David McGlone wrote: > What I'm wondering is how everyone tests their layouts when not every browser > and resolution is available. I'm running Kubuntu with Firefox and Opera > running on 1440x900 resolution and I also check on my laptop running Win XP > with IE V. 6.0. with the same 1440x900 resolution. > > It bugs me to no end when positioning something and it isn't exact in none of > the browsers, some a little off, some way off. Install Safari on the XP. >
--Drag the layout do 800 to ensure it clears the scroll bar at 800, and that floats do not drop. --Setting Opera at less than 100 percent (lower right corner) will give you an idea of how the page may look on a browser window wider than 1440. --Install SeaMonkey. Install PC Safari on XP. --Check the page at min-font size 24px in FF, and at min-font size 32px in Opera. --Test in IE 6/7 at text-size "largest." --View your stuff in a Lynx viewer, and design with it in mind.<http://www.delorie.com/web/lynxview.html> --Become familiar with Tidy Online <http://infohound.net/tidy/>. --Validate the markup and css (frequently). --There's no such thing as too much testing... Usability, functionality, accessibility and the accommodation of user preferences, whatever they may be, are more reasonable reality goals than pixel-perfect cross-browser rendering... -- A thin red line and a salmon-color ampersand forthcoming. http://chelseacreekstudio.com/ ______________________________________________________________________ css-discuss [[email protected]] http://www.css-discuss.org/mailman/listinfo/css-d List wiki/FAQ -- http://css-discuss.incutio.com/ List policies -- http://css-discuss.org/policies.html Supported by evolt.org -- http://www.evolt.org/help_support_evolt/
