Compatibility on All Platforms? |
Compatibility on All Platforms? |
icanswim70 |
Aug 22 2019, 08:28 AM
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 15 Joined: 23-May 19 Member No.: 26,898 |
Hey everyone,
my site is almost ready to launch, but have to fix browser compatibility. I wrote the site with Firefox in mind, so it looks great on that browser, however (and not surprisingly) IE has something else to say about it, and i'm assuming Chrome won't like the site much either, same with Safari. When making a site friendly across all platforms what does it need? (Note I wrote the site using HTML and CSS only) *if anyone wants to see the site to get an idea drop your email* Thanks! |
Darin McGrew |
Aug 22 2019, 12:25 PM
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WDG Member Group: Root Admin Posts: 8,365 Joined: 4-August 06 From: Mountain View, CA Member No.: 3 |
QUOTE When making a site friendly across all platforms what does it need? It isn't so much about what you need to add to a site to make it work across varied platforms. It's more about NOT adding things that lock it into a specific browsing environment.QUOTE *if anyone wants to see the site to get an idea drop your email* Or you could post the URL (address) so everyone can take a look.In the meantime, see the FAQ entry "How can I check for errors?" |
icanswim70 |
Aug 22 2019, 01:19 PM
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 15 Joined: 23-May 19 Member No.: 26,898 |
QUOTE When making a site friendly across all platforms what does it need? It isn't so much about what you need to add to a site to make it work across varied platforms. It's more about NOT adding things that lock it into a specific browsing environment.QUOTE *if anyone wants to see the site to get an idea drop your email* Or you could post the URL (address) so everyone can take a look.In the meantime, see the FAQ entry "How can I check for errors?" Thanks for the reply! I have been looking for specifics as far as what browsers prefer what, and there's no real concrete list, hence my post. I notice browsers aren't too fond of teh grayscale() filter (Firefox being the exception as mentioned above) As for the url, I don't have one, the files are stored locally right now, I want it to be as solid as possible before it gets launched (at that point i'll get the domain and find a web host) I put it all on google drive to share, hence the email. |
pandy |
Aug 23 2019, 12:52 AM
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🌟Computer says no🌟 Group: WDG Moderators Posts: 20,735 Joined: 9-August 06 Member No.: 6 |
The days of browser specific features are over. Now it's about web standards. The problems occur when you use feature that haven't got a widespread browser support yet or experimental features suggested and supported by only a specific browser.
Stick to standards HTML and CSS, see to that the pages runs in Standards Mode and avoid the newest and more experimental stuff and validate and you should be all set. Of course, there still are bugs, but not as many as there used to be. Here are a couple of pages where you can check for browser support. http://www.quirksmode.org/compatibility.html https://caniuse.com/ Also download all browsers you can run on your computer and check in them for yourself. |
Darin McGrew |
Aug 23 2019, 01:13 PM
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WDG Member Group: Root Admin Posts: 8,365 Joined: 4-August 06 From: Mountain View, CA Member No.: 3 |
QUOTE Also download all browsers you can run on your computer and check in them for yourself. Also, be sure to check with various browser configurations in addition to various browsers: large minimum font size, narrow browser windows, overriding page colors and background images, JavaScript disabled (see plugins like NoScript), etc. |
Ivy Crawford |
Nov 4 2019, 05:55 AM
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 10 Joined: 4-November 19 Member No.: 27,030 |
Yeah, try not to experiment here, in your case they are not the best choice, listen to pandy and go for the HTML and CSS standards. And don't forget to check with different browser configurations.
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