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IEPro has come under criticism from users for the lack of documentation. IEPro also does not have an official privacy policy as of yet. The developers have stated that they are working on documentation, however since English is not their native |
IEPro has come under criticism from users for the lack of documentation. IEPro also does not have an official privacy policy as of yet. The developers have stated that they are working on documentation, however since English is not their native languaje, it will take time before the documentation is finalized. |
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Revision as of 00:34, 8 August 2008
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| Operating system | Windows 2000 Windows XP Windows Server 2003 Windows Vista |
| Type | Browser extension |
| Website | ie7pro.com |
IE7Pro is an add-on to Windows Internet Explorer 6, 7, and 8 (currently being developed) that aims to enhance the feature set provided by the browser. IE7Pro adds features such as tab enhancement, ad blocker, flash blocker, mouse gestures, inline search, privacy enhancements, online bookmark service, Greasemonkey-like user script support, and plug-in support. IEPro is available in all major languages, this is possible by user translations.
Overview
IE7Pro modifies IE's default tab management features to add several options like double clicking to close the tab, undo closing tabs, enable Super Drag n Drop where dragging a link and dropping it anywhere else on the page opens it in a new tab or dragging and dropping any selected chunk of text opens the results of searching it via the default search engine. IE7Pro also adds an Ad blocker that uses a blacklist of sites to block ads in web pages. It can also block ads delivered as rich media such as Flash movies. It also allows crash recovery, which lets a browsing session be restored in case the browser crashed. The contents of a tab can be saved as an image as well.
Mouse gesture support is also added by IE7Pro. It ships with a set of predefined gestures which can be customized later. IE7Pro adds support for UserJS and Greasemonkey-like scripts, these are site-specific Javascript code that adds certain functionality to websites, or modifies the behavior of certain aspects of sites to make it compatible with the browser. It also includes a proxy switcher, and a word-wheeled in-page search bar, which overrides Internet Explorer's search bar, like the search functionality in Firefox and the InlineSearch add-in for IE. Version 0.9.18 also adds a spell checker.
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IE7Pro adds a button in the status bar which notifies the status of whether proxies are being used, and provides access to the configuration interface, and certain other functionality.[1] Since version 1.0, it also adds a feature it calls EasyHomepage which is similar to 'Speed Dial Browsing' in Opera 9 shows thumbnail renderings of 9 web sites in a grid, which can be visually identified and opened. Easy Homepage is largely develped by user FremyCompany who regulary updates the EasyHomepage.
Modules
IEPro is developed in a componentized and modular fashion. Each feature has its own 'module.' Modules can be enabled or disabled, allowing for using to use only the feature they want. IEPro contains the following modules.
Core Functions - Contains the core functions of IEPro.
Ad & Flash Blocker - Blocks all forms of advertising, including Flash ads, rich media, fly-ins, slide-ins, pop-ups, pop-unders, spyware and adware ads, and messenger ads.
Scripts & Plugins - The basic framework for userscripts and plugins. One of the most popular userscripts allows users to download videos from youtube.
Spell Check - IEPro Spell Check is an Internet Explorer extension that can perform spelling checks on all text inside Internet Explorer user-input forms. IE7Pro Spell Check will check any text you enter and alert you to possible errors by adding a red underline to any potentially misspelled words.
Auto Form Filter - Works similar to Roboform and automatically fills in forms and passwords.
Mini Download Manager (MiniDM) - Serves as a lightweight Download Manager for IE. See main article.
Privacy Cleaner - Can be configured to automatically clear browser history, temporary internet files, cookies, and more each time the user closes the browser.
Online Service - Software + Services feature, allows users to have their bookmarks uploaded into the cloud. Automatically syncs bookmarks each time the browser is closed.
Inline Search - Works very similar to Firefox's search feature. Allows users to search the current web page for a word or phrase. A search pane is placed at the bottom of the Internet Explorer window. Pressing CTRL+F displays this search pane if it closed, hijacking the shortcut keys for IE's default search. The Find on this Page... option in IE's Edit menu still launches the browser's default Find window. "Find as you type" functionality actively searches for words or portions of a word as you type in the search box. Match Case feature allows users to search for words or phrases in a case sensitive manner. Optional Highlight All feature locates every instance of your search string and highlights it in yellow. Buttons on the search pane lets users jump to the previous or next instance of your search string on the current web page. F3 or the Enter key also advances to the next occurrence of your search string. SHIFT+F3 or SHIFT+Enter also jumps to the previous occurrence of the search string.
Single IE instance - Limites Windows to only allow one IE process at a time, thus the name of the module.
Other Features - Other features include mouse gestures, super drag & drop, saving web pages, crash recovery, and a text saver.
Market reception
IE7Pro has been said to attempt to close the gap between IE7 and Opera 9 and Firefox.[2], with it being one of the recommended downloads in many freeware download sites. Microsoft recommends the add-on as one of the top five add-ons to download for IE.
Technology pundits such as Paul Thurrott, from Leo Laporte's Twit Network, and Patrick Norton, of Tekzilla from Kevin Rose's Revision3, have recommended the use of IEPro.
Criticism
IEPro has come under criticism from users for the lack of documentation. IEPro also does not have an official privacy policy as of yet. The developers have stated that they are working on documentation, however since English is not their native languaje, it will take time before the documentation is finalized.
Name Change
IE7Pro will have its name changed to IEPro with the onset of the IE8. This name change will come slowly and will most likely happen closer to the final release of IE8. The developers have also stated they may buy a new domain, such as iepro.org to avoid confusion that ie7pro can just be used on IE7.
See also
- MiniDM the download manager included with IE7Pro. The focus of the MiniDM is to provide a lightweight download manager similar to the Firefox Download Manager. See main article.
References
- ^ "CyberNotes: Do more with Internet Explorer 7". Retrieved 2007-05-07.
- ^ "PC Pro: Product reviews: IE7Pro". Retrieved 2007-05-07.