In order to test CSS in different browsers, do I have to result to installing each browser on my development system? Isn't there a useful program where you can just load an html+css file and view how it's rendered in different modern browsers?
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3I *knew* I was forgetting one, I could even remember what the site looked like, just not the name!
Erik
2010-02-13 14:00:09
Thanks, although I was looking for a free software. They offer a 50/tests per month free plan, which is unfortunately well below what I need.
sombe
2010-02-13 14:00:48
Is this a hobby thing? Do you really need more than 50/month? If it's professional you can't afford $39-49?
cletus
2010-02-13 14:02:42
+1 - As a point of interest, the folks to run **Litmus also run DocType.com** and have an **affiliation with Stack Overflow** (see the footer links below): http://blog.stackoverflow.com/2009/08/stack-overflow-and-doctype/
Robert Cartaino
2010-02-13 14:09:20
the adobe link I gave below is a free service.
Erik
2010-02-13 14:22:09
@cletus, the problem with the free 50/month plan is that it only includes 2 browsers (Explorer 7 and Firefox 2). I do agree that for a professional, the $50 plan pays for itself in time saved checking things manually.
Peter Recore
2010-02-13 15:46:10
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Nope, you have to have those browsers installed in some form, although there is software such as IE Tester which will allow you to open tabs as IE5.0 - IE8. There are also online services such as:
- https://browserlab.adobe.com/index.htm
- Free Service
- Limited # of browsers Available
- http://crossbrowsertesting.com
- Paid Service
- http://browsershots.org/
- Free Service
- Supports INSANE # of browsers
- It can take a long time - I've had it take an hour to return screen shots during peak usage. Can be as fast as 2 minutes for a dozen browsers.
Which will let you view your site in multiple browsers.
Erik
2010-02-13 13:59:10