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Webmaster Forum / HTML, CSS, Scripts / CSS / March 2006Preview in other browsers?
Hi, is there a free web service, that gives me an image, how my website looks in this or that webbrowser. (Safari, old Netscape etc...) ? Deciding to do something for the good of humanity, Gernot Frisch <Me@Privacy.net> declared in comp.infosystems.www.authoring.stylesheets: > is there a free web service, that gives me an image, how my website > looks in this or that webbrowser. (Safari, old Netscape etc...) ? http://browsercam.com/ has a free trial. It doesn't take into account differing font sizes, and only a small number of window widths, but it's better than nothing if e.g. you don't have access to a Mac.  SignatureMark Parnell Now implementing http://blinkynet.net/comp/uip5.html On 06/03/22 03:57 Gernot Frisch apparently typed: > is there a free web service, that gives me an image, how my website > looks in this or that webbrowser. (Safari, old Netscape etc...) ? I use http://www.snugtech.com/safaritest/ for Safari. Old Netscape was available for virtually everything, so you should be able to install and use it yourself if you really think there's any point to it. Signature"Blessed are they whose ways are blameless, who walk according to the law of the Lord." Psalm 119:11 NIV Team OS/2 ** Reg. Linux User #211409 Felix Miata *** http://mrmazda.no-ip.com/auth/auth > I use http://www.snugtech.com/safaritest/ for Safari. Old Netscape > was > available for virtually everything, so you should be able to install > and > use it yourself if you really think there's any point to it. Thank you. What othe browsers are commonly used? I tested IE6, Firefox and now Safari. Is that enough? > "Blessed are they whose ways are blameless, who walk according > to the law of the Lord." Psalm 119:11 NIV Totally agree. Deciding to do something for the good of humanity, Gernot Frisch <Me@Privacy.net> declared in comp.infosystems.www.authoring.stylesheets: > Thank you. What othe browsers are commonly used? I tested IE6, Firefox > and now Safari. Is that enough? Definitely need at least a recent version of Opera. IE5 and 5.5 are a good idea too - unfortunately still a lot of people using them, and they have a lot of bugs. >> "Blessed are they whose ways are blameless, who walk according >> to the law of the Lord." Psalm 119:11 NIV > > Totally agree. That makes 3 of us. :-) SignatureMark Parnell Now implementing http://blinkynet.net/comp/uip5.html >> I use http://www.snugtech.com/safaritest/ for Safari. Old Netscape >> was [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > Thank you. What othe browsers are commonly used? I tested IE6, Firefox > and now Safari. Is that enough? I can't give you statistics as to how many people out in the world use which browsers, but I use Konqueror as my main browser. I will also warn you about some of the flaws in the various statistic gathering software out there - just in case you decide to hunt down the stats. When I go to some sites, such as Air Canada to book a flight - I get a message in Konqueror telling me that I may not be able to use all the features of the site. I then tell my browser to identify itself as something Air Canada's server's like and I don't get the message anymore - the site also works just fine for me. The Stats on the Air Canada site tells there techies that 99.9% (or whatever) of browsers that access their site are the big three browsers. It shows them that a few months ago, someone with konqueror browsed one page quickly and never came back. If you really want to find out what bropwsers people are using when accessing your site, ask them. Put up an interactive quiz, and ask them what browser they use, what version, what screen resolution, and what size viewport. While you are at it, ask them for their thoughts on your site. After that, you will have a good idea what browsers are being used, what colours they like to see, and whatever other information you may want ready for the next release of your site. Carolyn SignatureCarolyn Marenger > If you really want to find out what bropwsers people are using when > accessing your site, ask them. Put up an interactive quiz, and ask [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > want ready > for the next release of your site. Why didn't I come to this idea... Thank you, I'll do that. >> If you really want to find out what bropwsers people are using when >> accessing your site, ask them. Put up an interactive quiz, and ask [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > > Why didn't I come to this idea... Thank you, I'll do that. Before you do, please read Spartanicus' reply and my additional reply. Thanks, Carolyn SignatureCarolyn Marenger >If you really want to find out what bropwsers people are using when >accessing your site, ask them. Put up an interactive quiz, and ask them >what browser they use, what version, Unlikely that this would yield a representative result, people for who'm a site works are less likely to fill in such a questionnaire, same for certain personality types (certain personality types may gravitate towards certain browsers). >what screen resolution, Which has no relevance to a web author. >and what size viewport. The typical user doesn't know what a viewport is, not it's width. Also, viewport width is likely to vary for a given user. SignatureSpartanicus >>If you really want to find out what bropwsers people are using when >>accessing your site, ask them. Put up an interactive quiz, and ask them [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > certain personality types (certain personality types may gravitate > towards certain browsers). This is a factor to take into account when deciding wether or not to use a survey. Another is how to word it and implement it so that it catches an honest answer, not a biased one. However, it may give him an indication of what some of the users are interested in. >>what screen resolution, > > Which has no relevance to a web author. Yes, that I am aware of. >>and what size viewport. > > The typical user doesn't know what a viewport is, not it's width. Also, > viewport width is likely to vary for a given user. You are correct here too. In designing a survey, I need to know what I want to learn, and for that using the correct terminology is beneficial. When actually wording the survey, I convert the technical into layman's terms, such as, when browsing does your browser window take up the whole screen, half the screen, or a quarter of the screen. Then in conjunction with the screen resolution, I might have an idea as to what size windows my viewers typically use, and also what the smallest ones are. Being a newsgroup with a technical focus, I used the technical terminology in the original posting. Maybe I should have elaborated more the first time. Thanks for pointing it out, so as to hopefully remove any confusion for anyone who may read this posting. Thanks, Carolyn SignatureCarolyn Marenger >>>If you really want to find out what bropwsers people are using when >>>accessing your site, ask them. Put up an interactive quiz, and ask [quoted text clipped - 49 lines] > confusion > for anyone who may read this posting. I could use php to get the browser name they view the index.php site with. Although, some browsers allow to be identified as InternetExploder. Pretty stupid if you ask me. >Although, some browsers allow to be identified as >InternetExploder. Pretty stupid if you ask me. Very stupid. But I trust you are aware that the stupidity lies not with the makers of the browsers, but with the makers of sites which implement browser sniffing? Specifically those who refuse access to any browser not calling itself Internet Explorer? SignatureStephen Poley http://www.xs4all.nl/~sbpoley/webmatters/ >>Although, some browsers allow to be identified as >>InternetExploder. Pretty stupid if you ask me. [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > browser > not calling itself Internet Explorer? Who would be so dumb as to lock out potential customners because they don't have your taste of flavour? I can even browse mircosoft.com with any browser. >>>Although, some browsers allow to be identified as >>>InternetExploder. Pretty stupid if you ask me. [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] >Who would be so dumb as to lock out potential customners because they >don't have your taste of flavour? A good question indeed. See http://www.quotedb.com/quotes/1349 That particular piece of stupidity does at last seem to be in decline though. There are still a handful of sites around that find it necessary to tell me that I am using Opera and that as a result their site may not display properly. But it's been several months since I was last told to upgrade to IE 4. SignatureStephen Poley http://www.xs4all.nl/~sbpoley/webmatters/ > Thank you. What othe browsers are commonly used? I tested IE6, Firefox > and now Safari. Is that enough? Analyze the logs of your site, then you'll learn what _your_ audience is using. Tim > Thank you. What othe browsers are commonly used? I tested IE6, Firefox > and now Safari. Is that enough? The only other "major" display engine you're missing is Opera. Also keep an older version of each around, because many people seldom if ever upgrade. Furthermore, I'd test with at least one text-mode browser (Lynx or Links) just to be safe. Tim This link might be useful for you. http://www.delorie.com/web/wpbcv.html - Rafiq. http://www.ajaxtoday.com |
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