Chris: there's also another aproach you can use for testing purposes, if you have friends that trust you and who are using other operating systems, or different browsers, quite lighter then using virtual machines:
You can use virtual network computing software, like realvnc for instance. There's free vnc software on the first google links, the software is quite safe to use, and you can see your site in your friends desktops from your own computer (side by side desktops, a good resolution monitor helps a bit). It also helps, because you get someone else testing the site for you and finding issues one ends up missing: fresh eyes are better checkers for usability problems. You can be speeking to them through intant messaging and interact with your friends descktop or watch him do it. In your case, instead of looking at your clients screenshots, you could ask them to install vnc and run test session. You would also show them at the same time how it works on your browser, get a better feeling on what is really a priority for your client, and what can you negotiate in terms of support for older browsers and using the cappabilities of the newer ones. Hope it helps, regards, Isabel Santos On Mon, May 12, 2008 at 9:08 AM, Krystian - Sunlust <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > In a way it's like designing websites for disabled people, it's > probably 0.01% of the visitors, but we should provide ways for them to > move around the website and make it more accessible, so it 0.5% uses > IE5 then we should provide a website that is at least working properly > (I wouldn't be concerned about it looks for IE5), difference is that > IE5 and 6 users often can switch, disabled people can't just upgrade > their bodies or sences, they're stuck with them for life. > > -- > Krystian - Sunlust > Freelance on the side: Sunlust Designs - http://sunlust.net > Full time Website Designer at SME System Solutions Ltd > > > ******************************************************************* > > List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm > Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm > Help: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ******************************************************************* > > ******************************************************************* List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm Help: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *******************************************************************
