Comments on: Interesting Resolution to the IEs4Linux on Mac Problem http://www.psychocats.net/ubuntucat/interesting-resolution-to-the-ies4linux-on-mac-problem/ Random musings from the radical feminist Christian antiracist left - some having to do with Ubuntu Sat, 11 Feb 2012 06:53:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: 123 http://www.psychocats.net/ubuntucat/interesting-resolution-to-the-ies4linux-on-mac-problem/comment-page-1/#comment-6151 123 Fri, 10 Jul 2009 13:29:26 +0000 http://ubuntucat.wordpress.com/2007/06/14/interesting-resolution-to-the-ies4linux-on-mac-problem/#comment-6151 this is an old blog post, but response... proxomitron log shows that opera's ua "mask" vs whatever they call the other user-agents differs only in that they add "opera" to the ua. When set operausb 9.26 to "identify as firefox", this is actual UA: User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 5.1; U; en; rv:1.8.1) Gecko/20061208 Firefox/2.0.0 Opera 9.62 notice also that the firefox version is ancient :-) also I think i found this at nontroppo or similar opera ini website. so it didn't come with operausb. here's the button: opera:/button/%22Identify%20as%22=%22Identify%20as,%20,%20,%20,%20%22Window%20Browser%20Icon%22%20%3E%20Identify%20as,%201,%20,%20,%20%22ff_button%22%20%3E%20Identify%20as,%204,%20,%20,%20%22ie_button%22%22 indicating that ua-switching is builtin, but needs a button (or menu ini) to control ua. Proxomitron also has ua filters plus a few other browser-sniffing blockers. :-) pederick's ua switcher for FF appears limited to just ua switching. i use frequently opera for certain functions. the inis are cumbersome. dnd is very poor for a win app. this is an old blog post, but response…
proxomitron log shows that opera’s ua “mask” vs whatever they call the other user-agents differs only in that they add “opera” to the ua.
When set operausb 9.26 to “identify as firefox”, this is actual UA:
User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 5.1; U; en; rv:1.8.1) Gecko/20061208 Firefox/2.0.0 Opera 9.62
notice also that the firefox version is ancient :-)
also I think i found this at nontroppo or similar opera ini website. so it didn’t come with operausb.
here’s the button:
opera:/button/%22Identify%20as%22=%22Identify%20as,%20,%20,%20,%20%22Window%20Browser%20Icon%22%20%3E%20Identify%20as,%201,%20,%20,%20%22ff_button%22%20%3E%20Identify%20as,%204,%20,%20,%20%22ie_button%22%22
indicating that ua-switching is builtin, but needs a button (or menu ini) to control ua.

Proxomitron also has ua filters plus a few other browser-sniffing blockers. :-)

pederick’s ua switcher for FF appears limited to just ua switching.

i use frequently opera for certain functions. the inis are cumbersome. dnd is very poor for a win app.

]]> By: Aleajandro http://www.psychocats.net/ubuntucat/interesting-resolution-to-the-ies4linux-on-mac-problem/comment-page-1/#comment-162 Aleajandro Thu, 14 Jun 2007 15:03:07 +0000 http://ubuntucat.wordpress.com/2007/06/14/interesting-resolution-to-the-ies4linux-on-mac-problem/#comment-162 I know this won't help your mother-in-law, but it's evident that it's the webmaster's fault that the website doesn't work. Did you at least email the person in charge of the website? (I do that when I find a website that doesn't work for me, as I think it's terribly rude for webmasters to ignore 20-30% of the public... while disregarding the security of the other 70% by using ActiveX) I know this won’t help your mother-in-law, but it’s evident that it’s the webmaster’s fault that the website doesn’t work. Did you at least email the person in charge of the website? (I do that when I find a website that doesn’t work for me, as I think it’s terribly rude for webmasters to ignore 20-30% of the public… while disregarding the security of the other 70% by using ActiveX)

]]> By: ubuntucat http://www.psychocats.net/ubuntucat/interesting-resolution-to-the-ies4linux-on-mac-problem/comment-page-1/#comment-161 ubuntucat Thu, 14 Jun 2007 14:38:55 +0000 http://ubuntucat.wordpress.com/2007/06/14/interesting-resolution-to-the-ies4linux-on-mac-problem/#comment-161 Well, as you can see from my edit, Opera didn't seal the deal. I agree with you, though, that it's matured a lot as a browser over the past few years. I'm too familiar with Firefox to switch to Opera, though. Well, as you can see from my edit, Opera didn’t seal the deal.

I agree with you, though, that it’s matured a lot as a browser over the past few years. I’m too familiar with Firefox to switch to Opera, though.

]]> By: Aaron http://www.psychocats.net/ubuntucat/interesting-resolution-to-the-ies4linux-on-mac-problem/comment-page-1/#comment-160 Aaron Thu, 14 Jun 2007 13:22:35 +0000 http://ubuntucat.wordpress.com/2007/06/14/interesting-resolution-to-the-ies4linux-on-mac-problem/#comment-160 Opera has always been on the forefront of browser innovation, features, speed and security. If only they would open the code to the blasted thing, I'd use it. But it's a beautiful browser. It really is. Opera has always been on the forefront of browser innovation, features, speed and security. If only they would open the code to the blasted thing, I’d use it. But it’s a beautiful browser. It really is.

]]>