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Rick Hamilton
Guest
Dear PA Bear,
If one DOES click "Delete browsing history on exit", does IE8
pay particular attention to ONLY those of the 7 POSSIBLE checkboxes
which ARE checked under Tools/Internet Options/Delete/Browsing History/?
Thanks!
Rick
"PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote:
> Have you ever seen?...
>
> IE Tools | Internet Options | Advanced | Security | Empty Temporary Internet
> Files folder when browser is closed
>
>
> Bradlecat wrote:
> > Any developer knows, caching can be a confusing hinderance of development.
> > I've often wondered how many times I've solved an issue, but was unaware
> > because the page cached and I had already moved on to the next hacky
> > attempt
> > at a solution. As ubiquitous as caching is to the web, clearing of the
> > cache
> > should be simpler and options/controls for the cache could be me robust
> > for
> > every browser.
> >
> > I can think of several ways to improve caching. It seems like it's always
> > a
> > buried option that is always in a different place in the tools or
> > preferences, and has a different and obscure hot key, for every browser.
> > In
> > Firefox, it's clumped in with a bunch of other "Private data", in IE it
> > involves clicking through and confirmation in several annoying windows.
> > Even
> > the single window Firefox uses for confirmation is an annoyance to me. It
> > makes people feel like they are doing something "techy" which is scary to
> > them, when really there shouldn't be any risk to clearing a cache, and
> > therefore no need for any confirmation. Just DO it!
> >
> > Seriously. Imagine as a developer, at the 11th hour of many projects,
> > having
> > to diagnose cached items for why your clients are seeing funny stuff,
> > asking
> > them what browser they are using, and going through the process of
> > clearing
> > the cache on the phone. Then imagine this being true for just about
> > anything
> > that goes wrong just because you need to rule that out.
> >
> > An option to have a "clear cache" button right next to the reload button
> > would be awesome. How about an option to force every reload to clear
> > cached
> > items for the current page. How about a check box that defeats all caching
> > without changing other caching options (in prefs would be cool but right
> > on
> > the browser window would be cool too). There could be an indicator on the
> > browser window that shows weather or not there are any cached items on the
> > page. There could be a way to reveal what items are cached right on the
> > page.
> >
> > I believe caching is important enough to be it's own preference panel.
> > There, you could specify caching options for individual pages or domains,
> > like max/min file size, file types to cache, duration to keep files and
> > max
> > cache size for each page/domain.
> >
> > Is this crazy? I know it would save me TON time, trouble, and sanity.
> >
> >
> > ----------------
> > This post is a suggestion for Microsoft, and Microsoft responds to the
> > suggestions with the most votes. To vote for this suggestion, click the "I
> > Agree" button in the message pane. If you do not see the button, follow
> > this
> > link to open the suggestion in the Microsoft Web-based Newsreader and then
> > click "I Agree" in the message pane.
> >
> > http://www.microsoft.com/communitie...&dg=microsoft.public.internetexplorer.general
>
>
If one DOES click "Delete browsing history on exit", does IE8
pay particular attention to ONLY those of the 7 POSSIBLE checkboxes
which ARE checked under Tools/Internet Options/Delete/Browsing History/?
Thanks!
Rick
"PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote:
> Have you ever seen?...
>
> IE Tools | Internet Options | Advanced | Security | Empty Temporary Internet
> Files folder when browser is closed
>
>
> Bradlecat wrote:
> > Any developer knows, caching can be a confusing hinderance of development.
> > I've often wondered how many times I've solved an issue, but was unaware
> > because the page cached and I had already moved on to the next hacky
> > attempt
> > at a solution. As ubiquitous as caching is to the web, clearing of the
> > cache
> > should be simpler and options/controls for the cache could be me robust
> > for
> > every browser.
> >
> > I can think of several ways to improve caching. It seems like it's always
> > a
> > buried option that is always in a different place in the tools or
> > preferences, and has a different and obscure hot key, for every browser.
> > In
> > Firefox, it's clumped in with a bunch of other "Private data", in IE it
> > involves clicking through and confirmation in several annoying windows.
> > Even
> > the single window Firefox uses for confirmation is an annoyance to me. It
> > makes people feel like they are doing something "techy" which is scary to
> > them, when really there shouldn't be any risk to clearing a cache, and
> > therefore no need for any confirmation. Just DO it!
> >
> > Seriously. Imagine as a developer, at the 11th hour of many projects,
> > having
> > to diagnose cached items for why your clients are seeing funny stuff,
> > asking
> > them what browser they are using, and going through the process of
> > clearing
> > the cache on the phone. Then imagine this being true for just about
> > anything
> > that goes wrong just because you need to rule that out.
> >
> > An option to have a "clear cache" button right next to the reload button
> > would be awesome. How about an option to force every reload to clear
> > cached
> > items for the current page. How about a check box that defeats all caching
> > without changing other caching options (in prefs would be cool but right
> > on
> > the browser window would be cool too). There could be an indicator on the
> > browser window that shows weather or not there are any cached items on the
> > page. There could be a way to reveal what items are cached right on the
> > page.
> >
> > I believe caching is important enough to be it's own preference panel.
> > There, you could specify caching options for individual pages or domains,
> > like max/min file size, file types to cache, duration to keep files and
> > max
> > cache size for each page/domain.
> >
> > Is this crazy? I know it would save me TON time, trouble, and sanity.
> >
> >
> > ----------------
> > This post is a suggestion for Microsoft, and Microsoft responds to the
> > suggestions with the most votes. To vote for this suggestion, click the "I
> > Agree" button in the message pane. If you do not see the button, follow
> > this
> > link to open the suggestion in the Microsoft Web-based Newsreader and then
> > click "I Agree" in the message pane.
> >
> > http://www.microsoft.com/communitie...&dg=microsoft.public.internetexplorer.general
>
>