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    Firefox is good, but...

    Too many websites are incompatible with it

    I started using it yesterday and think it's very good. Fast and obviously secure from the amount of security messages I've seen.

    Only thing I don't like is the compatability. Is there anything that can be done or have we just got to give it time?
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    its not that incompatable , although its defo not as compatable as it needs to be the 1 and only browser but i think its more to do with the ppl who make the websites probably being ie fanboys and not doing them proper

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    I used firefox for a couple of months with the odd problem and annoyance. Then somebody suggested Avant, have been using this for several months and think its great. Its based on IE but has many of the features of firefox, but it does still have the IE security probs. The popup blocker is great and has other other options like disable flash and pics.

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    As it says on the mozdev.org website, best thing you can do is get in contact with the webmaster (of the incriminating site) and tell them the problems and that its no compatible with Firefox. If they are good webmasters they should work on a solution.

    Appart from that, the best thing we can do is wait. The handy little "IE View" plugin will have to do for the moment. Looks like we need to wait awhile anyway :-/

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    Ive been using firefox for a couple of months, I just load crazy browser or IE up if thers a incomaptible site as the +'s outnnumber the - so it's staying put.

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    Incompatible? What sites? Never had a problem here unless it's some silly MS site - windows update

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    pfft the incompatable ones shouldnt be alowed on the web

    stupid webmasters using capital tags, and not using CSS. they should all upgrade their sites to strick html 4.01 standards at the least, or xhtml is even better

    then firefox would work with them all

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    Quote Originally Posted by Spud1
    pfft the incompatable ones shouldnt be alowed on the web

    stupid webmasters using capital tags, and not using CSS. they should all upgrade their sites to strick html 4.01 standards at the least, or xhtml is even better

    then firefox would work with them all
    Aye, strict HTML or XHTML is the way forward!

    Why don't they take an example from the brilliantly coded (Az ) Hexus.net?!?!

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