Great tool for testing in IE 5.5,6,7,8 Beta 1

tommy · #1 (**permalink**) 11-08-2008, 20:27

Firstly I apologise if this is duplicated but I couldn't find it anywhere in the forums.

This is a great tool to test your site in many different IE browsers from IE 5.5 upwards, which also works in Vista!!! I know people use sites like browser shots etc but I prefer to use browsers right in front of me so I know there is no caching on the servers

http://www.my-debugbar.com/wiki/IETester/HomePage

enjoy

openmind · #2 (**permalink**) 12-08-2008, 08:07

Good find, I really like this. Much better than hacking around trying to install multiple browser.

I know there are emulation programs that will do screen shots etc but being able to browse within the tester is very handy...

freelancer · #3 (**permalink**) 12-08-2008, 08:40

I've tried this and its not that great.

They hack about the IE7 rendering engine, and it doesn't work that well.

The best method I found so far install Virtual PC or better yet get an XP machine.

openmind · #4 (**permalink**) 12-08-2008, 08:41

It is in Alpha so there will be bugs left to iron out...

mrleesimpson · #5 (**permalink**) 12-08-2008, 08:58

I agree with Ben. I've seen a system like this before and I've never found them up to much. I reckon either Parallels for Mac users or a cheap test machine.

openmind · #6 (**permalink**) 12-08-2008, 09:01

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mrleesimpson · #7 (**permalink**) 13-08-2008, 10:12

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Originally Posted by openmind

Its...
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I didn't say it wasn't. What I said was "I've seen a system like this before and I've never found them up to much".

openmind · #8 (**permalink**) 13-08-2008, 10:19

Hence why I thought to reinforce the point that the product is still in Alpha which basically means it is still in testing. From what I've seen so far it will complete remove the need to run a VM which is a complete waste of processing power unless you intend to do more than just test website cross-compatibility.

freelancer · #9 (**permalink**) 13-08-2008, 14:38

Quote:

Originally Posted by openmind

Hence why I thought to reinforce the point that the product is still in Alpha which basically means it is still in testing. From what I've seen so far it will complete remove the need to run a VM which is a complete waste of processing power unless you intend to do more than just test website cross-compatibility.

I hope so, it's be a lovely thought. I'd like to see other companies have a bash at it too.

Interconnect IT · #10 (**permalink**) 22-08-2008, 07:35

None are perfect, we've discovered - we have a trick isntall of IE3 to IE6 and it tests just great but in one area it lets us down - transparent pngs that don't work on a native IE6 install do work on our hacked install. That's dangerous and has caused one slightly embarrassing cock-up. So we now have a policy of checking using IE6 on an old machine...