What browser do you use?

**Kiddeath91** · Feb 8, 2003 21:35

Kind of curious to see what everyone browses with out there. Echoecho.com shows overwhelming use of various IE browsers followed by Netscape. I use IE primarily, but I have the other browsers to check for CSS problems. Opera is awesome (very fast and very user friendly) and I have been using it a lot more recently than IE or Mozilla.

How bout y'all?

**astericks** · Feb 8, 2003 21:51

I'm a recent mozilla convert.

However, I still use IE on some occasions...like right now.

I dloaded opera just to check what my websites look like in opera and to check some accessibility issues.

**Jeff Lange** · Feb 8, 2003 22:00

Mozilla and IE6, mainly IE6 for browsing, as is Javascript is faster than Mozilla, and other things, but for developing I develop for Mozilla first then IE6.

(Actually I have most of the weird quirks memorized now, so usually any html i write working in IE and Mozilla right off the bat)

**anode** · Feb 8, 2003 22:24

Chimera at the moment as my main browser. I'll be switching back to OmniWeb when they start using WebCore as the rendering engine. If I ever get around to getting Jaguar, I'll switch to Safari while I wait for OmniWeb to release the new version. Mozilla is my back-up; IE is only used for site-check.

**Bill Posters** · Feb 9, 2003 03:04

Chimera has recently taken top slot in my day to day browsing too.
It's still a little wobbly and has some issues (esp. with plugin-based content and type sizes) and has a feature set that doesn't really sync with my needs/preferences, but it's good, quick and reliable enough for general use.

Previously it was IE5.2.2 which is now set as an instinctive secondary in those dev apps that use such settings.
I don't use it for browsing much anymore.
Bringing up the rear (and really only for testing purposes) is Mozilla followed at a great distance by Opera.

**platinum** · Feb 9, 2003 03:43

A few weeks ago I started using mozilla too - quite nice, got java working in it at least now (heh).

Mainly due to the fact internet explorer broke

**wisbin** · Feb 9, 2003 08:51

I use Internet Explorer as my default browser, but I fall in love with the "tabs" on the latest Netscape, Opera and Mozillabrowser. I find myself surfing more and more with the Mozilla, but I design my sites for all of the ww3-standard compliant ones.

The fact that 8/9 out of 10 (normal) people watch "my" websites through the IE5.5 or IE6.0 browser, gives me not much of a choice.

But fortunatly the importance of the type of browser is not as big of a deal anymore soon, with the CSS3.0 coming up and all the major versions 8.0-browsers will surely be even more compliant... I hope..

where is the poll?

http://www.upsdell.com/BrowserNews/news.htm
http://www.upsdell.com/BrowserNews/find.htm
http://www.upsdell.com/BrowserNews/stat.htm

**platinum** · Feb 9, 2003 09:05

Yeah I love the tabbed surfing now

Couldn't live without it

I find that mozilla is pretty good with html, although you do find out who codes properly when you surf around in mozilla

**vgarcia** · Feb 9, 2003 09:23

I use Mozilla (1.3 alpha), IE (6 SP1), and Opera (7.01) pretty evenly. At work I also have NS4, but just for testing (I hate it, but have to do it still). When I had a dual-boot system with Linux I used Chimera and Konqueror pretty frequently too. Since I'm just on Windows XP now I haven't been able to check the other browsers out. Hopefully I can get a Mac and another x86 machine soon so I'll have all 3 OSes and their browsers to check pages on. I plan on having the ultimate browser-testing station by the end of the year.

**redux** · Feb 9, 2003 09:25

IE5.5 SP2, Phoenix 0.5, Mozilla 1.2, Netscape 6.2, Netscape 7, Opera 6, Opera 7, Lynx (all for cross-browser testing). on my home machine, i've switched completely to Phoenix.

**redux** · Feb 9, 2003 09:26

oh yeh...forgot nutscrape 4.79

**csn** · Feb 9, 2003 12:14

I'm using Phoenix more and more (over IE). Mozilla (and Netscape) is just way too bloated, slow, and huge. Might try Opera one of these days.

**naveed** · Feb 10, 2003 16:43

I have these installed:

IE6 SP1
Opera 6.05
Opera 7.01
Mozilla 1.3
K-Meleon 0.7
Phoenix 0.5 (Windows)
Phoenix 0.5 (Linux)
Netscape 7.0 (Linux)
Konqueror 3.0.1

I mainly use Mozilla and Phoenix.

**X Q mano** · Feb 11, 2003 07:33

I use opera 7... Keep the others for testing...

**cavey** · Feb 11, 2003 08:54

I use MyIE2 (ie inside)
MDI browser with cool features like popupstopper, advanced search in the addressbar, groups, quick disabling of javascript, images, activex, sound etc...

When I review webpages I also use new versions of Netscape, Mozilla and Opera, + lynx & netscape 3 for fun

**xhtmlcoder** · Feb 11, 2003 09:00

I use the following: Mozilla, Mozilla Phoenix, Microsoft IE 6.0 and 5.0, Netscape 7.x, Opera 7.x and 6.x and finally Netscape 4.7x out of preference I surf with Mozilla or Phoenix.

**TheOriginalH** · Feb 11, 2003 09:11

I'm a floating browser user!

Having been a staunch Mozilla user for some time, the latest Opera version is pipping it at the post.

I never use IE for browsing anymore - it just seems so cludgy now

In order, I use the following:

Opera v 7.01
Mozilla 1.01
Phoenix 0.4
Nescape 4.7
Konqueror (Linux)
IE6
IE5 & 4 (different machines)
Lynx

Various silly browsers from http://browsers.evolt.org .

I'd say I spend about 60 percent of my time in Opera, 30 in Moz, 5 in Phoenix and the remaining 5 between the others.

**iFroggy** · Feb 11, 2003 11:21

I believe I only have IE 6 installed. That's the one I use.

**coolbuzz** · Mar 6, 2003 12:03

Opera 7.01 is awesome.The speed,skins,simplicity,features....makes it a real browser for me.
Although I have IE 5 installed...after experiencing Opera I rarely use IE.

**MarcusJT** · Mar 10, 2003 15:28

NetCaptor 7 (powered by IE6)

And most of the rest listed above for testing (installed on virtual machines)....

**sixofone** · Mar 10, 2003 15:40

Chimera (sorry, Camino) 0.7 70% of the time. Safari v64 more and more every day though. Also have IE, OmniWeb, Netscape, Opera, Mozilla, and Konqueror at my disposal, but I mostly stick to Camino/Safari.

**Lesli** · Mar 10, 2003 15:46

Opera. I have an antiquated version of MSIE installed, because some key sites I visit are written with a lot of Javascript and PHP functions that aren't optimised for Opera. I've written HTML to W3C specs for HTML, CSS, and WAI since about 1998.

**hairybobby** · Mar 24, 2003 09:46

Originally Posted by cyborg from dh

(Actually I have most of the weird quirks memorized now)

do you know anywhere where I can find out about the wierd querks (with netscape especially).

in particular do you know a good inner html script. I've found they just don't work out in practice in netscape... or is it just me???

sorry for butting in

**akohl** · Mar 24, 2003 10:02

I use Opera 6. I love it.

But I have to switch to ie when using a website that uses client side scripts for pop-up windows. Also, I use ie for Hebrew language sites. Opera has some support for Hebrew. But its not as good as IE.

**Ian Glass** · Mar 24, 2003 10:06

Heh, Opera rules in this thread it seems. :-D

My browser of choice is, of course, Opera, but I sometimes use others: Phoenix (soon to be called something else, but a rose by any other name...); IE in very rare & desperate cases (and, no I'm not proud to admit that); NS4.8 to make sure it doesn't crash; and Amaya just fun and perhaps slight masochistic tendencies.

~~Ian

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