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Browser Version Testing

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  • 19-02-2008 2:44pm
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    axer
    Registered Users Posts: 5,517 ✭✭✭


    When it comes to testing on web browsers - how far back version wise should a website be expected to look right?

    When I check the current stats on the old development of a website I am working on, the breakdown goes as follows:
    IE7: 41.25%
    IE6: 39.85%
    FF2: 11.65%
    FF1: 3.22%
    Safari: 1.92%
    Opera 9.x: 0.66%
    Others: 1.45%

    Would it be right in thinking that if a website validates, is semantically layed out and looks fine in IE7, IE6, FF2, FF1, Safari and Opera 9 then that would be enough bases covered?

    Or do people out there still ensure a website looks ok in IE5.5- and netscape etc?

    Thanks for any help/advice,
    Noel


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    Goodshape
    Registered Users Posts: 8,488 ✭✭✭Goodshape


    axer wrote: »
    Would it be right in thinking that if a website validates, is semantically layed out and looks fine in IE7, IE6, FF2, FF1, Safari and Opera 9 then that would be enough bases covered?
    That works for me.


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    Ph3n0m
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,655 ✭✭✭Ph3n0m


    axer wrote: »
    Would it be right in thinking that if a website validates, is semantically layed out and looks fine in IE7, IE6, FF2, FF1, Safari and Opera 9 then that would be enough bases covered?

    Yup for me thats standard, anything else is customer specific requests and would time/costs for extra testing


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    DJB
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    If you can get it working in that list (IE7, IE6, FF2, FF1, Safari and Opera 9), you should be fine.

    I never test for IE5.5 anymore - waste of time for so little users.


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    Axwell
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 10,462 Mod ✭✭✭✭Axwell


    On a similar vain but not trying to hijack your thread, what do you guys use to compare the site in the different browsers? Like i know you can install them in various machines etc but is there any interesting software to show you how it appears via diff browsers. I know Dave you had something like that in your blog for diff versions of IE


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    Goodshape
    Registered Users Posts: 8,488 ✭✭✭Goodshape


    Download and install all the browsers that you can normally, and then Multiple IEs and/or Browsershots.org for the rest.


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    Ph3n0m
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,655 ✭✭✭Ph3n0m


    I dont trust multiple ie for anything more then a visual check - as I find that it has a tendency to b0rk when you test any decent scripting on it.

    Functionally I get people with different version to have a look, and I test what I can locally


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    #8
    axer
    Registered Users Posts: 5,517 ✭✭✭axer


    Goodshape wrote: »
    Download and install all the browsers that you can normally, and then Multiple IEs and/or Browsershots.org for the rest.
    Also you can install FF1, 2 and 3 by using a different profile for each.

    For IE do as Goodshape says.

    For Opera just install the latest version.

    For safari just install the safari for windows beta version - from what I know it renders the same way as the mac version (anyone confirm?)


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