> This way of switching browser modes (between 7, 8 and 9) is quite convenient > but... is it a true representation of how the project will render in these > three browsers?
>From what I've read about them, they are "close emulations" rather than true representations (that is, IE is applying a set of rendering rules but not firing up genuine IE7/8 instances). Given the convenience factor though, I tend to use the modes for quick testing and only fire up VMs for a final test or if a specific bug has been raised. > If not, I'd love to get some suggestions on the LEAST INVASIVE way to test > different "modern" flavors of IE. I'm yet to find any option that's ultimately more reliable than VMs. I don't trust multi-IE solutions ever since I tried one that installed an entirely-unsecure, unpatched IE6 instance that was sandboxed away from all security measures (the results were predictable from that point). On Win7 I use XP Mode with differencing to set up multiple versions. The images don't expire so it's a one-off setup rather than re-downloading Microsoft's test VMs. I've written up my experiences at http://weblog.200ok.com.au/2010/08/browser-testing-with-windows-7-xp-mode.html On Mac I've just tried using https://github.com/xdissent/ievms and other than being a very very long download it worked without incident. I'd suggest installing one version at a time when you won't be disconnecting for a while :) cheers, Ben -- --- <http://weblog.200ok.com.au/> --- The future has arrived; it's just not --- evenly distributed. - William Gibson ******************************************************************* List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm Help: memberh...@webstandardsgroup.org *******************************************************************
