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mithridates
Joined: 03 Mar 2003
Location: President's office, Korean Space Agency
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 Posted: Tue Sep 12, 2006 8:50 am Post subject: Your clever avatar is not so clever |
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Anyone get this when using an IE shell browser like Maxthon? You'll be browsing a page with your super cool browser and then suddenly a message pops up saying "hey don't you know that IE6 sucks and why don't u get a new browser like Firefox" that they've cleverly imbedded into the page. Except that I'm not using IE and after a year using Firefox I've decided to use another browser. There's another avatar here that says "Hey! Your ip is 233.39373.39373 and you're using IE6!" Nice gimmick! Except that I'm not using IE6! I would never use IE6. Please stop telling me that I'm using IE6. No, you're not clever.
Yes, just a rant. |
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SuperHero
Joined: 10 Dec 2003
Location: Superhero Hideout
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| Posted: Tue Sep 12, 2006 2:11 pm Post subject: |
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| actually when you are using a browser that is a shell of IE you are using IE with a skin that includes extra features. |
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hanguker
Joined: 16 Mar 2005
Location: Korea
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| Posted: Tue Sep 12, 2006 7:40 pm Post subject: |
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So that would make the avatar smarter then the poster, right?
 just kidding. |
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Delirium's Brother
Joined: 08 May 2006
Location: Out in that field with Rumi, waiting for you to join us!
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| Posted: Tue Sep 12, 2006 9:42 pm Post subject: |
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Some browsers allow you to set them up to masquerade as other browsers for the purpose of webpage compatibility. You should check your settings you might be `giving off an IE6 vibe' to the webpages you visit. The setting you are looking for is probably called, `browser identification,' or something similar. I don't know the browser you use, so it might be buried pretty deep, maybe even in the registry, or there might be an settings file with some tags you have to change by hand. Choose the easiest route first, look in your settings and preferences on the tool bar, it might be there.
The other possibility is that the script being run on the webpage doesn't recognize your browser, so it assumes by default that it is IE6. |
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JongnoGuru
Joined: 25 May 2004
Location: peeing on your doorstep
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| Posted: Tue Sep 12, 2006 9:55 pm Post subject: |
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| SuperHero wrote: |
| actually when you are using a browser that is a shell of IE you are using IE with a skin that includes extra features. |
(though my word on this topic carries little to no weight) That's right. I've done that and noticed it.
| Delirium's Brother wrote: |
| Some browsers allow you to set them up to masquerade as other browsers for the purpose of webpage compatibility. You should check your settings you might be `giving off an IE6 vibe' to the webpages you visit. |
And that's also correct. Safari Enhancer has a stealth-mode mock-browser indentification feature thingy.
Anyway, my avatar is soooo clever. She's a multi-tasker. She's not just cheering for the Korean side, but also doing an impersonation of Minnie Mouse singing "Fu---ing USA!" all at the same time. |
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Demophobe
Joined: 17 May 2004
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| Posted: Wed Sep 13, 2006 4:33 am Post subject: |
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| SuperHero wrote: |
| actually when you are using a browser that is a shell of IE you are using IE with a skin that includes extra features. |
Exactly. Maxthon is IE from a webpages' POV. |
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mithridates
Joined: 03 Mar 2003
Location: President's office, Korean Space Agency
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| Posted: Wed Sep 13, 2006 6:03 am Post subject: |
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| SuperHero wrote: |
| actually when you are using a browser that is a shell of IE you are using IE with a skin that includes extra features. |
Technically true but the impression they give off is a "what, did you just install windows and connect to the net for the first time? Need help on what a browser is?" I've tried Firefox and used it for a year before switching over so "why not switch over to Firefox from IE you noob" is old hat. |
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rokgryphon
Joined: 12 Apr 2005
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| Posted: Tue Sep 19, 2006 5:28 am Post subject: |
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awww Mith I thought it was pretty good. When I first saw it, it frustrated me too. Then I got to like it and decided to pass it on to others. Let's be friends!  |
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mithridates
Joined: 03 Mar 2003
Location: President's office, Korean Space Agency
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| Posted: Tue Sep 19, 2006 3:57 pm Post subject: |
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| rokgryphon wrote: |
| awww Mith I thought it was pretty good. When I first saw it, it frustrated me too. Then I got to like it and decided to pass it on to others. Let's be friends! |
Okay, friends. I just wish I could tell your penguin that he's being tricked by a shell. Poor, poor penguin. |
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