A lot of users like the new layout of Internet Explorer 7 but still prefer to use Firefox. I must admit myself that out of the box, IE7 looks light and fresh in comparison, but I still prefer to use Firefox. So if you’re one of those users who thinks IE7 did a great job on the new interface, here’s how to mimic the look in Firefox.

• View an animated example of the new look here

Since writing my article on Internet Explorer 7’s usability, both Microsoft and Mozilla have released their long awaited browsers to the web community. In this follow up article, we’ll see how Internet Explorer 7 and Firefox 2 compare on usability, customisation and aesthetics. The point of this article is to compare the pros and cons of each browser, not to determine which is the best. Personal preference will determine which browser is better for an individual by how a browser accomplishes their tasks and adheres to their needs.

I recently installed Internet Explorer 7 beta (IE7) to test how it rendered DesignLegion’s css and to great relief all is well. Even better, some of the ‘eye candy’ that rendered properly in FireFox now worked in IE7, for example, hover classes on non link tags (tr:hover, h1:hover, p:hover, etc) and dotted borders that don’t appear dashed. Sadly it’s not all good news…