Internet Explorer 9 beta: The beauty of the web

I think I can work around the tabbing issue. However, I still feel that the lack of the search box is a big mistake, especially when you can still configure search providers. What's the point, when there is no way of accessing them?

In addition, due to the address bar and the page tabs being on the same line, it means that I cannot view the full address. True, I can adjust the size of the bar, but at the cost of a reduction in size of the page tabs, meaning that it can be difficult to see at a quick glance which page you have in which tab. What I would like to see is the address bar being replaced above the page tabs with the search box to the right of it as in the IE8 interface.

In short, I would like to see a return to the IE8 interface and layout, but keeping the new IE9 engine under the hood.

Dwarf said:

I think I can work around the tabbing issue. However, I still feel that the lack of the search box is a big mistake, especially when you can still configure search providers. What's the point, when there is no way of accessing them?

The address bar is the search bar. The Seach Providers can be access while you type or click the little down arrow in the address bar.

echrada said:

I think Firefox has serious competition now.

Peacekeeper test results on my machine:

Oh God .. I'm in Office stuck with my XP machine .. Have to get home to Test IE 9