Re: [WSG] how reliable is it to use IE8 compatible mode to test IE7/6

2009-04-26 Thread Ben Buchanan
> It doesn't cover IE6; >> > > This is strange. Wasn't that the whole Compatible Mode was "to not break > the web" because of the massive IE6 users in corporate world? > > MS's position, near as I can tell, is that they don't want to break the web *with IE8, for people already running IE7 or IE7-o

Re: [WSG] how reliable is it to use IE8 compatible mode to test IE7/6

2009-04-26 Thread tee
Thanks Ben for the link, I am going to read it later. It doesn't cover IE6; This is strange. Wasn't that the whole Compatible Mode was "to not break the web" because of the massive IE6 users in corporate world? tee ***

Re: [WSG] how reliable is it to use IE8 compatible mode to test IE7/6

2009-04-26 Thread Ben Buchanan
Anybody use IE8 compatible mode to test IE7/6 instead of standalone version? It doesn't cover IE6; and IE8-as-IE7 is not 100% the same as IE7 - http://blogs.msdn.com/ie/archive/2009/03/12/site-compatibility-and-ie8.aspx- so you would still need to double-check standalone IE7 anyway to be sure. Per

[WSG] Invitation: Turn Government Web Data into Action

2009-04-26 Thread Laura Skelley
You are invited to attend Webtrends' government seminar 'Turn Web Data into Action'. One of the highlights will be a presentation about how Australian government agencies can learn from how the Obama campaign explored data crunching to its advantage Please see the invite and agenda below.

[WSG] how reliable is it to use IE8 compatible mode to test IE7/6

2009-04-26 Thread tee
Anybody use IE8 compatible mode to test IE7/6 instead of standalone version? There is an incentive for me to test older versions in compatible mode because I can use Developer Tools, so I am curious how reliable it is, I meant if problem I see in IE8 compatible mode is identical to IE7 o

RE: [WSG] Web accessibility research

2009-04-26 Thread marie-jose zammit
Hi Cam, Thank you very much for your help. It is very much appreciated. Yours faithfully, Marie-Jose. Subject: RE: [WSG] Web accessibility research Date: Sun, 26 Apr 2009 21:09:45 +0100 From: cam.nich...@shaw-trust.org.uk To: wsg@webstandardsgroup.org Hi Marie Rose, I

RE: [WSG] Web accessibility research

2009-04-26 Thread Cam Nicholl
Hi Marie Rose, I have asked our team of testers who are all people with different types of disabilities if they would like to take part in your survey. Best of luck With kindest regards Cam Nicholl Account Manager Web Accessibility Services Shaw Trust 8-10 The Courtyard Darcy Business

[WSG] Web accessibility research

2009-04-26 Thread marie-jose zammit
Dear Sir/Madam, I am a university student studying for a BSc (Hons) Mathematics and Informatics at the University of Malta. I am currently involved in a study, as part of my dissertation, to explore the challenges that exist in Web accessibility for people with dissabilities and to investigate