Reality check...
On 08.04.2011 02:08, David Hucklesby wrote:
- All versions of IE, and all emulation modes act differently
The result of IE catching up with the rest ... pretty close now with IE9
- if not challenged too hard.
Draw the line at an IE version you, and your clients, are comfortable
with, and leave older versions behind - untested and/or ignored.
- OS settings such as DPI and Clear Type may affect rendering a lot
Uncontrollable from our end, so unless you design in tight corners for a
specific set of setting there is nothing to test.
If required to design tight, chances are it will look "strange" at
best on a high number of end-user monitors no matter how much testing
and correction is done.
- Browser settings come in many flavors, with multiple effects
- The same browser may act differently in Windows than on a Mac
End-user's choice/dilemma ... uncontrollable from our end. If testable:
check and make sure stuff stays accessible.
Never try to design around or counteract anything, as that will as a
rule only make things worse for a higher number of end-users.
- There are many OS settings and browser add-ons to aid
accessibility
Basic OS settings should work reasonably well ... make sure stuff stays
accessible.
Browser add-ons are entirely the creator's and end-user's
responsibility, so nothing to test for. If they work, they work. If not,
they better fix it.
- Many new computers I have seen come badly adjusted out of the box
Uncontrollable and all over the place, so nothing to test for.
Badly adjusted /anything/ at the user-end will as a rule affect all web
sites to some degree, so just follow the crowd...
... and I have yet to mention non-PC devices! Ain't CSS fun?
Yes...
...and I'm still waiting for my fridge to connect...
I wait with bated breath for a hail of silver bullets... :)
:-)
regards
Georg
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