Shouild I switch to IE10?

P

Peter Jason

Win7 SP1

I use Firefox, but IE10 has just downloaded
itself.

Does this latest IE10 have the vast number of
Add-ons like Firefox, and if so where can these be
found? The Firefox Bookmarks are not very
compatible with Windows Explorer.

Peter
 
N

Nil

Win7 SP1

I use Firefox, but IE10 has just downloaded itself.

Does this latest IE10 have the vast number of
Add-ons like Firefox, and if so where can these be
found?
Click to expand...
No, there are not.
The Firefox Bookmarks are not very compatible with Windows Explorer.
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What do you mean by that? The Firefox bookmarks system is an SQLite
database. It's totally incompatible with Windows Explorer - and I don't
see any reason it should be.

It's not an either/or situation. You can either or both browsers as you
like.

I don't know of any reason to not install IE10. I have it, but I don't
use it.
 
P

Paul

Nil said:
No, there are not.


What do you mean by that? The Firefox bookmarks system is an SQLite
database. It's totally incompatible with Windows Explorer - and I don't
see any reason it should be.

It's not an either/or situation. You can either or both browsers as you
like.

I don't know of any reason to not install IE10. I have it, but I don't
use it.
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In general terms, a bookmark manager in a browser, should
have "Import/Export" capability.

Firefox stores bookmarks in SQlite, stores bookmarks in the
..json files for the last few days (bookmark backup files).
But Firefox also supports "Export" from the bookmark manager,
into .html format. And .html format will work in IE10. You
can open the resulting bookmarks.html in IE10 and it will
show as a page of links.

Putting "Import Export Bookmarks" and the name of your browser,
in a search engine, should dig up a recipe for transferring them.
As time passes, browsers become better at Import/Export.

So worst case, it's "Export" from one browser, "Import" on the
other browser. And at the very least, all the browsers should
know what an HTML file is :) Even Lynx could open your
Firefox bookmarks.html.

Paul
 
N

Nil

So worst case, it's "Export" from one browser, "Import" on the
other browser. And at the very least, all the browsers should
know what an HTML file is :) Even Lynx could open your
Firefox bookmarks.html.
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IE8 has the option to Import bookmarks directly from Firefox. I assume
IE10 can do it, too, though I'm not in the position to look right now.
 
J

John

IE8 has the option to Import bookmarks directly from Firefox. I assume
IE10 can do it, too, though I'm not in the position to look right now.
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In an IE10 session, click on "FILE" in the menu bar, it's on the
left, usually. Some way down the new list will be "Import and Export",
click on that. "Import from another browser" is the top one on the new
window, make sure that's selected. Click on "Next". Select "Firefox".
You can also select Chrome and Opera, probably all at the same time.
Then click on "Import". It will churn away for a while (or for years
if your FF BM file is anything like mine).
Eventually, sometime in the next millennium, IE shows yet another new
window telling you : "These settings were imported successfully" (no
full stop). Click on "Finish" and the window goes away.
Your Firefox Bookmarks are now copied to IE10's "Favourites" list.
This works for most IE's since about IE6.

Copying from IE to FF is just as easy.
Open FF.
"Bookmarks" on the menu bar.
"Show All Bookmarks"
"Import and Backup" (they just *have* to be different, don't they?)
"Import data from another browser", now I suspect FF knows which
browsers are on your box because mine does not offer Opera or Chrome.
I could be wrong because mine *does* offer Safari, which I don't have.
I didn't continue from there, as I don't want FF contaminated with
loads of IE linkies but the rest of the operation should be fairly
easy to follow.
hth,
J.
 
J

John

Win7 SP1

I use Firefox, but IE10 has just downloaded
itself.
Click to expand...
You have "Windows Updates" set to download and install automatically?
Does this latest IE10 have the vast number of
Add-ons like Firefox, and if so where can these be
found? The Firefox Bookmarks are not very
compatible with Windows Explorer.
Click to expand...
IE10 does not have all of the add-ons of FF, but it does have a lot
of add-ons. http://www.iegallery.com/Addons
FF bookmarks are importable to IE.

I am very reluctant to use IE as I spent years working with IE6 and
that rather soured me on the program but even I must admit that IEX
(or IE10) is a *far* better browser than IE6. It's far better than
early FF, Chrome or Opera. As a tool for surfing the 'net, IE10 is
really remarkably good.
Now, if only it had my green cats, Forecastfox and a couple of other
nicenesses, I might even have said it was better than *any* FF.
IE10x64 is a very professionally made tool and Microsoft should be
proud of the work they've put into it.
(Yes, I did just type that. I think I need a nice lie down.)
J.
 
G

Gene E. Bloch

In an IE10 session, click on "FILE" in the menu bar, it's on the
left, usually. Some way down the new list will be "Import and Export",
click on that. "Import from another browser" is the top one on the new
window, make sure that's selected. Click on "Next". Select "Firefox".
You can also select Chrome and Opera, probably all at the same time.
Then click on "Import". It will churn away for a while (or for years
if your FF BM file is anything like mine).
Eventually, sometime in the next millennium, IE shows yet another new
window telling you : "These settings were imported successfully" (no
full stop). Click on "Finish" and the window goes away.
Your Firefox Bookmarks are now copied to IE10's "Favourites" list.
This works for most IE's since about IE6.

Copying from IE to FF is just as easy.
Open FF.
"Bookmarks" on the menu bar.
"Show All Bookmarks"
"Import and Backup" (they just *have* to be different, don't they?)
"Import data from another browser", now I suspect FF knows which
browsers are on your box because mine does not offer Opera or Chrome.
I could be wrong because mine *does* offer Safari, which I don't have.
I didn't continue from there, as I don't want FF contaminated with
loads of IE linkies but the rest of the operation should be fairly
easy to follow.
hth,
J.
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One caveat in my experience with a prior version of IE.

Firefox allows more characters in bookmark names than IE does, so
importing gives a few odd translations.

Caveats on my caveat:

1. That was a few versions back, and I don't recall which version I did
it on. It may have changed by now...

2. It wasn't at all a show stopper, just things like ampersand replaced
by some innocuous thing, such as an underscore or a space or something.
 
R

Rob

Ad blocking comes under Tracking Protection - you are offered a selection
of 'lists' - it works just the same
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Yes, the adblocking TPLs work very well in IE10.
I've been using those made by "fanboy" (from NZ) and both
his adblock and tracking TPLs Just Work.
IE10 now default browser on my system with FF joining the
others as alternatives - bit unstable in recent times.
 
J

Jim S

Yes, the adblocking TPLs work very well in IE10.
I've been using those made by "fanboy" (from NZ) and both
his adblock and tracking TPLs Just Work.
IE10 now default browser on my system with FF joining the
others as alternatives - bit unstable in recent times.
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I must admit that I can hardly tell the difference between the 'big three'.
I would like to use IE10, but although the TPL's work, they don't always
work as well as the other two.
Chrome is now my default - although I never thought I would admit to that.
FF is my 1st reserve.
It's all to to do with add-ins that suit *me* and it mayn not suit you.
--
Jim S
Tyneside UK
www.jimscott.co.uk
http://geordiecamii.wordpress.com
http://geordiecam.wordpress.com/
 
G

gufus

Is it not the same thing - by another name?
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Try editing your HOSTS file, you'll notice a BIG diffrence in Ad
blocking. I add this list into my routers NVRAM

Every PC behind the router is blocked, I add my own websites to block
also. :)
 
A

Andrew Rossmann

not- said:
One caveat in my experience with a prior version of IE.

Firefox allows more characters in bookmark names than IE does, so
importing gives a few odd translations.

Caveats on my caveat:

1. That was a few versions back, and I don't recall which version I did
it on. It may have changed by now...

2. It wasn't at all a show stopper, just things like ampersand replaced
by some innocuous thing, such as an underscore or a space or something.
Click to expand...
If it hasn't changed from before, IE stores bookmarks as file names in
the Favorites directory of your user directory. That could be one of the
reason for some restrictions. It also means wasting disk and directory
space for each and every bookmark.
 
P

Peter Jason

You have "Windows Updates" set to download and install automatically?

IE10 does not have all of the add-ons of FF, but it does have a lot
of add-ons. http://www.iegallery.com/Addons
FF bookmarks are importable to IE.
Click to expand...

The FFox addons I MUST have for IE10 are:
"Pilfer" (download series of images),
"Stay-open Menu" (multi bookmark selection.)
"Down them all" (download all images from a page)
"Download helper" (Download video)
"Autopager" (Auto download all pages from a site)
"Download sort" (auto download to different
directories. - by keyword or extension).

and others too.

Peter
 
G

Gene E. Bloch

If it hasn't changed from before, IE stores bookmarks as file names in
the Favorites directory of your user directory. That could be one of the
reason for some restrictions. It also means wasting disk and directory
space for each and every bookmark.
Click to expand...
Yes, all of the changes I saw were for the sake of file-name
compatibility. For that reason and the space reason you mention, it
annoyed me (a little).
 
C

Charlie+

The FFox addons I MUST have for IE10 are:
"Pilfer" (download series of images),
"Stay-open Menu" (multi bookmark selection.)
"Down them all" (download all images from a page)
"Download helper" (Download video)
"Autopager" (Auto download all pages from a site)
"Download sort" (auto download to different
directories. - by keyword or extension).

and others too.

Peter
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Can any of them print a web page including all the info in frames yet?!
Or is there an addon to do this?
C+
 
G

Gene E. Bloch

Can any of them print a web page including all the info in frames yet?!
Or is there an addon to do this?
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I have run across mention of such add-ins or other software, but I
wasn't interested enough to look into it at all.

Anyway, my message is that such things *do* exist, although I can't be
very specific, sorry.
 
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