the S3 Trio64 are still available on S3's site, and those work in Virtual PC.

EDIT: I remember I used to do this for real, too. On my old 486 I could use the drivers for the Cirrus Logic videocard to make Win3.11 run in higher resolutions and colour depths as well. I had some games for Windows that required it (not so much because they used the extra colour depth (they didn't) but because the built-in VGA drivers were too slow).

AFAIK it's been nothing special to get 1280x1024x32 in Win3.11 if you had a Matrox Millenium video card. It's just wondersome... why does this version of IE not look like the 16bit version? Looks like the win95 version.
Also I am wondering...

Nobody used Netscape yet
Nobody used VS
Nobody used his own Browser

Yeah... I'm kinda funny now. :D

Re: Show Off Your Browser

Sven Groot — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 11:02:30 GMT

Win3.1 can use 24 bit colour provided you have drivers for your videocard (the standard VGA driver is limited to 640x480x8bit). Fortunately, Win3.1 drivers for the S3 Trio64 are still available on S3's site, and those work in Virtual PC. :)

EDIT: I remember I used to do this for real, too. On my old 486 I could use the drivers for the Cirrus Logic videocard to make Win3.11 run in higher resolutions and colour depths as well. I had some games for Windows that required it (not so much because they used the extra colour depth (they didn't) but because the built-in VGA drivers were too slow).

Re: Show Off Your Browser

Xaero_Vincent — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 10:34:59 GMT

We must all be hopelessly geeky.

If it isn't me turning my Linux into OS X, its someone else running Internet Explorer in Windows 3.1. Heh.

BTW, how were you able to get 24-bit video mode working in Windows 3.1? I always thought it was limited to 256 colors.

Re: Show Off Your Browser

Sven Groot — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 09:38:07 GMT

All things considered it works better than I expected. :P

Re: Show Off Your Browser

Xaero_Vincent — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 08:20:47 GMT

Alright. I spent a little more time on this and made it look as close to Leopard as possible in Linux/Gnome.

It now has the "Mac menu" hack (required plenty of compiling BS), an improved HDD icon, black Apple menu button, and removed the foot logo from Nautilus.

Click to enlarge.

Re: Show Off Your Browser

You can't handle my name — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 02:14:27 GMT

"Looking at their website, it seems that this is just one of many in a long line of interfaces over the top of IE, is this the case? Or have they developed a fully fledged browser like Firefox and Opera?"

.. Maxthon is built over the Trident V engine.. which basically is IE7 engine.. I don't have a problem with that, and nor should anyone who actually cares about what they can find to make there browsing experience better which for me is a lot of things. And M2 isn't just an interface their is quite a lot more built into it that goes to improving the speed and security over IE than you would get with others like IE7Pro and Avant etc etc

And to get the same amount of usefulness that I get from using maxthon i'd have to find and install quite a few plugins for firefox, which i have done before, and mainly stabality is lost and then you find quite a lot the strap on plugins feel like bloatware and are very clunky they just aren't designed very well.. the other thing is that when the engine updates you gotta then update some of your plugins, thats after waiting for the developer tp update them first.

So if the maxthon developers had to build the engine aswel then it would take a lot of time away from doing what is and will be much more important and that is focusing and spending time on building useful browsing features. Firefox and opera developers have to spread there development over not only trying to better there engine but also trying to improve on the features and ui...

So if anything I'd want the IE8 engine to really be the main focus of improving at IE team.. wether they will do or just fail, we will perhaps get to find out in years to come...

Re: Show Off Your Browser

mcampbell — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 01:32:18 GMT

RobbieCrusoe wrote:

mcampbell wrote:
Koogle wrote:

It put's other browsers to shame really, once you've start with maxthon other browsers just don't compare in overal useful features and how they work.

Chris Pirillo is also a believer in Maxthon.

It's nice to see a wide variety of browsers. I thought everyone would have some sort of mix between FF, and IE.

Looking at their website, it seems that this is just one of many in a long line of interfaces over the top of IE, is this the case? Or have they developed a fully fledged browser like Firefox and Opera?

Yeah, exactly. Just a new overlay using the IE engine.

Re: Show Off Your Browser

SlackmasterK — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 01:30:22 GMT

creditcard wrote:

SlackmasterK wrote: Oh, I suppose... :)

[pic cut]

What? My browser's in there, somewhere. Best thing is, the semicircle layout of my monitors actually makes it look realistic in its stretchiness.

Dude, six screens? Care to spare one or two?

Nope. Too busy indulging in the vivid splendor of my eight foot desktop.

Re: Show Off Your Browser

RobbieCrusoe — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 01:19:26 GMT

mcampbell wrote:

Koogle wrote:

It put's other browsers to shame really, once you've start with maxthon other browsers just don't compare in overal useful features and how they work.

Chris Pirillo is also a believer in Maxthon.

It's nice to see a wide variety of browsers. I thought everyone would have some sort of mix between FF, and IE.

Looking at their website, it seems that this is just one of many in a long line of interfaces over the top of IE, is this the case? Or have they developed a fully fledged browser like Firefox and Opera?

Re: Show Off Your Browser

JonathonW — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 00:50:14 GMT

creditcard wrote:

Is that twm? :s

I don't have Gnome/Metacity installed in Cygwin, and I couldn't get the windows wide enough in Window Maker (the dock was in the way)... so TWM it was.

I think it adds to the effect, too.

Re: Show Off Your Browser

You can't handle my name — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 00:43:52 GMT

creditcard wrote:

It's a bit too bloated in my opinion.

jealous eh... and "bloated"...ahah.. don't make me laugh..

maxthon may pack in the power browsing features but one thing it is not, is bloated.. fully customizable you'll find.... if the minimistic style is your kinda thing, its completly possible and easy to setup. And I mean how long does it take to change a theme in firefox?(thats if you could fine one, most themes for firefox are pretty rubbish) ..oh thats right you have to restart the browser everytime lol :P

Re: Show Off Your Browser

JonathonW — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 00:40:16 GMT

You people disappoint me... a whole page of geeks sharing browser pics, and no one's brought up:

Left: Links, Right: Lynx

Lynx is more classic, but C9's actually readable from Links (and you can login and post! Lynx doesn't have the required javascript support), so I figured I'd show both of them.

Re: Show Off Your Browser

SlackmasterK — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 00:24:53 GMT

Oh, I suppose... :)

What? My browser's in there, somewhere. Best thing is, the semicircle layout of my monitors actually makes it look realistic in its stretchiness.

Re: Show Off Your Browser

mcampbell — Mon, 05 Nov 2007 23:53:51 GMT

Koogle wrote:

It put's other browsers to shame really, once you've start with maxthon other browsers just don't compare in overal useful features and how they work.

Chris Pirillo is also a believer in Maxthon.

It's nice to see a wide variety of browsers. I thought everyone would have some sort of mix between FF, and IE.

Re: Show Off Your Browser

You can't handle my name — Mon, 05 Nov 2007 23:43:07 GMT

Maxthon 1 & 2.. both are my browsers of choice. Of course Maxthon 1 is still default as it still by far the better one overall atm.. One below is Maxthon 2 with my own made skin..

It put's other browsers to shame really, once you've start with maxthon other browsers just don't compare in overal useful features and how they work.

Re: Show Off Your Browser

Zian Choy — Mon, 05 Nov 2007 20:20:44 GMT

Link: http://www.zooomr.com/z/photos/zoom/3672956/size-16/

A perfectly normal browser

(disabled the Developer Toolbar because it kept giving me trouble with "R")

Re: Show Off Your Browser

Xaero_Vincent — Mon, 05 Nov 2007 18:37:45 GMT

Perhaps, but the fonts aren't being rendered poorly. They are very beautiful and anti-alised from here. The fonts that come with default distros aren't bad either, unlike in the past. Fedora has liberation fonts.

Re: Show Off Your Browser

Rossj — Mon, 05 Nov 2007 18:28:50 GMT

Xaero_Vincent wrote:

Haha... except those are Apple's fonts. I have AquaBase, etc. I'm also using CoreFonts (Windows fonts).

They may be the same fonts, but they are most definitely not rendered the same ..