Comments on: Testing Your Site in Multiple Browsers http://www.webmaster-source.com/2007/12/03/testing-your-site-in-multiple-browsers/ Useful Resources For Webmasters Fri, 21 Nov 2008 19:26:25 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Matt http://www.webmaster-source.com/2007/12/03/testing-your-site-in-multiple-browsers/#comment-572 Matt Mon, 10 Dec 2007 19:34:39 +0000 http://www.webmaster-source.com/2007/12/03/testing-your-site-in-multiple-browsers/#comment-572 Jeff, there is a site. It's browsershots.com. Personally I prefer to use a real browser and interact with the actual page. You can find errors that way that you may not with a screenshot. Jake, Konqueror is a minority on all of my websites. I check it with browsershots.com sometimes, but generally it's similar enough to other browsers that I needn't bother. Jeff, there is a site. It’s browsershots.com. Personally I prefer to use a real browser and interact with the actual page. You can find errors that way that you may not with a screenshot.

Jake, Konqueror is a minority on all of my websites. I check it with browsershots.com sometimes, but generally it’s similar enough to other browsers that I needn’t bother.

]]> By: Jeff B http://www.webmaster-source.com/2007/12/03/testing-your-site-in-multiple-browsers/#comment-570 Jeff B Sun, 09 Dec 2007 16:23:07 +0000 http://www.webmaster-source.com/2007/12/03/testing-your-site-in-multiple-browsers/#comment-570 There must be a website that you could put your URL in and it shows screen shots of what it looks like in the various browsers. Any one run into this? There must be a website that you could put your URL in and it shows screen shots of what it looks like in the various browsers.

Any one run into this?

]]> By: Jake http://www.webmaster-source.com/2007/12/03/testing-your-site-in-multiple-browsers/#comment-569 Jake Sat, 08 Dec 2007 21:31:29 +0000 http://www.webmaster-source.com/2007/12/03/testing-your-site-in-multiple-browsers/#comment-569 Looking at your target audience is key. My blog is Linux related, so I get a good number of hits from Konqueror, which may not be as common in other parts of the web. (usually 0.3 to 0.7%) Looking at your target audience is key. My blog is Linux related, so I get a good number of hits from Konqueror, which may not be as common in other parts of the web. (usually 0.3 to 0.7%)

]]> By: Matt http://www.webmaster-source.com/2007/12/03/testing-your-site-in-multiple-browsers/#comment-560 Matt Tue, 04 Dec 2007 15:04:37 +0000 http://www.webmaster-source.com/2007/12/03/testing-your-site-in-multiple-browsers/#comment-560 I don't have a Mac...yet. :D Yes, everyone hates IE6 (except for the <a href="http://www.w3schools.com/browsers/browsers_stats.asp" rel="nofollow">34.5% of web users</a>, as of October, who still use it). I don't think it's quite time to drop IE6, as IE7 has only been out for a couple of years. It's best to wait about 5 years before dropping a browser...because too many clueless users don't upgrade. They think "it works" and leave it. Though maybe they'd upgrade if it stopped working (i.e. dropping support). IE5 is at 1.5%, so it's probably about time to drop support. Hmmm... IE5 came pre-installed with the version of Windows before XP. That was like eight years ago! Does anyone's computer actually last that long? I don’t have a Mac…yet. :D

Yes, everyone hates IE6 (except for the 34.5% of web users, as of October, who still use it). I don’t think it’s quite time to drop IE6, as IE7 has only been out for a couple of years. It’s best to wait about 5 years before dropping a browser…because too many clueless users don’t upgrade. They think “it works” and leave it. Though maybe they’d upgrade if it stopped working (i.e. dropping support). IE5 is at 1.5%, so it’s probably about time to drop support.

Hmmm… IE5 came pre-installed with the version of Windows before XP. That was like eight years ago! Does anyone’s computer actually last that long?

]]> By: Imar http://www.webmaster-source.com/2007/12/03/testing-your-site-in-multiple-browsers/#comment-557 Imar Tue, 04 Dec 2007 08:32:18 +0000 http://www.webmaster-source.com/2007/12/03/testing-your-site-in-multiple-browsers/#comment-557 I deleted my Windows version of Safari last night. It kept crashing. Apparently the rendering differs between PC and Mac anyway, so, if you want to be thorough, don't forget to test on both mac and PC :) There's been so much talk about designers boycotting IE6 that I doubt many people still test their sites on 4 and 5? I deleted my Windows version of Safari last night. It kept crashing. Apparently the rendering differs between PC and Mac anyway, so, if you want to be thorough, don’t forget to test on both mac and PC :)
There’s been so much talk about designers boycotting IE6 that I doubt many people still test their sites on 4 and 5?

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