Browser Question

defy · #1 Oct 9th, 2007, 02:01

I noticed on another computer today with a older version of IE that my site did not look at all the same and I was trying to download IE v6 on my computer but it wont let me cause I already have version 7. Is there anyway to get them both on my computer?

welshstew · #2 Oct 9th, 2007, 07:36

you can use thredoSofts multiple IE's

Monie · #3 Oct 9th, 2007, 08:23

yeah, I've installed that one and it is a good tools for a designer/developer.

alexgeek · #4 Oct 9th, 2007, 09:08

I personally don't bother trying to get my websites compatible for < IE4.
Just FF and IE6/7. I guess I should try to for Opera and Safari.

AdRock · #5 Oct 9th, 2007, 09:22

I use mulitiple IE's and I also use Opera and Safari for testing and I noticed they are all pretty similar with layout apart from IE6 which is really poor.

I did start a thread on this over a week ago but i can't find the link. There are links posted to download all these extra browsers

ChrisTheSoul · #6 Oct 9th, 2007, 10:03

Cheers for that link Stew.

IE6 is the cause of so much grief. I'm not even a professional web designer and I hate it!

Emzi · #7 Oct 9th, 2007, 10:43

Thanks for posting the link to the Multiple IE Browser program - I will find it a very useful tool for future projects

moojoo · #8 Oct 9th, 2007, 17:58

Tis good, really these days you can get away with supporting IE 6 and up. IE 5.5 if you are feeling generous. Anything below 5.5 is pretty much a waste of time. In that scenario I would set a conditional for lt IE 5.5 and just serve them up a text only version of the content if needed =).

Monie · #9 Oct 10th, 2007, 01:51

Quote:

Originally Posted by AdRock

I did start a thread on this over a week ago but i can't find the link. There are links posted to download all these extra browsers

I'll find it for you AdRock...

Here it is..

pas2gether · #10 Oct 10th, 2007, 12:31

I have been using Multiple IE for almost a year now. You will find earlier versions of IE occasionally clashes with javascript aswell.

I have found this tool invaluable, especially since IE7 came out, all of a sudden instead of fixing things there was a whole more compatibility testng to do.

alexgeek · #11 Oct 11th, 2007, 23:15

List of multiple browsers here:
http://www.alexgeek.co.uk/blog.php?id=4

hth

smdesignworks · #12 Oct 12th, 2007, 02:56

Don't forget about Browsershots.org for testing on a huge range of browsers on PC, Linux, and Mac.

simonb · #13 Oct 14th, 2007, 08:31

Most people use FireFox so FireFox is what i worry about

Marc · #14 Oct 14th, 2007, 08:46

Quote:

Originally Posted by simonb

Most people use FireFox so FireFox is what i worry about

That isnt true at all. 70% of people use IE and only 13% use FireFox.

Source: The Counter

Marc

simonb · #15 Oct 14th, 2007, 09:42

Point taken lol

My site is really for web designers and developers not the average person

Marc · #16 Oct 14th, 2007, 12:10

Yes, i get where you are coming from. I bet most people (about 60/70%) of people on this site use Firefox.

alexgeek · #17 Oct 14th, 2007, 12:45

Most work places will use IE as it's easier to manage with global restrictions.
Therefore, big companies with lots of employees who surf the net will be on IE.

simonb · #18 Oct 14th, 2007, 12:49

we should have a poll asking people.
I have used firefox from beta

alexgeek · #19 Oct 14th, 2007, 12:54

We don't really need a poll Simon,
there are web statistics everywhere that would be more reliable.
Such as w3schools.

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