Testing New Websites Using Different Browsers - Did you wish you had an older browser?

Another point to note is that it's not just about coding for standards, the whole point is that CSS, even standard CSS, tends to screw up with different browsers. Especially if you're using CSS to do the layout of your page. I just spent an hour last night reading through three articles on the pros and cons of using CSS to do your layout versus using tables, and they all say that CSS screws up more often than tables in terms of consistent design over different browsers, especially older ones...

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The link is great! Not trying to be picky or anything, but Mozilla and Firefox are the same thing, just thought I'd tell those who posted Mozilla and Firefox being different browsers. Mozilla is the company that makes Firefox. Have a nice day!

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I'm don't know much about html (it's been two years since I had to learn it at school), but there is a standard form of html that works on all browsers, right? As in basic tags and tables kind of things?

or am I completely wrong with this? It doesn't seem to smart to have a couple hundred different browsers that all read html in different ways, there has to some form of standardization, otherwise the internet would become impossible to use.

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Somehow it's the same thing with any spoken language. There is only one ENGLISH, but it sounds different in ireland than it does in Canada. But it's still english. Even if it's difficult sometimes, all english native speakers will understand each other. And I guess EVERY browser will speak HTML ....
... hopefully

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Yeah, Firefox is becoming really popular for people who don't like Internet Explorer. And NilsC thanks for that site, it is really useful.

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Firefox is also supported by linux.

I've got an link to a page where u can download old versions of IE for testings: http://www.skyzyx.com/downloads/.
'ave fun!

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Actually Lynx and Links are not that old LOL they still are develloped and standard on *nix systems. I actually use lynx fairly often If I run into ANY problem, I can get a floppy with unix on it (they do have em) and use lynx to search the net for solutions. Or most servers with *nix on it only have command line Which also includes Lynx mostly. I even use the text based email client, IRC client even and the mp3 player text based LOL.. Emacs games etc etc.

I was amazed to see so many browsers and the fact that I do know a lot of them that was scarey when I come to think about it.

If you want your site to be compatible with speech engines etc for the visually impaired then you're best off using a CSS file for it (define it with media="something") Ok I've been up for almost 4 days non stop now, so I have the right to forget things

If you want a site that works with text based and graphical browsers, make seperate stylesheets for it. AND make sure your links work without graphics you can easily test it.

 

 

 

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Thanks for the link it will come in handy the next time I need to test a site.... BUT the other problem with this is that you will also need to test your site on both a PC and MAC. This is because you can have the same type and version of a browser but the site will still look different on a PC as it would on a MAC.


I just wished that HTML would become standard so that it would be the same not matter what browser or platform you are using. BUT unfortunately each browser uses some "special" HTML coding so that is why WebPages look and act differently using different browser type or even version.

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