Testing in ?? Browsers...

Question

I've been testing my web pages in Firefox 3 and IE 5.2
browsers, assuming
that if it works with these two - It'll probably work on
nearly everything.
Some of the apps I'm using have problems with IE 5.2.
A trusted advisor tells me that hardly anyone use IE 5.2
anymore.
I've used IE 5.2 because that's the latest version of IE
that's available
for the Mac (PPC).
Survey:
What browsers (and version #) to you test your web pages
with.
I'm on an iMac (PPC) - OSX 10.4.11.
Thx
Dan H.
I was tempted to post this question on another forum but I
think the answers
here will help more people at my skill level.

Answer 1

On 3/1/09 10:45 PM, "[email protected]" wrote:
> I've been testing my web pages in Firefox 3 and IE 5.2
browsers, assuming
> that if it works with these two - It'll probably work on
nearly everything.
>
> Some of the apps I'm using have problems with IE 5.2.
> A trusted advisor tells me that hardly anyone use IE 5.2
anymore.
>
> I've used IE 5.2 because that's the latest version of IE
that's available
> for the Mac (PPC).
>
> Survey:
> What browsers (and version #) to you test your web pages
with.
> I'm on an iMac (PPC) - OSX 10.4.11.
>
> Thx
> Dan H.
>
> I was tempted to post this question on another forum but
I think the answers
> here will help more people at my skill level.
>
If you're testing with IE5.2 Mac version, don't bother. It
was declared dead
quite a few years back. Microsoft not only no longer supports
it, they don't
even offer it as a download anymore. Microsoft itself tells
you to use
another Web browser, such as Safari.
Additionally, IE5.2 Mac version is absolutely nothing like
IE5, IE6, or IE7
for Windows. Each of those has its own peculiar quirks and
bugs -- many of
them, and they differ from version to version. You absolutely
*must* test
against IE7 Windows at the bare minimum. I still test against
IE6, but it's
becoming less important.
When you upgrade your Mac to an Intel one, you can install
Windows on it and
test in the actual IE/Windows browsers. Until then, you'll
either need to
have a PC with Windows or use something like
http://browsershots.org/
Sonjay