Chris Posted January 31, 2007 Report Share Posted January 31, 2007 Microsoft has contacted a number of beta testers to seek input it will use to customize Internet Explorer (IE) 8, the next version of its Web browser. IE 8 is expected to ship 18 to 24 months after IE 7, which Microsoft released last fall, making Version 8.0 a 2008/2009 deliverable, if Microsoft sticks to reported plans. On January 25, a number of testers reporting receiving e-mail from Microsoft, notifying them of the availability of an IE 8 survey on the Microsoft Connect tester Web site. The survey included a number of questions around RSS feeds, Favorites and browser navigation, in general. Among the IE 8 survey questions, according to testers: * How often do you read information that comes from RSS web feeds? * Do you read feeds outside of IE7? (using Google Reader, FeedDemon, Bloglines, etc.) * Do you use any other applications that enable you to view feeds you subscribed to in IE7? * Are there any other applications that you wish used web feeds? * Do you generally read the comments contributed by other users following a blog/article post? * If we invested some of our dev resources (at the expense of something else) in better enabling offline feed reading, is this something that you would find compelling enough to benefit from? * Do you feel your Favorites could be better organized? * Please outline the circumstances in which you would put web content into these or other applications, and why you do it?Even if you weren't among the chosen survey recipients, have any IE 8 feedback to send the Softies?More | HereSo what would you want to see in IE8? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catgate Posted January 31, 2007 Report Share Posted January 31, 2007 So what would you want to see in IE8?Notification of the liquidation of M$ ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andsome Posted February 1, 2007 Report Share Posted February 1, 2007 Can't say really. I just use what is there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irene Posted February 1, 2007 Report Share Posted February 1, 2007 Even if you weren't among the chosen survey recipients, have any IE 8 feedback to send the Softies?So what would you want to see in IE8?My answers to all of the sample questions listed would be NO. Mainly because I don't know what benefit it might give. ;) If I could select one thing, which would be an improvement in IE8, it would be the ability to select a set of 'My Tabs'. This facility was available in the MSN tabbed toolbar which I used prior to the IE7 release. It is nothing to do with Favourites, it's is a selection of websites which I had available immediately after booting up.Phew... glad that's over. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scarecrow Man Posted February 1, 2007 Report Share Posted February 1, 2007 IE 4 Linux (and not WINE) ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Posted February 1, 2007 Author Report Share Posted February 1, 2007 Even if you weren't among the chosen survey recipients, have any IE 8 feedback to send the Softies?So what would you want to see in IE8?My answers to all of the sample questions listed would be NO. Mainly because I don't know what benefit it might give. ;) If I could select one thing, which would be an improvement in IE8, it would be the ability to select a set of 'My Tabs'. This facility was available in the MSN tabbed toolbar which I used prior to the IE7 release. It is nothing to do with Favourites, it's is a selection of websites which I had available immediately after booting up.Phew... glad that's over. :DYou can do that already! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scarecrow Man Posted February 1, 2007 Report Share Posted February 1, 2007 Just go to Tools > Internet Options and type each page you want opened with IE on its own line. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irene Posted February 1, 2007 Report Share Posted February 1, 2007 Just go to Tools > Internet Options and type each page you want opened with IE on its own line.Thank you S.M. I will do just that. There were others looking for the same facility in another thread. I hope they see this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irene Posted February 1, 2007 Report Share Posted February 1, 2007 You can do that already!Now, come on Chris, you know that I am a Novice... My profile says so!! I need pictures and clear guidelines. ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scarecrow Man Posted February 1, 2007 Report Share Posted February 1, 2007 Just go to Tools > Internet Options and type each page you want opened with IE on its own line.Thank you S.M. I will do just that. There were others looking for the same facility in another thread. I hope they see this. Do you know which thread? Perhaps you can pass along my post to them :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panarchy Posted February 4, 2007 Report Share Posted February 4, 2007 So what would you want to see in IE8?Notification of the liquidation of M$ ?:lol: Good idea! :D :P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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