Anyone here ever try or use MyIE2?

I've been a long Netcaptor user (a shareware browser versy similar to MyIE2). I tried MyIE2 for the first time last week and I really really liked it. I'd have switched over to MyIE2 as my permanent browser except for one problem.

MyIE2 can skins some of it own graphics, which I didn't find all that nice. However, you can tell MyIE2 to not to skin itself and then have WindowBlinds skin it just like any other app. However, what I then found, was that when using WindowBlinds with it there is a repaint problem with the long line that makes up the bottom of the web tabs. that section doesn't get repainted and so looks like garbage as more windows (like MyIE2's dropdownlist) overwrite it.

Too bad, because it seems real nice. Its only a thin line that has this problem and doesn't effect any other part of the app, so it's more of a slight graphical annoyance than something that would impede its use. But it's annoying enough for me not to use it
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Thanks, Chris. I've been thinking of trying it out cause it seems to have a lot of good features that would be nice to have in IE.

I use SlimBrowser for quite some time now. I like it much. It has is own skinning ability, too, but You can switch that off. http://www.flashpeak.com/



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I use it everyday..... for quite some time now. I love it! There are some conflicts with WindowBlinds, but they can be fixed. I'll dig up the info and post it here. The one problem I haven't fixed is the tab problem, that Chris points out.......... but then again, I haven't mentioned it on the MyIE2 forums........ some very helpful folks there, and if they don't have an answer to the problem, it will probably be fixed soon.

That would be nice if you've got any hints for MyIE2 and windowblinds peaceful coexistence, Koasati. Yes, that tab repaint problem grates on me. But other than that I really like what I see. Other than CrazyBrowser (which didn't impress me over Netcaptor), it has all the features that've come to depend on in Netcaptor

I've tried MyIE and found I prefer Firebird

 Ok...... my biggest problem with the latest build and WB4, was when using a MyIE2 skin (which I'm discovering is able to skin more than it did previously) was the menus....  they were acting freaky!

The fix.....  open the myie.ini located in the Config folder and set the PureMenuMode=1
note; close MyIE2 before editing, or the changes won't be saved.

Then I copied this to my skin.ini

[MENU_STYLE]
//Effects all drop down menus.
//Theme gives some predefined styles. Valid values are XP, DEFAULT, CUSTOM
//XP looks like office xp style. Defaut looks like the one in the previous version
//By using CUSTOM you can have more control over styles.  Default value is XP.
THEME=CUSTOM
SELECTED_BK_COLOR=#bcc0d4
SELECTED_BORDER_COLOR=#E2E2E2
SELECTED_TEXT_COLOR=#000000
MOST_FAVORITE_TEXT_COLOR=#FF0000
//Use flat menu or system menu. Default is 1
FLATSTYLE=0
//unselected item
UNSELECTED_BK_COLOR=#E2E2E2
UNSELECTED_TEXT_COLOR=#000000
//disabled selected item
DISABLE_SELECTED_BK_COLOR=#F8F8FF
DISABLE_SELECTED_BORDER_COLOR=#000000
DISABLE_SELECTED_TEXT_COLOR=#9C9C9C
//disabled unselected item
//disabled unselected item bk color will be the same as unselected item background color, defined above
DISABLE_UNSELECTED_BORDER_COLOR=#F0F0F0
DISABLE_UNSELECTED_TEXT_COLOR=#9C9C9C
//Separator style. Valid values are SOLID,DASH,DOT,DASHDOT,DASHDASHDOT
//Effects Separator lines in the dropdown menus (Shortcuts, Favorites, etc.)
SEP_STYLE=DOT
SEP_COLOR=#000000
//icon space on the menu
ICON_BK_COLOR=#f0f0f0
OFFSET_ICON=0
//check box
SELECTED_CHECKBOX_COLOR=#f0f0f0
CHECKBOX_BORDER_COLOR=#F8F8FF
UNSELECTED_CHECKBOX_COLOR=#F8F8FF
DISABLED_CHECKBOX_COLOR=#f0f0f0
//Checkbox image may also be loaded from an icon file, 16*16 size
CHECKBOX_ICON=checkbox_icon.ico
DISABLED_CHECKBOX_ICON=disabled_checkbox_icon.ico

Probably a lot of settings in there that I didn't need or use, but it worked for me....... now my WB menus are being used. 

I've discovered this morning why my progress bar isn't skinned........... MyIE2 is skinning it.... and my skin has no info for it too read......... so it's rather plain.   It seems that the skinning format has changed a bit, and I need to compare the old with the new to see what's different ........... (a little more coffee will be required)

I'll ask about the repaint issue on that line below the tabs, and see what Tara, and Scoooby have to say.......... it bugs me too, but obviously not as much as it bugs Chris. 

#6 by Aqua. - 6/13/2003 8:18:58 AM I've tried MyIE and found I prefer Firebird

That's great Aqua, but this a MyIE2 thread.........

Thanks, Koasati. The selling points for me on MyIE2 is that

1. You can only have one instance to run. Which is great when you click some internet shortcut. Too many of the other tabbed browsers I see launch a new instance of the browser (which sort defeats the purpose of tabbed browser in the first place).

2. MyIE2 has custom address aliases. For instance in Netcaptor and MyIE, I have it set up so if I type wc in the address bar, it goes to https://www.wincustomize.com

3. The popup closer feature.

4. it looks like MyIE2 has some sort of download window that I can drag URLs to. That looked pretty handy. That's one feature Netcaptor doesn't have, so I was pleasantly surprised with MyIE2

Very odd............ I get ready to take a screenshot of the repaint problem, so they will know exactly what I'm talking about............... and the problem seems to have evaporated.  The line below the tabs is as clean as a whistle, and I can't do anything to make it otherwise.......... 

If/when it returns, I'll take a screenie, and report it.

btw...... while using MyIE2, if you click on the Help button, you will find a link to their forum...... 

Thanks for that tip, Koasati. That is handy to know. I'll give it a shot later tonight.

I really like MyIE2 a lot. There was a recent upgrade that resolved a lot of the problems I had.

Oh, and another of my favorite things about it is the "simple catcher" that you can open and save links, scripts or whatever on. The last upgrade, they added some new features to that to include tabs, the ability to save, and also some scripting function (I am not sure exactly what that is).
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I seem to still have that weird messed up line along the tab bottoms.
What's also annoying is I can't get to the forum site.

I can get to here: http://www.ruihehang.com/myie2/html_en/home.htm
but not here: http://myie2.yeah.net

Edited to Add: I found a way around the annoying tab line problem. In the Tab Appearance, set Use Flat Button Tab. Instead of displaying a standard skinned windows tab (and the annoying non-repainted line) it displays the tab as normal skinned button. Not a perfect solution but adequate
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I use Avantbrowser, which is identical, almost. http://www.avantbrowser.com/

So much that I thought for a while that MyIE changed its name.

Hmmm. I just tried Avantbrowser. Unfortuantely it doesn't appear to support address aliases