Hi Dark, No. If anything else Internet Explorer 9 is far worse than Internet Explorer 8 for a number of reasons.
First, as I mentioned in a prior e-mail it no longer uses MSAA on Windows 7 but uses Microsoft's new accessibility U.I. framework which not all screen readers support yet. This means accessibility is hit or miss depending on how up to date your screen reader is etc. Second, Internet Explorer 9 has a lot of stuff on the screen. Not just the multitabbed browsing--which I like--but a lot of extra tool bars and other things that add clutter to the interface. Honestly I hate using Internet Explorer these days because Microsoft has tried to keep up with Firefox, Chrome, etc and their user interface is no longer simple and straight forward. However, the features in I.E. 9 are very much like the ribbon controls, and is something we'll have to get use to in order to move forward. All of the major web browsers Firefox, Chrome, Opera, etc all have multitab web browsing so its not surprising Internet Explorer would add features like that to compete with their competition.Unless someone is willing to stick with I.E. 6 or 7 for the rest of their lives they'll have to get use to the new U.I. sooner or later. As for myself I don't use I.E. I've switched to Google Chrome because it is A, very accessible, B, much faster, and C, the U.I. has a lot of features packed into a simple user interface. Google is turning out to be a great software developer, and seam willing enough to make their products fairly accessible as they can. I guess what I like about Chrome is its not bloated like I.E. Cheers! On 12/9/11, dark <[email protected]> wrote: > Out of interest tom is there any bennifit to the new Ui change? > > I'm using ie 8 currently because I've stil got windows xp, but frankly I > really dislike multiple tabs, and prefer just to open a window that I can > alt tab too sinse it's far more logical to me to do that. > > I've noticed a trend to have lots of crap on the screen, eg, toolbars, > multiple tabs, different ree view etc, and I pretty much turn them all off, > so for me using ie 8 is pretty much like using ie 6. > > I've even stil got office 2007, on one machine and 2003 on another, sinse > frankly I saw no bennifit in the newer version. > > is this like the silly ribbon controls? Something we just have to get used > to, but which is ultimately just a flashy ui change that is more of an > annoyence than an upgrade? > > While I always try to keep up to date software where there is a manifest > bennifit in new versions, such as Hal, winamp and 7zip, not to mention > games, other stuff (especially from microsoft), I tend to be more suspect > of. > > Beware the grue! > > Dark. > > > --- > Gamers mailing list __ [email protected] > If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to > [email protected]. > You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at > http://mail.audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. > All messages are archived and can be searched and read at > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]. > If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, > please send E-mail to [email protected]. > --- Gamers mailing list __ [email protected] If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to [email protected]. You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://mail.audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to [email protected].
