[Ti] [OT] Microsoft to quit web browsers for Mac

[John Roche]

Well, I know that to get to a site in the Bookmarks Bar, you can just 
hit Apple+a number (where the number corresponds to the position of the 
bookmark on the bar).

On Tuesday, June 17, 2003, at 06:47 PM, Jerry Krinock wrote:

> I downloaded Safari today and although I notice it is much faster than
> Internet Explorer, there are several things that make it a non-starter:
>
> It appears that there is no way to sort bookmarks alphabetically.  
> (Internet
> Explorer but you have to initiate it manually in each folder.)
>
> In the Bookmarks window, there is no way to go change focus between the
> Collections pane and the Bookmark list pane without using the trackpad.
>
> There is no way to go to a site in the Bookmarks Window without using 
> the
> trackpad.
>
> There is no way to go to a site in the Bookmarks Bar without using the
> trackpad.
>
> When tabbing across a page, it does not tab to links, checkboxes, 
> drop-down
> boxes and other items like Internet Explorer does.  Again, you have to 
> go to
> the trackpad, point and click.
>
> Well, I shouldn't complain because if I wanted a lot of mediocre, free
> software I'd be on the Dark Side, and Apple does not want to put its
> independent developers out of business.  Since many of you are 
> recommending
> browsers, which do you recommend which would give me the speed of 
> Safari
> without all these missing features?
>
> Jerry
>
>
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