Bye-bye IE
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I first used networks in 1974 (ARPANet) though such primitive, by today's standards, tools such as Telnet. Then, in 1992, Mosaic appeared. By incorporating a GUI, it was a significant improvement over Telnet. In 1995, when I began systems programming on a Dell Alpha with NT 3.51 as its OS, I added Internet Explorer (IE) to my developer toolset. So, since then, I have used IE in its various reincarnations. Recently, I was building an animated GIF for a CP article. When I went to test it, I could not get the GIF to animate on IE. I tried on Firefox and the GIF animated. I did some research and found that animated GIFs do not appear to be supported in IE. I wasted a significant amount of time trying to get IE to properly display the GIF. So I've decided that, in the future, my default browser will be Firefox. Of course this also influences my "upgrade" from Windows 7 to Windows 10. The compatibility tool indicates that Office 2003 is incompatible with Windows 10. Since I hate ribbons, I will not upgrade. So now, two major Microsoft products are causing heartburn. Maybe I should also look into a Unix derivative. Anyway, for sure bye-bye IE.
Gus Gustafson
I bailed on IE many years ago (~2007) for speed issues - both initial launch and page view. Used Firefox for about a year then Google Chrome was released - been using it ever since. On those rare occasions where I've used IE or Firefox in the last 6-7 years they just feel old and kludgy. Pretty sure they've both closed the gap in the speed department but Chrome "syncs" across all my devices (Windows PC, Mac, iPhone, iPad and Linux box) and none of the others do yet.
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gggustafson wrote:
The compatibility tool indicates that Office 2003 is incompatible with Windows 10. Since I hate ribbons, I will not upgrade.
Why so old a version? Office 2010 doesn't have ribbons and is supported in Windows 10.
Brent
dbrenth wrote:
Office 2010 doesn't have ribbons
Huh?
Software Zen:
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I first used networks in 1974 (ARPANet) though such primitive, by today's standards, tools such as Telnet. Then, in 1992, Mosaic appeared. By incorporating a GUI, it was a significant improvement over Telnet. In 1995, when I began systems programming on a Dell Alpha with NT 3.51 as its OS, I added Internet Explorer (IE) to my developer toolset. So, since then, I have used IE in its various reincarnations. Recently, I was building an animated GIF for a CP article. When I went to test it, I could not get the GIF to animate on IE. I tried on Firefox and the GIF animated. I did some research and found that animated GIFs do not appear to be supported in IE. I wasted a significant amount of time trying to get IE to properly display the GIF. So I've decided that, in the future, my default browser will be Firefox. Of course this also influences my "upgrade" from Windows 7 to Windows 10. The compatibility tool indicates that Office 2003 is incompatible with Windows 10. Since I hate ribbons, I will not upgrade. So now, two major Microsoft products are causing heartburn. Maybe I should also look into a Unix derivative. Anyway, for sure bye-bye IE.
Gus Gustafson
gggustafson wrote:
I wasted a significant amount of time trying to get IE to properly display the GIF.
Welcome to the club. :doh:
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I'd wave "Bye-Bye" to IE with pleasure - but only with two fingers.
Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...
pause...blink...pause...blink...OH...... One on each hand.:thumbsup: Thumbs, right?
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pause...blink...pause...blink...OH...... One on each hand.:thumbsup: Thumbs, right?
Close... IE has enough thumbs, I suspect. Even though it has traditionally kept them firmly up it's ...
Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...
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I first used networks in 1974 (ARPANet) though such primitive, by today's standards, tools such as Telnet. Then, in 1992, Mosaic appeared. By incorporating a GUI, it was a significant improvement over Telnet. In 1995, when I began systems programming on a Dell Alpha with NT 3.51 as its OS, I added Internet Explorer (IE) to my developer toolset. So, since then, I have used IE in its various reincarnations. Recently, I was building an animated GIF for a CP article. When I went to test it, I could not get the GIF to animate on IE. I tried on Firefox and the GIF animated. I did some research and found that animated GIFs do not appear to be supported in IE. I wasted a significant amount of time trying to get IE to properly display the GIF. So I've decided that, in the future, my default browser will be Firefox. Of course this also influences my "upgrade" from Windows 7 to Windows 10. The compatibility tool indicates that Office 2003 is incompatible with Windows 10. Since I hate ribbons, I will not upgrade. So now, two major Microsoft products are causing heartburn. Maybe I should also look into a Unix derivative. Anyway, for sure bye-bye IE.
Gus Gustafson
gggustafson wrote:
animated GIFs do not appear to be supported in IE
Have you un-ticked the "Play animations in web pages" option, and not installed any security updates for a while?
Animated GIF file is not displayed completely in Internet Explorer 11 [^]
Assume that you clear the Play animations in webpages option on the Advanced tab in the Internet Options dialog box in Internet Explorer 11. When you view a website that contains animated GIF files, the animated GIF files are not displayed. A static image that is the first frame of the animated GIF files should be displayed. ... To resolve this problem, install the most recent cumulative security update for Internet Explorer. ... This update was first included in security update MS14-056: Cumulative security update for Internet Explorer: October 14, 2014.
"These people looked deep within my soul and assigned me a number based on the order in which I joined." - Homer
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I first used networks in 1974 (ARPANet) though such primitive, by today's standards, tools such as Telnet. Then, in 1992, Mosaic appeared. By incorporating a GUI, it was a significant improvement over Telnet. In 1995, when I began systems programming on a Dell Alpha with NT 3.51 as its OS, I added Internet Explorer (IE) to my developer toolset. So, since then, I have used IE in its various reincarnations. Recently, I was building an animated GIF for a CP article. When I went to test it, I could not get the GIF to animate on IE. I tried on Firefox and the GIF animated. I did some research and found that animated GIFs do not appear to be supported in IE. I wasted a significant amount of time trying to get IE to properly display the GIF. So I've decided that, in the future, my default browser will be Firefox. Of course this also influences my "upgrade" from Windows 7 to Windows 10. The compatibility tool indicates that Office 2003 is incompatible with Windows 10. Since I hate ribbons, I will not upgrade. So now, two major Microsoft products are causing heartburn. Maybe I should also look into a Unix derivative. Anyway, for sure bye-bye IE.
Gus Gustafson
gggustafson wrote:
I did some research and found that animated GIFs do not appear to be supported in IE.
I just opened this with IE. Maybe it's a setting or a version issue.
"One man's wage rise is another man's price increase." - Harold Wilson
"Fireproof doesn't mean the fire will never come. It means when the fire comes that you will be able to withstand it." - Michael Simmons
"You can easily judge the character of a man by how he treats those who can do nothing for him." - James D. Miles
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gggustafson wrote:
I did some research and found that animated GIFs do not appear to be supported in IE.
I just opened this with IE. Maybe it's a setting or a version issue.
"One man's wage rise is another man's price increase." - Harold Wilson
"Fireproof doesn't mean the fire will never come. It means when the fire comes that you will be able to withstand it." - Michael Simmons
"You can easily judge the character of a man by how he treats those who can do nothing for him." - James D. Miles
I don't know that it is a GIF. There are ways in JavaScript to do that. The site does not allow me to see the source.
Gus Gustafson
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gggustafson wrote:
The compatibility tool indicates that Office 2003 is incompatible with Windows 10. Since I hate ribbons, I will not upgrade.
Why so old a version? Office 2010 doesn't have ribbons and is supported in Windows 10.
Brent
I do not have the funds to buy Office 2010. That's why!
Gus Gustafson
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gggustafson wrote:
animated GIFs do not appear to be supported in IE
Have you un-ticked the "Play animations in web pages" option, and not installed any security updates for a while?
Animated GIF file is not displayed completely in Internet Explorer 11 [^]
Assume that you clear the Play animations in webpages option on the Advanced tab in the Internet Options dialog box in Internet Explorer 11. When you view a website that contains animated GIF files, the animated GIF files are not displayed. A static image that is the first frame of the animated GIF files should be displayed. ... To resolve this problem, install the most recent cumulative security update for Internet Explorer. ... This update was first included in security update MS14-056: Cumulative security update for Internet Explorer: October 14, 2014.
"These people looked deep within my soul and assigned me a number based on the order in which I joined." - Homer
I followed the Microsoft recommendations. No luck.
Gus Gustafson
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You're kidding, right?
Gus Gustafson
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gggustafson wrote:
I did some research and found that animated GIFs do not appear to be supported in IE.
I just opened this with IE. Maybe it's a setting or a version issue.
"One man's wage rise is another man's price increase." - Harold Wilson
"Fireproof doesn't mean the fire will never come. It means when the fire comes that you will be able to withstand it." - Michael Simmons
"You can easily judge the character of a man by how he treats those who can do nothing for him." - James D. Miles
Window 10 comes with a new browser: Edge. So maybe you can still give it a try when it comes out.
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I don't know that it is a GIF. There are ways in JavaScript to do that. The site does not allow me to see the source.
Gus Gustafson
gggustafson wrote:
I don't know that it is a GIF.
How could it not be? Right-click the link, save the file. There it is, with all 26 frames. :confused:
"One man's wage rise is another man's price increase." - Harold Wilson
"Fireproof doesn't mean the fire will never come. It means when the fire comes that you will be able to withstand it." - Michael Simmons
"You can easily judge the character of a man by how he treats those who can do nothing for him." - James D. Miles
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gggustafson wrote:
I don't know that it is a GIF.
How could it not be? Right-click the link, save the file. There it is, with all 26 frames. :confused:
"One man's wage rise is another man's price increase." - Harold Wilson
"Fireproof doesn't mean the fire will never come. It means when the fire comes that you will be able to withstand it." - Michael Simmons
"You can easily judge the character of a man by how he treats those who can do nothing for him." - James D. Miles
So? I cannot create a GIF that works in IE.
Gus Gustafson
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I hated ribbons when they first came out... but they do grow on you, specially for certain applications. For example, in Matlab, the ribbons really work nicely. With that said though, I do run both Linux and Windows every day and I usually have different software packages that can do the same thing in case of compatibility issues (example: IE, Chrome, and FF on my Windows machine.... Chrome and FF on my Linux Mint).
Albert Holguin wrote:
I hated ribbons when they first came out... but they do grow on you,
In a good way or a bad way? I liked them from the getgo; but remember a coworker of mine saying about 6 mo after we had office 2007 pushed that "they were growing on him... ... ... like a fungus." :laugh:
Did you ever see history portrayed as an old man with a wise brow and pulseless heart, waging all things in the balance of reason? Is not rather the genius of history like an eternal, imploring maiden, full of fire, with a burning heart and flaming soul, humanly warm and humanly beautiful? --Zachris Topelius Training a telescope on one’s own belly button will only reveal lint. You like that? You go right on staring at it. I prefer looking at galaxies. -- Sarah Hoyt
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Albert Holguin wrote:
I hated ribbons when they first came out... but they do grow on you,
In a good way or a bad way? I liked them from the getgo; but remember a coworker of mine saying about 6 mo after we had office 2007 pushed that "they were growing on him... ... ... like a fungus." :laugh:
Did you ever see history portrayed as an old man with a wise brow and pulseless heart, waging all things in the balance of reason? Is not rather the genius of history like an eternal, imploring maiden, full of fire, with a burning heart and flaming soul, humanly warm and humanly beautiful? --Zachris Topelius Training a telescope on one’s own belly button will only reveal lint. You like that? You go right on staring at it. I prefer looking at galaxies. -- Sarah Hoyt
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