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362350	2005-06-10 02:12:00	That is because most browsers are fault-tolerant to a certain degree even if your code is not strictly standards compliant which is what the validators are testing for. Your "errors" are probably fairly minor which would be why the pages function in all browsers. Satisfying the validators is a good goal to aim for but sometimes pages do still look slightly different in other browsers even if the code is fully compliant.	FoxyMX (5)
362351	2005-06-10 02:22:00	Satisfying the validators is a good goal to aim for but sometimes pages do still look slightly different in other browsers even if the code is fully compliant. That sounds like a logical explanation... thx. Under all the browsers I check with, they're all almost identical, without any apparent difference being anything more than tiny cosmetics. But I wonder if operating systems also have any significance on what's displayed by their users' browsers?	Greg (193)
362352	2005-06-10 02:40:00	But I wonder if operating systems also have any significance on what's displayed by their users' browsers? Yes and no . It is the browser that is interpreting and displaying the code, not the operating system BUT if you have ever played around with Linux then you will know that Linux does not have the same fonts as Windows unless they are specifically installed . Even then I have found that websites and pages still look quite a bit different in Linux to Windows even when using the same browser, eg Opera . By different I mean the text and lines are heavier and thicker or a different size, that sort of thing . The page layout is still the same . Also, webpage functions that rely on Java or Active X won't work if those features are disabled or not installed, but that happens in Windows, not just Linux, of course . Other than that there should be no difference what OS is being used, the pages should still look the same .	FoxyMX (5)
362353	2005-06-10 02:50:00	So.. Mac using Netscape or IE and Linux using Netscape or IE and Linux using Netscape or IE will render the same page the same visual represenation to their users? (dependant naturally on user settings)	Greg (193)
362354	2005-06-10 05:43:00	Linux using Netscape or IE and Linux using Netscape or IE OMG . . . you had better start running, Greg! :eek: :D :lol: But yes, that's pretty much the gist of it . :thumbs:	FoxyMX (5)
362355	2005-06-10 06:06:00	This is it (addons.mozilla.org) Thanks Rob. Works fine. :thumbs:	andrew93 (249)
362356	2005-06-10 06:10:00	Funnily enough, Microsoft is A-OK I find that the worst part of designing websites is when you rip someone elses and use it as your own. Sooo many errors lovely pictures bob_doe. felt a twinge of nostalgia and had to go outside and beat myself with a piece of firewood. How did you morph out the rain clouds? sookie	sookie_72 (8256)
362357	2005-06-10 13:55:00	There is different sorts of Testers: 1 Code Testing: HTML, XHTML, CSS, Maybe Even JavaScript [Found a windows application once] 2 Usability Testing: Compliance to regulations, user friendlyness in non official sense 3 Functionality Testing: Does it perform its function? Do Links work? Do Emails Work? Do Forms Work? The third is more critical, the second is good if you want to support a large amount of traffic or comply to standard for government or say larger businesses. The first to me seems less critical. When was the last time you went to a leading firm and they boasted how they were 'W3c standards compliant'. For the average punter it may feel like and achivement, it may work better.... but thats a less sellable for me to know that it gained a few percent compatibility when it might be offset that the time spent there may have been better used elsewhere There is probably more categorisation that can be made, in reality the whole issue could go into a thesis in itself or even part of it [by the appropriate student]. I am working on a functionality tester myself: www.linkcheck.co.nz (http://www.linkcheck.co.nz)	CreightonBrown (5692)
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