Dec 3, 2007 by Matt | Posted in Design
By now you should know to test your site in more than one browser, so you can be sure that it works for as wide a range of people as possible. The question is: What’s the easiest way to do that?
First, make a list of the browsers to test in. Depending on your audience, you may have to support earlier browsers than others. You absolutely must test in several of today’s major browsers. That means test in
- Firefox
- Internet Explorer 7
- Opera
- Safari
As well as current browsers, you should also test in some older browsers, like the following:
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