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May chat with IE team

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Members of the IE team will be online for an Expert Zone chat this coming Thursday May 11th at 4.00PM PST. These chats are a great opportunity to have your questions answered and hear from members of the IE product team. A transcript will be published after the chat and transcripts of other recent chats are available.

These chats are a lot of fun and we hope you will join us for the chat if you can.

Cheers
 - Uche

Comments

  • Anonymous
    May 09, 2006
    All I can say is great work.  IE7 beta has been a blast, and the new features are great!
  • Anonymous
    May 09, 2006
    It is great to see the Internet Explorer team interacting so much with the Web development community during the development of IE 7.  I am still disappointed with the levels of support for CSS and XHTML in the public betas of IE 7, but slow progress is still progress and you have definitely been making some progress, so now there can rightfully be a sense of realism in the hope that IE will offer more support for Web standards at some point in the future.  Keep working up that momentum.
  • Anonymous
    May 09, 2006
    I unfortunately won't be able to make this chat... I have finals to study for.
  • Anonymous
    May 09, 2006
    I wonder if this chat will have any impact on the direction of IE development at all. After all, every IE employee has to obey the instructions of the Manager. I doubt that IE porject manager will also take part in this chat. So what's the point?
  • Anonymous
    May 09, 2006
    @MSFan: IE's org chart is a lot more complicated than you might think, and managers do tend to participate in these chats, as well as reporting back to folks who were not in attendence.

    http://blogs.msdn.com/ie/archive/2004/08/17/216075.aspx describes how the IE organization is set up.
  • Anonymous
    May 09, 2006
    Unfortunately i will not be able to make the chat.

    Those chats are a great idea, i hope they will discuss why the IE as the only browser in the market does not come with a download manager so that downloads can be stopped and continued. If you cancel a download in IE that means you have to redownload the whole file.
  • Anonymous
    May 09, 2006
    Since installing IE7 Beta2, I have lost all functionality!!!  I cannot evenfind where all those files and folders are meant to be to uninstall it!!!!  Even with all files, folders and system files "unhidden", Add/Remove shows nothing!!!

    The POX on IE!!!  I'll stick to Firefox [from whence IE copied the TABS function etc.!!!]
  • Anonymous
    May 09, 2006
    HanSolo: If you cancel a download in IE that means you have to redownload the whole file.

    That is not entirely correct. Actually, IE supports resuming under certain circumstances:

    1 The partial downloaded file must still be in the cache

    2 The server must support resume

    3 The download must be continued from the same server
  • Anonymous
    May 09, 2006
    @EricLaw: It would be very interesting to see that IE org chart or to get some actual numbers of the current size of the IE team.

    There are also speculations that the Mozilla or Opera teams actually dispose of more financial resources dedicated to their browser products than MS ;-)
  • Anonymous
    May 10, 2006
    @Viktor Krammer
    Compare this to what other browser offer:
    (e.g. FF, Opera)

    - download manager with redownload and
      partial download

    - shutdown the computer, delete the cache
      and still you can resume the download

    - the store location for the partially
      downloaded files can be choosen (not in one
      cryptic never to find place on your
      harddisk like in IE)

    Also why does the IE not offer to clear all traces, after shutting down the browser?
    Why are all the cached files kept stored on your harddisk (again: in some cryptic folders)even if you reboot your computer?
    Why can i not choose for each different website if i want the username and password stored? I can do that in all other browsers, in IE i can choose to store it on EACH website or to NEVER store it on any website (on - off, 1 - 0, black - white).

    The IE surely did try to make ground compared to the other browser options but is way behind in its usability and security.
  • Anonymous
    May 10, 2006
    Looking forward to it.  I enjoyed the last one.
  • Anonymous
    May 10, 2006
    "There are also speculations that the Mozilla or Opera teams actually dispose of more financial resources dedicated to their browser products than MS ;-)"

    They probably can afford to since Google pay them millions to be the default search provider.
  • Anonymous
    May 10, 2006
    Thanks for giving as the accasion to thank the IE team : their works are great!
  • Anonymous
    May 10, 2006
    Is there an update in the works PLEEEEase? IE7 has to close every time I go to another window.  It is so frustrating to use, that I tend to click on the Firefox button instead and I'd really rather not have to do that.
    It would be nice to fix some of the bugs in this thing - or better if the Beta were working better.
    Joan G
  • Anonymous
    May 10, 2006
    Where do I list feature requests?  Here are some:

    o Provide combined list of all feed articles.  Allow sort by time received by IE, not just RSS date.  Some RSS feeds have wrong times due to timezone errors, so new articles from them show up far down the list, and are missed.
    o Provide ability to refresh all feeds at once.
    o I can't find my links. I have a folder for them in favorites, and I have them turned on in options, but I don't see a way to get to them from the toolbars.
    o Allow me to reorder my open tabs.  
    o I often need to switch between two tabs.  Is there a quick shortcut to do that?  What about providing a split window where I can see one tab at the top, and one at the bottom?
    o Allow me to see feeds and favorites at the same time.
    o Provide a popup, like with the Outlook client or Sharpreader, that shows new feed articles.
    o The blue on the back and forward arrows aren't differentiated enough between when you can move forward and when you can't.
    o A 'Refresh all except images' would be great.  Yesterday, I was following a constantly updating blog, and each refresh reloaded the images as well, even though they weren't changing.

    These are just some of my ideas.  How do I get them to the people that matter?
  • Anonymous
    May 10, 2006
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  • Anonymous
    May 10, 2006
    I don't want to refresh all tabs.  I want to refresh all feeds at once.

    I think someone will listen to them.  Microsoft is becoming much more receptive to outside influence.
  • Anonymous
    May 10, 2006
    sorry, I misread you
  • Anonymous
    May 10, 2006
    BTW I think that feeds SHOULD refresh automatically. That's part of what RSS is for.
  • Anonymous
    May 10, 2006
    Hello! I'm French and I only want to know when the French's version of Windows Internet Explorer Beta 2 will be available please.
  • Anonymous
    May 10, 2006
    True about feeds refreshing automatically for the most part.  However, I move around to different networks with my laptop a lot.  So I lose connectivity.  I want to be able to force an immediate update when I restablish connectivity.
  • Anonymous
    May 10, 2006
    > I think that feeds SHOULD refresh
    > automatically. That's part of what RSS is
    > for.

    Really?

    [Opens Feeds menu]
    [Right-clicks "Internet Explorer Team Blog"]
    [Selects "Properties..."]

    Hmm, "Refresh"; "Frequency: 1 day". Looks like I can pick times ranging from "Never" down to "15 Minutes".

    Have you ever wondered if you're just too busy complaining about the problem to see the reasonably obvious solution?
  • Anonymous
    May 10, 2006
    When I complain myself I know what I'm saying :-)
    I just remembered I saw some issues with feed refresh on Connect.

    What can you say about MY complains?

    P.S. Did you see this ( https://connect.microsoft.com/feedback/SearchResults.aspx?SiteID=136&SearchQuery=feed ) or this ( https://connect.microsoft.com/feedback/ViewFeedback.aspx?SiteID=136&FeedbackID=54067 ) before saying automatic refresh works?
    P.P.S. I don't complain about feeds in IE since I don't use them.
  • Anonymous
    May 10, 2006
    It's fun. My post got deleted, I even forgot to try to save this page...
    But that means....that they don't ignore me!!!
    My post is gone, so I can post it again somewhere, someday. I'll definitely improve my Q&A to cover more aspects of IE7 testing.
  • Anonymous
    May 10, 2006
    I was wondering if the z-index bug described here <URL:http://therealcrisp.xs4all.nl/meuk/IE-zindexbug.html> is going to be fixed for IE7?
  • Anonymous
    May 10, 2006
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  • Anonymous
    May 10, 2006
    4 PM seems like a difficult time.
    Too late for europeans and to early for asian regions ?
  • Anonymous
    May 11, 2006
    @ Brain C.

    Because this is a BETA version and THEREFORE may contain bugs. It isn't a official release yet.

    I installed IE7 and tested it without any backup on a machine that didn't have anything irreplaceable on it. It didn't crash and worked just fine.
    No files were deleted from my system nor did anything horrific happen.
    After testing it for a few days I uninstalled it thru the control panel.
    The only thing changed is the IE icon that doesn't change back to the old one ;-))

    ------

    Doing some webdesign I just wanted to see if the new version of IE was a good thing. And it WAS!

    I've been waiting so long to see the png transparency, tabs, rss and better css2 implemented in IE.

    I liked everything. Although ClearType is a bit weird at first... you get used to it.

    Also, I wonder about the anti-phishing, can I report some competitor's site as a phishing site?
    That'll put him out of business. hehe. ;-))

    BTW, does anybody know when IE7 is going to be in the 'automatic update'?
    -cough- I mean a date, not a 'when the testing is finished' statement?
  • Anonymous
    May 11, 2006
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  • Anonymous
    May 11, 2006
    question: when'll you guys implement dragging text into the URL and search bars?

    eg. I see a url in a webpage, highlight it, then drag it into url bar, it should load the new webpage.
  • Anonymous
    May 11, 2006
    That's pretty cool Mocax, I didn't realise Firefox could do that. :P
  • Anonymous
    May 11, 2006
    [ off topic ]
    >That's pretty cool Mocax, I didn't realise >Firefox could do that. :P
    i didn't know about this !! thanks for the "tip" very useful for me
  • Anonymous
    May 11, 2006
    Can we submit questions in advance. I will be in bed when the chat takes place!

    Anyway, can someone ask why this bug:
    https://connect.microsoft.com/feedback/ViewFeedback.aspx?SiteID=136&FeedbackID=68629
    ... still hasn't been fixed yet! It's quite annoying and has existed in the past two builds of IE now.
  • Anonymous
    May 11, 2006
    So far, no problems.  A suggestion:  How about being able to vary the location of the Favorites section.  Maybe the left side, right side, or bottom??  Just a thought.
  • Anonymous
    May 11, 2006
    o Provide combined list of all feed articles.  Allow sort by time received by IE, not just RSS date.  Some RSS feeds have wrong times due to timezone errors, so new articles from them show up far down the list, and are missed.
    o Provide ability to refresh all feeds at once.
    o Allow me to see feeds and favorites at the same time.
    o Provide a popup, like with the Outlook client or Sharpreader, that shows new feed articles.

    This are all great suggestions. We're looking into some of them for this release, and we'll definitely be looking at them all for the next.

    Thanks
    -Sean (RSS PM)
  • Anonymous
    May 11, 2006
    with the latest IE7 build, I seem to have problems with it forgetting my internet history every now and again.

    I get used to typing in the beginning of web addresses and the autocomplete doing the rest - but quite often since installing the new build, nothing comes up :(

    Plus, i've had IE7 crash a lot of times, and had to do CTRL+ALT+DEL.... it's only ever when I'm on www.boreme.com wasting time though :p so maybe it's a buil-in feature to make us do more work? ;)

    Overall though, i'm very pleased with IE7. It just needs a few more improvements here and there and it will really be a market leader once again.
  • Anonymous
    May 11, 2006
    @jedimark
    nice bug that is. Though the simple workaround seems to not disable tabs ;-)
  • Anonymous
    May 12, 2006
    Hello, I'm needing to get far more additional information on deployment commands, such as supressing reboot, and detail on the options available within the IEAK, including the policies - where might I find this info?

    Also, the IEAK 7 download on connect is not in sync with the version available on the public site, the public one is more current.
  • Anonymous
    May 12, 2006
    hAl: Heh, true... but I'm not the biggest fan of tabbed browsing!
  • Anonymous
    May 12, 2006
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  • Anonymous
    May 12, 2006
    Really sorry, but one final point.  The one thing I would personally do with the UI, would be to switch the positions of fav. centre and add fav. with the back and forward functions.  Don't ask me why, I clearly have not usiblity testing data available to hand, but I really feel that this minor change would feel much more intuitive.  Not sure if anyone agrees, but that's just my opinion.
  • Anonymous
    May 12, 2006
    Quick question, someone asked, and I didn't know, so I thought I'd ask the experts.  

    How many toolbars maximum can one install in IE.  Could one theoretically have half a page of toolbars in their browser?

    Thanks!

    Joyce
  • Anonymous
    May 12, 2006
    Pretty attractive UI + finally - tabs. Love lots of other new features too like cleartype and elimination of need for verbal commands in the toolbars. The way the Favourites Centre (can we have ability to rename this - not everyone spells like Americans) disappears after selecting a site is nifty too (that is so long as the Centre isn't permanently open).  I think IE has caught and surpassed Firefox. Except in the ability to search Favorites.  IE7 has a search history of sites visited but more I need a search facility for the sites in Favorites.  I often know that I have a site listed but can't remember in which folder it resides.  It's a pain to have to go to Windows Explorer and do a search of Favorites for a keyword.  Can we have that facility in the Favorites Centre itself (like Firefox)?  Or have I missed how to access this function.
  • Anonymous
    May 12, 2006
    @Joyce: As far as I know, no, there's no limit to the number of toolbars you can have installed.

    @Serious Sam: Yes, we've fixed a number of problems with the popup blocker.  We've also added a cool feature for IE7: Find the URL of the sites bypassing the popup blocker and add it to the restricted sites zone.  Script from the sites is now blocked.
  • Anonymous
    May 12, 2006
    Eric, thanks for the response and great news with the popup blocker, you guys really are doing an excellent job.

    Thanks
  • Anonymous
    May 12, 2006
    Eric, thanks for the response and great news with the popup blocker, you guys really are doing an excellent job.

    Thanks
  • Anonymous
    May 12, 2006
    When I enter on this chat
    http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/chats/chatroom.aspx
    I have this message from IE7: "Do you want to allow this webpage to access
    your clipbard?" (I set IE7 advanced settings).
    I wonder why it wants to access my clipboard. A bug?
  • Anonymous
    May 14, 2006
    @Franz: Good bug.  We'll talk to the Chat team.
  • Anonymous
    May 15, 2006
    Please note down my question as I am not sure that i will be able to make it or not.

    Q:Since toolbar development is getting very common.Why doesnt IE developers think aboout XML based language for creating IE toolbars like Firefox's XUL language?Not everyone is master in C++/ATL and development toolbar in .NET language is a silly idea due to performance and requirment of 30MB of framework for a 400KB toolbar.Kindly do address this issue
  • Anonymous
    May 22, 2006
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  • Anonymous
    May 22, 2006
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