Re: Kong bug or is there a setting that needs changing?

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On Wednesday 20 April 2005 11:58 pm, Justin Denick wrote:
> Hey, I hate to point out the obvious........ but......... um.........
> Why not just use firefox?
> It's open source and actually quite skinable, which (as I depart)
> someting konq just can't do. At least for now. :-)

And never will be. KDE isn't about skinning and such. It's about creating a 
uniform, well integrated desktop experiance. While skins may be cool, they do 
not portray a well integrated professional looking desktop. Normally with 
Firefox I tend to force it to have as close of a theme to KDE as I can get to 
make it look less the sore thumb on the desktop.

> On 4/20/05, John <john_82@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > I've only tried it with one tab open in firefox (just)  but it works
> > perfectly. Hate to say it but for some reason firfox loaded up the ebay
> > home page a lot quicker than konq does.
> > If anybody wants to try this there is no need to actually place a bid.
> > Hit bid now. This takes you to either a login window or a bid entry
> > window. Hit bid in the bid now window and the next window asks
> > for the bid to be confirmed. Just close the window at that point.
> > Unless you want to bid!
> > On download speed when I use firfox I get 524 kbps and 494 kbps
> > when I use Konq!!!!! That's using the tiscali speed test  page that can
> > be easily found via google. Tiscali's connections are allways generous.
> >
> > Regards
> > John
> >
> > On Wednesday 20 April 2005 14:16, you wrote:
> > > Can this bug be repeated in Firefox?
> > > If so it would elimate the probability that the issue is specific to
> > > Konq.
> > >
> > > On 4/19/05, John <john_82@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > > > No need to be sorry Justin. Further thought. When the bid button is
> > > > hit one of 2 things happens. Either the window navigates to a log in
> > > > window, which is secure, or goes to a window which is used to enter
> > > > the bid which I do not think is secure. There is also another root
> > > > where the bid can be entered on an items page. That also causes ebay
> > > > to generate an input error page if it's a tabbed window. The main
> > > > point here is that a tab window in focus does not behave in the same
> > > > manner as an ordinary window. Also that closing down the background
> > > > tabs causes Konq to revert to correct operation. Me thinks this must
> > > > be a bug.
> > > >
> > > > The tabs are a wonderfull way of cruising ebay. I usually scan from
> > > > the shortest time to the end of an items auction. These finish up
> > > > going left to right across the window. Very handy but I wonder if it
> > > > would be nicer if the tabs themselves shrunk as the number built up.
> > > > They aren't big enough to show much of the title in anycase - that
> > > > could be taken care of with a hover.
> > > > Regards
> > > > John
> > > >
> > > > On Tuesday 19 April 2005 23:25, you wrote:
> > > > > I evidently do not poof read my posts. Sorry. :-(
> > > > >
> > > > > On 4/19/05, Justin Denick <justin.denick@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > > > > > Though to be sure I'ver never bought anything from ebay so I have
> > > > > > posted you prob to another thread, but it has just came to
> > > > > > me........ Is there any jave running or any other sort of applet
> > > > > > that causes the orginal "new window" to pop up?
> > > > > >
> > > > > > On 4/19/05, John <john_82@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > > > > > > I don't think that's the problem. Ebay only goes secure when a
> > > > > > > bid is placed. The error happens immediately place bid is hit.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > John
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > On Tuesday 19 April 2005 22:46, you wrote:
> > > > > > > > Ebay uses some sort of ssl or certificate. Could it be that
> > > > > > > > your tab may not be honoring that cert. or perhaps a cert.
> > > > > > > > that has been issued as a separate instance?
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > On 4/19/05, John <john_82@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > > > > > > > > Hi
> > > > > > > > > I use ebay from time to time and often finish with lot's of
> > > > > > > > > windows up. Thought I would make thing easier by using
> > > > > > > > > tabbed windows on items I may bid on. I tried to bid from
> > > > > > > > > the tabbed window but ebay came up with "input error". Alls
> > > > > > > > > ok if I bid from a normal window also ok if I open a
> > > > > > > > > duplicate window and close all of the tabs I'm not entering
> > > > > > > > > a bid on. Come on guys I missed a very good rare book!
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > REgards
> > > > > > > > > John
> > > > > > > > >
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