Technically, chrome also requires windows ;-) On 10/10/2008, at 5:26 PM, Dave Lane <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > They don't behave as they would if running as a standalone browser > on a > typical Windows system doing it that way. That's the point of this > thread. > > People have found that installing multiple versions of IE on Windows > is > possible only through a nasty hack that doesn't actually allow you > accurately test the behaviour of your site in those browsers, i.e. > doing > it that way simply stirs up the already muddy waters. > > Moreover, unlike the other browsers on the market (with the > exception of > Safari), using IE requires you to buy a particular operating system > (that I would never buy/use otherwise) to use them. > > Cheers, > > Dave > > Michael Adams wrote: >> >> On a Windows XP box you can run Multiple IE copies from 3.0 to 7.0 >> simultaneously. I run 5.01, 5.5, 6.0 and 7.0. >> >> First ensure you have 7.0 installed and running then go here: >> http://tredosoft.com/Multiple_IE >> >> On Fri, 10 Oct 2008 12:08:49 +1300 >> Came this utterance fomulated by Dave Lane to my mailbox: >> >>> I believe that Microsoft's inability/unwillingness to allow people >>> to >>> run multiple versions of IE on a single platform (ideally not >>> limited >>> to Windows) is the single biggest impediment to web developers >>> today. >>> >> >> > > -- > Dave Lane = Egressive Ltd = [EMAIL PROTECTED] = m: +64 21 229 8147 > p: +64 3 9633733 = Linux: it just tastes better = nosoftwarepatents > http://egressive.com ==== we only use open standards: http://w3.org > Effusion Group Founding Member =========== http://effusiongroup.com > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ NZ PHP Users Group: http://groups.google.com/group/nzphpug To post, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
