[jQuery] Re: With IE8 out, how do you test for IE6?
On Mar 24, 2:09 pm, "Jeffrey Kretz" wrote: > I found Multiple IE to be inaccurate for certain types of CSS and > Javascript. Could you elaborate on what "types" of CSS and Javascript? > I've used VPC for my compatibility testing for some time now > and swear by it. I have VPC on my Mac and it's just far too slow, especially testing *any* JQuery animations. KathyW.
[jQuery] Re: With IE8 out, how do you test for IE6?
+1. I found Multiple IE to be inaccurate for certain types of CSS and Javascript. I've used VPC for my compatibility testing for some time now and swear by it. JK -Original Message- From: jquery-en@googlegroups.com [mailto:jquery...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Dhana Sent: Monday, March 23, 2009 8:04 PM To: jQuery (English) Subject: [jQuery] Re: With IE8 out, how do you test for IE6? The best way if you use Windows is to install virtual PC. Get the Virtual PC for free from Microsoft here http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=04D26402-3199-48A3- AFA2-2DC0B40A73B6&displaylang=en Then, download the VHD images here. They usually expire after a few months, but Microsoft normally puts new ones up. http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=7c2b 5317-a40f-4e86-8835-d37170c5923e On Mar 23, 2:53 pm, KathyW wrote: > On Mar 23, 11:59 pm, Eridius wrote: > > > However, after i installed IE8, Multiple IE stopped render correctly (I use > > Multiple IE to test for IE6 and this is only at work since I have yet to > > find a way to run IE6 on Vista at home). > > I'd read of issues with ie8 install *after* MultipleIE, so when I set > up an XP test box last week I installed the ie8 rc1 *before* > installing MultipleIE and it all works fine. Perhaps you should remove > and re-install MultipleIE ? ie8 probably clobbered some of the > dlls ... > > Good luck, > KathyW.
[jQuery] Re: With IE8 out, how do you test for IE6?
The best way if you use Windows is to install virtual PC. Get the Virtual PC for free from Microsoft here http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=04D26402-3199-48A3-AFA2-2DC0B40A73B6&displaylang=en Then, download the VHD images here. They usually expire after a few months, but Microsoft normally puts new ones up. http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=7c2b5317-a40f-4e86-8835-d37170c5923e On Mar 23, 2:53 pm, KathyW wrote: > On Mar 23, 11:59 pm, Eridius wrote: > > > However, after i installed IE8, Multiple IE stopped render correctly (I use > > Multiple IE to test for IE6 and this is only at work since I have yet to > > find a way to run IE6 on Vista at home). > > I'd read of issues with ie8 install *after* MultipleIE, so when I set > up an XP test box last week I installed the ie8 rc1 *before* > installing MultipleIE and it all works fine. Perhaps you should remove > and re-install MultipleIE ? ie8 probably clobbered some of the > dlls ... > > Good luck, > KathyW.
[jQuery] Re: With IE8 out, how do you test for IE6?
On Mar 23, 11:59 pm, Eridius wrote: > However, after i installed IE8, Multiple IE stopped render correctly (I use > Multiple IE to test for IE6 and this is only at work since I have yet to > find a way to run IE6 on Vista at home). I'd read of issues with ie8 install *after* MultipleIE, so when I set up an XP test box last week I installed the ie8 rc1 *before* installing MultipleIE and it all works fine. Perhaps you should remove and re-install MultipleIE ? ie8 probably clobbered some of the dlls ... Good luck, KathyW.
[jQuery] Re: With IE8 out, how do you test for IE6?
Do you know the IE Tester? I'm using it, and it's nice... 2009/3/23 ryan.j > > I thought SuperPreview was aimed more at identifying layout issues, > rather than testing in a native enviroment? > > On Mar 23, 1:50 pm, Martijn Houtman wrote: > > On Mar 23, 2009, at 1:59 PM, Eridius wrote: > > > > > > > > > I say that friday that IE8 was released so I downloaded it to check > > > it out. > > > I am happy that they did seemed to do at least a few right right > > > and it seem > > > very easy to test for IE8 and IE7 in the IE8 browser (which is very > > > nice). > > > However, after i installed IE8, Multiple IE stopped render > > > correctly (I use > > > Multiple IE to test for IE6 and this is only at work since I have > > > yet to > > > find a way to run IE6 on Vista at home). Do you guys have any tips/ > > > tricks > > > for properly test IE8/7/6 On Vista and XP? I am almost at the > > > point where I > > > want to drop support for IE6 on my own javascript plug-ins because > > > it is > > > utterly retarded to have to main code that works on 3 separate > > > version of > > > the same browser (come on IE6 is over 8 years old, FireFox 1 wass > > > released > > > after IE6 and no one officially supports that). > > > > There's SuperPreview from Microsoft: > > > > http://www.istartedsomething.com/20090318/expression-web-superpreview- > > cross-browser-testing/ > > > > I think it only does IE6 and the IE you have installed on your > > machine. IE8 also has backwards-compatibility mode, which supposedly > > goes into IE7 rendering mode, although in my experience it renders it > > more like IE6. > > > > P.S.: My company no longer supports IE6, unless the customer is OK > > with paying 30% extra development time. It's the easiest solution for > > us ;-) > > > > Regards, > > -- > > Martijn. >
[jQuery] Re: With IE8 out, how do you test for IE6?
On Mar 23, 2009, at 3:16 PM, ryan.j wrote: I thought SuperPreview was aimed more at identifying layout issues, rather than testing in a native enviroment? Oh, you could be right. I was unable to test it, because it does not even work for me (it crashes at startup), but it's still beta- software, so what can you expect. Multiple IE works fine for me right now. Regards, -- Martijn.
[jQuery] Re: With IE8 out, how do you test for IE6?
Download IETester http://www.my-debugbar.com/wiki/IETester/HomePage and you can test 5.5 through 8. I use this daily, works great.
[jQuery] Re: With IE8 out, how do you test for IE6?
http://www.xenocode.com/browsers/ standalone browsers that run in their own sandbox, just download the exe files and run them. ryan.j wrote: I thought SuperPreview was aimed more at identifying layout issues, rather than testing in a native enviroment? On Mar 23, 1:50 pm, Martijn Houtman wrote: On Mar 23, 2009, at 1:59 PM, Eridius wrote: I say that friday that IE8 was released so I downloaded it to check it out. I am happy that they did seemed to do at least a few right right and it seem very easy to test for IE8 and IE7 in the IE8 browser (which is very nice). However, after i installed IE8, Multiple IE stopped render correctly (I use Multiple IE to test for IE6 and this is only at work since I have yet to find a way to run IE6 on Vista at home). Do you guys have any tips/ tricks for properly test IE8/7/6 On Vista and XP? I am almost at the point where I want to drop support for IE6 on my own javascript plug-ins because it is utterly retarded to have to main code that works on 3 separate version of the same browser (come on IE6 is over 8 years old, FireFox 1 wass released after IE6 and no one officially supports that). There's SuperPreview from Microsoft: http://www.istartedsomething.com/20090318/expression-web-superpreview- cross-browser-testing/ I think it only does IE6 and the IE you have installed on your machine. IE8 also has backwards-compatibility mode, which supposedly goes into IE7 rendering mode, although in my experience it renders it more like IE6. P.S.: My company no longer supports IE6, unless the customer is OK with paying 30% extra development time. It's the easiest solution for us ;-) Regards, -- Martijn.
[jQuery] Re: With IE8 out, how do you test for IE6?
I thought SuperPreview was aimed more at identifying layout issues, rather than testing in a native enviroment? On Mar 23, 1:50 pm, Martijn Houtman wrote: > On Mar 23, 2009, at 1:59 PM, Eridius wrote: > > > > > I say that friday that IE8 was released so I downloaded it to check > > it out. > > I am happy that they did seemed to do at least a few right right > > and it seem > > very easy to test for IE8 and IE7 in the IE8 browser (which is very > > nice). > > However, after i installed IE8, Multiple IE stopped render > > correctly (I use > > Multiple IE to test for IE6 and this is only at work since I have > > yet to > > find a way to run IE6 on Vista at home). Do you guys have any tips/ > > tricks > > for properly test IE8/7/6 On Vista and XP? I am almost at the > > point where I > > want to drop support for IE6 on my own javascript plug-ins because > > it is > > utterly retarded to have to main code that works on 3 separate > > version of > > the same browser (come on IE6 is over 8 years old, FireFox 1 wass > > released > > after IE6 and no one officially supports that). > > There's SuperPreview from Microsoft: > > http://www.istartedsomething.com/20090318/expression-web-superpreview- > cross-browser-testing/ > > I think it only does IE6 and the IE you have installed on your > machine. IE8 also has backwards-compatibility mode, which supposedly > goes into IE7 rendering mode, although in my experience it renders it > more like IE6. > > P.S.: My company no longer supports IE6, unless the customer is OK > with paying 30% extra development time. It's the easiest solution for > us ;-) > > Regards, > -- > Martijn.
[jQuery] Re: With IE8 out, how do you test for IE6?
On Mar 23, 2009, at 1:59 PM, Eridius wrote: I say that friday that IE8 was released so I downloaded it to check it out. I am happy that they did seemed to do at least a few right right and it seem very easy to test for IE8 and IE7 in the IE8 browser (which is very nice). However, after i installed IE8, Multiple IE stopped render correctly (I use Multiple IE to test for IE6 and this is only at work since I have yet to find a way to run IE6 on Vista at home). Do you guys have any tips/ tricks for properly test IE8/7/6 On Vista and XP? I am almost at the point where I want to drop support for IE6 on my own javascript plug-ins because it is utterly retarded to have to main code that works on 3 separate version of the same browser (come on IE6 is over 8 years old, FireFox 1 wass released after IE6 and no one officially supports that). There's SuperPreview from Microsoft: http://www.istartedsomething.com/20090318/expression-web-superpreview- cross-browser-testing/ I think it only does IE6 and the IE you have installed on your machine. IE8 also has backwards-compatibility mode, which supposedly goes into IE7 rendering mode, although in my experience it renders it more like IE6. P.S.: My company no longer supports IE6, unless the customer is OK with paying 30% extra development time. It's the easiest solution for us ;-) Regards, -- Martijn.
[jQuery] Re: With IE8 out, how do you test for IE6?
have you tried http://tredosoft.com/Multiple_IE they do a standalone IE7 too, which i have limited success with so i just removed ie8. (make sure you have 'show updates' checked in add/ remove programs if you want to remove IE8, windows treats it as an upgrade). On Mar 23, 12:59 pm, Eridius wrote: > I say that friday that IE8 was released so I downloaded it to check it out. > I am happy that they did seemed to do at least a few right right and it seem > very easy to test for IE8 and IE7 in the IE8 browser (which is very nice). > However, after i installed IE8, Multiple IE stopped render correctly (I use > Multiple IE to test for IE6 and this is only at work since I have yet to > find a way to run IE6 on Vista at home). Do you guys have any tips/tricks > for properly test IE8/7/6 On Vista and XP? I am almost at the point where I > want to drop support for IE6 on my own javascript plug-ins because it is > utterly retarded to have to main code that works on 3 separate version of > the same browser (come on IE6 is over 8 years old, FireFox 1 wass released > after IE6 and no one officially supports that). > -- > View this message in > context:http://www.nabble.com/With-IE8-out%2C-how-do-you-test-for-IE6--tp2265... > Sent from the jQuery General Discussion mailing list archive at Nabble.com.
[jQuery] Re: With IE8 out, how do you test for IE6?
Eridius wrote: >Do you guys have any tips/tricks > for properly test IE8/7/6 On Vista and XP? Sure, the best Solution i found so far is Xenocode. http://www.xenocode.com/browsers/ Known Issues • The IE8 executable triggers a false positive warning when using Avira AV. UPDATE: Avira is patching their product, see http://forum.avira.com/wbb/index.php?page=Thread&threadID=82913. • Mac clients are not currently supported. (Yes, we're sorry and we hear you!) Cheers, Martin
[jQuery] Re: With IE8 out, how do you test for IE6?
Eridius ha scritto: I say that friday that IE8 was released so I downloaded it to check it out. I am happy that they did seemed to do at least a few right right and it seem very easy to test for IE8 and IE7 in the IE8 browser (which is very nice). However, after i installed IE8, Multiple IE stopped render correctly (I use Multiple IE to test for IE6 and this is only at work since I have yet to find a way to run IE6 on Vista at home). Do you guys have any tips/tricks for properly test IE8/7/6 On Vista and XP? I am almost at the point where I want to drop support for IE6 on my own javascript plug-ins because it is utterly retarded to have to main code that works on 3 separate version of the same browser (come on IE6 is over 8 years old, FireFox 1 wass released after IE6 and no one officially supports that). You can download a windows xp image (to install as a virtual machine) for testing purpose from microsoft (I don't have the link, but you can find it on the Multiple IE site). I know, it's the worse way to solve. :-/ Bye :-) -- gianiaz.net - web solutions via angelo custode, 10 - 23100 sondrio (so) - italy +39 347 7196482
