test webdesign in older browsers?

[falkenberg_cph]

Hi
This was kinda off-topic in all the other sub-forums.

As i was messing around with some html i wanted to check compatibility with older browsers.

So here is 3 questions:

1. Is there a program that lets me do this?

2. How can i have multiple versions of, say, firefox in Ubuntu?

3. How can i have platform specific browsers in Ubuntu - like IE (i know, wine), Safari etc.

Hope you can answer - especially #1 - Thanks
Carsten

[reclusivemonkey]

There is a website that will do this for you; it will test on just about everything going. I will see if I can find the link.

[reclusivemonkey]

http://browsershots.org/

[bashologist]

For testing internet explorer I defenetly recommend installing ies4linux. http://www.tatanka.com.br/ies4linux/page/Main_Page

[reclusivemonkey]

That is a good tool, but testing IE in Linux is not the same as testing IE in Windows.

[falkenberg_cph]

Have you any experience with this "Browsershots.org"?
-Thanks for the link, and info

Carsten

[reclusivemonkey]

Have you any experience with this "Browsershots.org"?
-Thanks for the link, and info

Carsten

Yes. I've used it, it works very well. Give it a try.

[ThinkBuntu]

I only test for: Firefox 2, Safari, IE 6, IE 7, and Opera. No reason to pay attention to 1.5 (as it automatically upgrades) or old browsers, like Netscape 4 or IE 5.5.

[LaRoza]

Web Pages should also be tested for Screen Readers, and text-only browsers.

[ThinkBuntu]

Eh. Proper semantic, standards-compliant markup takes care of those two. Use semantic markup, provide alts whenever possible, and you should be clear for screen readers. if you website breaks down gracefully on a mobile, then you know it will look good on browsers that can't use stylesheets, such as a text browser.

[falkenberg_cph]

Thanks for the replies
/Carsten

[Oki]

Maybe this can help you out; http://ipinfo.info/netrenderer/index.php (someone on digg recommended it).

[RAV TUX]

Hi
This was kinda off-topic in all the other sub-forums.

As i was messing around with some html i wanted to check compatibility with older browsers.

So here is 3 questions:

1. Is there a program that lets me do this?

2. How can i have multiple versions of, say, firefox in Ubuntu?

3. How can i have platform specific browsers in Ubuntu - like IE (i know, wine), Safari etc.

Hope you can answer - especially #1 - Thanks
Carsten

try the ones here out also:
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=2798079#post2798079

[Rohen]

Actually I am looking for the same thing, if any of you guys found an answer to the the post, like the questions asked by falkenberg_cph, would be really helpful!

Thanks.
:(

[LaRoza]

Eh. Proper semantic, standards-compliant markup takes care of those two.

Still, look at it in Lynx to see if it navigatable, when reading top to bottom, left to right.

To Rohon: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=516513