Re: Quick Browser Check

Hi John,

There is an online cross-browser check, but I can't remember the URL,
and it charges anyway!

The easiest way is to download 1 gecko based browser (I recommend
Phoenix, or Firebird as it is now called) and Opera 7.1x.
http://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/firebird/releases/0.6/MozillaFirebird-0.6-win
32.zip

http://www.opera.com/download/

The total download for these two is less than 10MB (you don't need Java
with Opera), is that too much?

Using the Phoenix browser will generally cover all the Netscape
varieties since version 6 (the advantage of a standards based browser
with a common rendering engine). There are occasional display
inconsistencies between version 6 of Netscape and the newest, but they
are usually very minor.

Our basic philosophy is to design to standards (i.e. validate and test
with a Gecko browser) then make adjustments for IE 5 - 6, then Mac IE.
Depending on your site audience, it's usually important to check in Macs
- they often display things differently with IE.

If you get it right in Gecko browsers, you will generally find that
Opera, Safari and other standards complaint browsers will be the same.

I use Mozilla as my primary browser, and can't remember the last time I
couldn't access a site due to IE-only coding. It also allows me to
dissect HTML pages and eliminate (unwanted) pop-ups. Phoenix/Firebird
has less tools available, but is easier to use.

Hth,

-Alastair

> -----Original Message-----
> From: John Gibbered
>
> Is there, for example, an online
> engine that will show how sites display in other browsers?

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