[Web4lib] Browsers to test

[Pons, Lisa (ponslm)]

There are sites such as BrowserCam that will take "snapshots" of your
site using just about every browser out there...Browsercam does cost,
but there is a free tool out there if you don't mind waiting for the
shots. The name escapes me at the moment- anyone? 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: web4lib-bounces at webjunction.org 
> [mailto:web4lib-bounces at webjunction.org] On Behalf Of Robert Sullivan
> Sent: Tuesday, May 29, 2007 1:35 PM
> To: Andrew Hankinson
> Cc: web4lib at webjunction.org
> Subject: Re: [Web4lib] Browsers to test
> 
> > It's pretty much impossible to get modern browsers and 
> legacy browsers 
> > to agree on the same code.  Browsers such as NS4 should be 
> obsoleted 
> > ASAP, same with IE4 and possibly IE5.  If you absolutely need to 
> > support these browsers, you're probably better off 
> redirecting them to 
> > a bare-bones, text-only version of the site.
> 
> How about coding for modern browsers and hiding the styles 
> from browsers or devices whoch don't support them?  Not only 
> does this avoid the maintenance issues of a duplicate version 
> of a site, but a site which can be used without its CSS will 
> also make it easier for speech browsers and devices with 
> limited CSS support (cell phones
> etc.)
> 
> > You should ensure you support at least one browser on the 
> three major 
> > operating systems.  Nothing bugs me more than a 
> Windows-only website!
> > Firefox 2 is a definite since it's on all three (FF1 is a 
> maybe - any 
> > computer that can run FF2 can run FF1), Safari, Konquerer, 
> and Opera.
> 
> While not everyone has access to a Mac, an old PC which is 
> too slow for modern applications might still be able to run 
> the latest version of the Kubuntu Linux distribution so you 
> could test with Konqueror.
> If that's all you want to do with it, you don't have to know 
> anything about Linux to set it up.
> 
> --
> Bob Sullivan
> Schenectady Digital History Archive
> <http://www.schenectadyhistory.org/>
> Schenectady County (NY) Public Library
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