Internet Explorer 7

Notes on Testing

The themes used in these screenshots are:
- Windows XP in the Silver colour scheme.
- Royale hacked for Windows XP.
I tested with the force IE7’s menu bar to the top registry tweak.
History and Favourites items are from genuine browsing of the web.

Explorer Bar:
- Overlaps the status bar.
- Offsets status bar text.
- Moves menu bar below address bar despite registry tweak.
Right-clicking anywhere on the toolbar, except for text input areas, displays the control box menu for the main window. It should display the appropriate context menu.
Properties sheets for items in Favourites menu are shown behind main window. Great when it’s maximised!
There is no English localisation other than en-US. The interface prominently features words which are different in, for example, en-GB. This is consistent with the Windows XP operating system.
Scrollbars around the viewport do not change to the SCRBS_HOT state when hovered over.
Context menu for selected text in a web page has no Edit items.

Middle-click does nothing on:
- Back
- Forward
- Home
- Items in the Favourites menu.
Drag and drop:
- Dropping a Favourites item on the tab bar opens it in the active tab. Should open it in a new tab.
- Dropping a Favourites item on a tab other than the active tab opens it in the active tab. Should open it in the tab it was dropped on.
- Firefox lets you drag pretty much anything and drop it pretty much anywhere, usually doing something useful. Not so in IE7 (or Opera 9, for that matter).
When windows are resizable, they usually lack:
- Sizing grip.
- Control box.
- Minimise button.
- Maximise/Restore button.
Windows are often fixed in size instead of resizeable.
Windows are often modal instead of modeless.