IE Tab was a very popular Firefox extension that could be used to embed Internet Explorer into Mozilla Firefox. The main use of this add-on was to make sites compatible in Firefox that otherwise were not without having to switch to Internet Explorer to open those websites. It was also used by web developers to see how websites would display in Microsoft’s Internet Explorer.
IE Tab has not been updated since June last year making it not compatible with Firefox 3.6 and later, at least not officially. That’s where IE Tab 2 comes into play. The main change in the new add-on is that it has been designed to be compatible with the latest releases of the Firefox web browser.
But the developer’s have also fixed several bugs and added new features to the add-on which are outlined in the changelog of the developer’s website.
Version 1.2.19.1
* Fix the problem where authentication pop-ups were not being displayed.
* Restore the default behavior of opening new pop-ups in a tab in Chrome instead of in IE.Version 1.2.18.1
* Make the top UI element local to the extension.
* Added a new Options page.
* Enabled auto-complete, including password save capabilities.
* Added ability to configure whether new windows are opened with IE or in a new Chrome window.
* Disabled script error display by default. We now pick up IE’s script error display setting.
The developers promise to produce regular updates to keep up with the web browser development. New features and enhancements have also been promised. IE Tab 2 can be downloaded directly from the project page of the add-on at the Mozilla Firefox website.
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I would like to recommend Coral IE Tab. The best feature is its support for Adblock Plus.
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/10909
And it’s working with Fx 3.6 for quite some time =)
I use Coral IE Tab, which is an enhaced versión of IE Tab and works with FF 3.6, I guess I’ll have to check this one out
Anyone know of any significant differences from Coral IE Tab? I’ve been using that since, and it works perfectly.
Thic comment moderation really makes us all look silly =)
Yes, bring the insecurity of IE’s Active-X controls right into the heart of FF! D’oh.
I’d rather just open an instance of IE if I have to view a specific site that won’t work in FF. Hell, even most of Microsoft’s pages work fine in FF these days.
Jojo, there’s still plenty of sites which work better in IE or ONLY work in IE. Additionally, IETab is a great tool for developers to see how site will appear in both browsers easily. One click does it all….
@Mac – You just repeated what was in the original article.
The point is, AGAIN, that Active-X controls in FF exposes FF to many of the security holes that exist in IE.
Unfortunately, few non-developers understand this. People want convenience. Which is why they often get themselves into trouble.
IF you really need to view a site in IE, I suggest using the FF add-on called IEView (http://ieview.mozdev.org/). At least you keep the security holes in IE this way.
There is a difference between Coral IE Tab and IE Tab (old and new); it doesn’t seem to affect any “regular” websites I would visit where I’ve found the display to be better in IE vs FF, but at work where IE is prominent (take a guess where that is), Coral IE Tab didn’t hold up anywhere near as well for the way I was accustomed to FF + IE Tab working. I held off on upgrading until now as a result.
So far, FF 3.6x + IE Tab 2 are working beautifully. The only difference I’ve noticed is the appearance of an additional scrollbar in my FF window when viewing a page in IE Tab.
Damn, seems like they deleted the new ie tab today. Does anyone have the file or a link for me?
I don’t know where you looked, but the link below shows it at the bottom of the page for me:
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/search?q=IE+Tab&cat=all&advancedsearch=1&as=1&appid=1&lver=3.5&atype=0&pp=20&pid=5&sort=&lup=
Direct link to the extension page:
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/92382