Viewing iWeb pages in other browsers/platforms

Any known issues with viewing iWeb pages in other browsers like IE (older versions especially) or on a PC platform? I'm ready to build a big but simple family site, but my first test page (jnmobecker.home.comcast.net) is not playing nice. I see it fine on Safari on my Mac, other Macs (at work for instance) see it fine, one friend on a PC sees it fine, others on PCs do not. Specifically, all they can see is the top banner image of the three kids. I did try it on a PC at work today on IE, and I watched as the progress bar loaded 20+ images (the thumbnails and slideshow components I presume) but then nothing but that top bar. Thoughts and any sugggestions are much appreciated, thanks.
Mac Mini Mac OS X (10.4.8)

There are still problems with Firefox and IE: in particular, the font changes. In Safari it looks as it should, but others it reverts to some courier or verdana font.

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Doesn't that seem like a really ,really bad idea as a
basis for designing an application used to create web
pages?
Personally I find it novel and ingenious. If you want the usual kind of program there are lots to choose from, and there's hardly a need for another one like them.
Would if it were at least possible after a site has
been published into a local folder that visting the
site took you the the page you were viewing to start
with.
iWeb doesn't visit published sites itself. How is your browser supposed to know what page you were viewing inside iWeb? Maybe there's way to do that.
How about if you publish a site it doesn't have to
load every single page on the site every time you do
it, but rather just updated the changes? Nobody's
going to be able to make a site with any complexity
like this.
Sounds like a likely future improvement. If you use .Mac, only changed pages (in red) are uploaded, unless you add pages and thus change the navigation header so all pages need revision. If you don't use .Mac, there are ways to use ftp programs to upload only changed items.
I'm not a web designer or anything like that, but
building a site of more than a dozen pages and
linking them is going to be painful to do with this
thing.
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The main thing, though, is once I get the site published, it looks fine on my mac. But when I try to access the site on a PC, the text and pictures sit on top of each other, so you can't read anything on the blog.
Anyone know how to fix this??
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Type '''about:support''' in the address bar and press '''Enter.'''
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+You mean you can't see the text or can't see the text box sides and drag points?+
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Viewing iWeb site in different browsers

I have created a site using iWeb (v. 2.0.3) and am ready to publish. When I preview the index page in Firefox (my default browser) and in Safari, the site looks great and the navigation bar at the top of the welcome page is operable so I can see how each page looks in each of those browsers.
When I open the index page in Internet Explorer (using my Macs or a Windows PC) two things happen:
1. the site is not centered on the page (but pushed to the left)
2. there is no navigation bar available on the welcome page, only a black dot/period where the navigation bar should be.
Any ideas for ways to make the site look like it should in IE?
I can't publish until I can be sure the site loads as it should in the primary browsers.
Thanks.

Here's some pointers on getting your site to load in IE.
Use web safe fonts.
Don't convert text to graphics.
Optimize all your images.
Don't use drop shadows, reflections etc. ( You can add these in iWeb, take a snapshot, crop it and load the resulting JPEG to replace the original.}
Keep your page file sizes down to a minimum.
Run your files through an optimizing application before uploading.
Don't use the standard iWeb navigation.
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http://roddymckay.com/PhotoStuff/PhotoFile.html
Optimizing...
http://www.tonbrand.nl/
Photo file size reduction with visual indicator...
http://xtralean.com/IWOverview.html

Viewing iWeb site from other devices

I published a simple site from iWeb 09 to http://web.me.com/nicholas.spratt/site/home.html to try an learn how to use the software.
From my imac i am able to view the website.
But when i try using the same URL on a PC (windows-based explorer) or my ipod, i get a message saying "sorry, we can't find the web page you've requested."
What am i missing? Is there a permissioning step i have skipped ober.
Message was edited by: Nicholas Spratt

Your URL is case sensitive.
So
http://web.me.com/nicholas.spratt/site/home.html
will not work but
http://web.me.com/nicholas.spratt/Site/Home.html
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Notice the capital S and H

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What's the best way to view my site in other browsers?

I want to set up a work station at home - I have a new laptop, an old broken laptop, and an old (working) desktop PC.
I'd like to put all the browsers on the desktop PC, and use the broken laptop - if possible - as an external display for it. But my real question is - how do I install multiple versions of one browser on a single computer (IE 4.0, 5.0, 6.0) and is it possible to see how it would run on MAC while using a PC? Is that a dumb question?
I thought I heard something about Linux having a program that can check different browsers - anyone know anything about this? Anyone suggest replacing XP on the desktop with linux?

CROSS BROWSER TESTING
It's a good idea to install 4 major browsers on your good working PC;
Firefox, IE7 or 8, Opera, Safari for Win or Google Chrome.
For all the rest, you can use these resources:
Browser & Platform compatibility checker (screenshots)-
http://Browsershots.org
DebugBar Multiple IE checker - (download)
http://www.my-debugbar.com/wiki/IETester/HomePage
Adobe Browser Lab - (on-line)
https://browserlab.adobe.com/
iPhone simulator - (on-line)
http://www.testiphone.com/
Opera Mini Mobile Simulator (on-line)
http://www.opera.com/mini/demo/
SEO Browser (on-line)
http://www.seo-browser.com/
Cross Browser Testing (on-line)
http://crossbrowsertesting.com/
Nancy O.
Alt-Web Design & Publishing
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