[WEB4LIB] Netscape 7

[Thomas Dowling]

At 11:33 AM 5/22/2002, Andrew I. Mutch wrote:
>For those interested in giving the latest version of Netscape a go, you
>can try out Preview Release 1:
>
>http://channels.netscape.com/ns/browsers/7/
>
>It is based on the RC2 build of Mozilla 1.0. Based on past Netscape
>releases built on the Mozilla code, you can probably expect a bit more
>spit-and-polish improvements compared to the comparable Mozilla release.
>But also expect a healthy dose of AOL and Netscape branding too.


I'm interested--but not surprised--that Netscape removed the config setting 
to disallow sites from opening unrequested windows.  Who pays for the 
piper's pop-ups calls the tune.

I'm also very disappointed (with RC2, not Netscape specifically) that the 
Mozilla developers took out the site navigation bar, which uses document 
LINK elements.  They say that it is a performance hit on startup.  It may 
be back in Mozilla 1.1.

And I'm confused by the fact that, at least on my machine, NS7b1 is 
significantly less stable than Mozilla RC2.



Thomas Dowling
OhioLINK - Ohio Library and Information Network
tdowling at ohiolink.edu