I found firefox doesn't open some websites??
 

Hai

I have found that firefox (latest) does not open up some websites that IE
works with?

Anybody know anything about this?

Re: I found firefox doesn't open some websites??
 

On Thu, 6 Jan 2005 21:29:42 -0000, James wrote:

>Hai
>
>I have found that firefox (latest) does not open up some websites that IE

You mean v1.0 rather than one of the latest nightly builds?

>works with?
>
>Anybody know anything about this?

You wouldn't happen to have forgotten to give any URLs so some
suggestions could be made?

It could be any features you haven't enabled - Javascript, Java, Broken
HTML, DHTML, Bad design using IE only specific features? Something
blocked by your firewall software / FF like popups and so on.

Try the FF kb/support/bug tracking forum / maling list and newsgroups
anf FAQs.

http://kb.mozillazine.org/index.phtm...ozilla_Firefox
http://www.mozilla.org/support/
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/
http://www.mozilla.org/community/developer-forums.html
http://www.mozilla.org/support/firefox/faq

Me

Re: I found firefox doesn't open some websites??
 

On Thu, 6 Jan 2005 21:29:42 -0000 James wrote:

> Hai

> I have found that firefox (latest) does not open up some websites that
> IE
> works with?

> Anybody know anything about this?

That's probably due to the fact that firefox gets things right where IE
fails.
IE doesn't understand what to do with "Png" image layering, but firefox
does.
Take one of your sites that won't open in firefox and put it through
www.validator.w3.org
You'll probably get a ton of errors.
Also, if the site is using visual basic script, it won't work in firefox.
There are many things that will only work in IE.

Re: I found firefox doesn't open some websites??
 

"Richard" <Anonymous@127.001> wrote in message
news:crkep00254m@news3.newsguy.com...
> On Thu, 6 Jan 2005 21:29:42 -0000 James wrote:
>
>> Hai
>
>> I have found that firefox (latest) does not open up some websites that
>> IE
>> works with?
>
>> Anybody know anything about this?
>
> That's probably due to the fact that firefox gets things right where IE
> fails.

That seems to me that it should be said "firefox fails" when IE works.If a
person builds a bad website I do not want to be "stopped from viewing it".


> IE doesn't understand what to do with "Png" image layering, but firefox>
> does.
> Take one of your sites that won't open in firefox and put it through
> www.validator.w3.org

> You'll probably get a ton of errors.
> Also, if the site is using visual basic script, it won't work in firefox.
> There are many things that will only work in IE.

Hmm, so then that explains it, so basically it is designed only to work on
properly made sites, it won't work on sites that are made for IE based
browswers. Admitadly that is the problem of the website but still if you
could build in some mechanism that would account for this it would be
better.
>
>
>
>

Re: I found firefox doesn't open some websites??
 

James wrote:
>
> "Richard" <Anonymous@127.001> wrote in message
> news:crkep00254m@news3.newsguy.com...
> > On Thu, 6 Jan 2005 21:29:42 -0000 James wrote:
> >
> >> Hai
> >
> >> I have found that firefox (latest) does not open up some websites that
> >> IE
> >> works with?
> >
> >> Anybody know anything about this?
> >
> > That's probably due to the fact that firefox gets things right where IE
> > fails.
>
> That seems to me that it should be said "firefox fails" when IE works.If a
> person builds a bad website I do not want to be "stopped from viewing it".
>
> > IE doesn't understand what to do with "Png" image layering, but firefox>
> > does.
> > Take one of your sites that won't open in firefox and put it through
> > www.validator.w3.org
>
> > You'll probably get a ton of errors.
> > Also, if the site is using visual basic script, it won't work in firefox.
> > There are many things that will only work in IE.
>
> Hmm, so then that explains it, so basically it is designed only to work on
> properly made sites, it won't work on sites that are made for IE based
> browswers. Admitadly that is the problem of the website but still if you
> could build in some mechanism that would account for this it would be
> better.
> >
> >
> >
> >

http://www.ufaq.org/
http://sillydog.org/
http://mozilla.org

For more help.

LB

Re: I found firefox doesn't open some websites??
 

"James" <james@noreply.com> wrote in message
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> Hai

> Anybody know anything about this?

Yes.

Re: I found firefox doesn't open some websites??
 

James wrote:

> Hmm, so then that explains it, so basically it is designed only to work on
> properly made sites, it won't work on sites that are made for IE based
> browswers. Admitadly that is the problem of the website but still if you
> could build in some mechanism that would account for this it would be
> better.

The mechanism is coding for standards compliance rather than for IE.

--
Blinky Linux Registered User 297263

Re: I found firefox doesn't open some websites??
 

Hello james, I'm glad you asked that question, I was thinking about going to
firefox, but after reading the answers you got from your question, I don't
think so,,,,
"James" <james@noreply.com> wrote in message
news:crkak9$i2h$1@newsg1.svr.pol.co.uk...
> Hai
>
> I have found that firefox (latest) does not open up some websites that IE
> works with?
>
> Anybody know anything about this?
>

Re: I found firefox doesn't open some websites??
 

"Blinky the Shark" <no.spam@box.invalid> wrote in message
news:slrnctrno7.cft.no.spam@thurston.blinkynet.net ...
> James wrote:
>
>> Hmm, so then that explains it, so basically it is designed only to work
>> on
>> properly made sites, it won't work on sites that are made for IE based
>> browswers. Admitadly that is the problem of the website but still if you
>> could build in some mechanism that would account for this it would be
>> better.
>
> The mechanism is coding for standards compliance rather than for IE.
>
> --
> Blinky Linux Registered User 297263

I understand that but still it means that it kind of forces you to use IE.
Unless you want to avoid seeing all websites because they might not have
made them properly.

Re: I found firefox doesn't open some websites??
 

"Barry" <i24ktgold@charter.net> wrote in message
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> Hello james, I'm glad you asked that question, I was thinking about going
> to firefox, but after reading the answers you got from your question, I
> don't think so,,,,

I honestly can see where people are comming from when they say that its the
fault of the website designers, I understand that, and also it is a problem
that is associated with IE being the dominant player.

I didn't find this happened with Opera. Apart from that it is an absolute
beauty to use, lovely and clear and quite fast. But for me I have to stick
with an IE based browser or Opera as my main browser, although I'll keep it
on my computer to see if it was a "one off".

> "James" <james@noreply.com> wrote in message
> news:crkak9$i2h$1@newsg1.svr.pol.co.uk...
>> Hai
>>
>> I have found that firefox (latest) does not open up some websites that IE
>> works with?
>>
>> Anybody know anything about this?
>>
>
>