Re: IE 8
- From: "Bruce Toews" <Bruce@xxxxxxxx>
- To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 29 Apr 2009 08:53:32 -0500
The Radio Shack issue is a strange one that I tried to reproduce but
can't. The Real Audio issue is a major frustration for some, and I can
see it being a show-stopper for some.
Bruce
On Wed, 29 Apr 2009 09:49:52 -0400, "Gerald Levy"
<bwaylimited@xxxxxxxxxxx> said:
>
> In my case, I had problems loading certain web pages with IE 8. For
> instance, whenever I tried to load the Radio Shack home page, an error
> dialog would pop up with a message that IE had encountered a problem and
> needed to close. This happened in normal mode as well as compatibility
> mode. Activating the Okay button in this dialog caused IE to close and
> reopen on my default home page. I never had this problem with IE 7 or
> Firefox. Also, embedded Real Player audio would not play in IE 8.
> Again,
> no problem with IE 7. I reported the Real Player issue to MS last
> September
> when I was beta testing IE 8, but they basically shrugged it off and
> never
> bothered to address it. The editor of Talking Computers magazine, an
> audio
> podcast magazine for blind computer users is quite upset over the Real
> Player issue, because their web site relies on embedded Real Player audio
> to
> access the various menu options. So I'll wait awhile before trying IE 8
> again.
>
> Geralld
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Cindy Handel" <cindy425@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: "JFW" <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Wednesday, April 29, 2009 9:21 AM
> Subject: IE 8
>
>
> > It would really be helpful if those of you who have switched back to 7
> > would
> > explain why you did this. Just saying IE 8 has some issues which made it
> > not quite ready for prime-time, isn't really helpful.
> >
> > Cindy
> >
> > "Determine that the thing can and shall be done, and then...find the way."
> > Abraham Lincoln
> >
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