Re: OT: browser hostile sites

Robert Baer wrote:

Rich Grise wrote:

On Mon, 05 Mar 2007 20:02:16 -0700, Jim Thompson wrote:

On 6 Mar 2007 02:40:18 GMT, Jim Yanik <jyanik@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Robert Baer <robertbaer@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in


It is rare that i run into one of these crapsites: check out Datak
and EmcoHighVoltage.
The last one is so bad that only powerstrip shutdown is possible.
What the hell (about the site) is happening to do this crap?


What browser and version are you using? That may be the problem. Either
an older version or browser that doesn't support the newer web language.
I use Netscape 7,and some pages don't format right,left-side is ofscreen
and no scroll-left possible.I'm switching to Firefox,but some sites
don't support that either,I've read.Seems everyone is "standardizing" on
IE,whatever version is latest.

Firefox has its current form of foibles. Merriam-Webster Dictionary will
always crash Firefox... full crash, power-off is the only exit strategy
:-(



That's when it's running on a MICRO$~1 platform, right?

Thanks,
Rich

It wold be *very* nice to be able to use any OS other than those from
M$, but..i have a number of apps that only run in an M$ OS and there is
no decent equivalent (or none at all).

I do understand, i am weening myself off of M$ products.

And some of the existing equivalents do not seem to be able to render
documents in a way that the looks are decently similar.

Sometimes finding them is the hard part.

Some things that would be replaced, if possible:
Word,
Marginal replacements exist, exactly what aspects do you need duplicated?

Excel (only i want the capabilities that the DOS version of Quatro
had - namely two variables on one graph as well as annotation
capabilities),
A couple options here also, just what capabilities do you really need?

Corel Draw (version 5 or 9),
Not really sure, there are plenty of draw products in linux.

a browser with NG and e-mail
account capability,
These are separate programs in the linux world.

a PCB prog like WinBoard from Ivex (have made a
number of custom layouts).
I do not know the capabilities of WinBoard, there may not be a usable
equivalent even in gEDA/GAF.

Those are off the top of my head.
And the programs *must* be available via snail mail CD, as i am on
dial-up; anything over 5Megs becomes a nightmare.
Most of this is available on the distribution CD/DVD set for most
distributions. These may well be available off the shelf at your local
computer store.

Upgrade support must also be available the same way unless the
upgrade files / system consists of files 1meg or less.
They usually are around 200K to 5M in size, some larger.

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JosephKK
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