Browser Test Results
| Name | Version | Date | Platform | Resolution | Size | Issues |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amaya | ||||||
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8.5 | 18-10-2004 | Win98 | 800x600 | 822x748 | CSS |
| Cello | ||||||
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1.0 | 18-10-2004 | Windows 98 | 800x600 | 803x574 | HTTP/CSS/PNG |
| Firefox | ||||||
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0.9 | 05-09-2004 | Windows XP | 1024x768 | 803x574 | |
| Konqueror | ||||||
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3.0.0 | 05-09-2004 | Linux | 1024x768 | 850x720 | |
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3.0.5 | 05-09-2004 | Linux | 1280x1024 | 850x720 | CSS |
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3.3 | 05-09-2004 | Linux | 1600x1200 | 856x750 | CSS |
| Links | ||||||
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0.3.2 | 06-09-2004 | Linux | 1024x768 | 971x846 | |
| Lynx | ||||||
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2.8.5 | 06-09-2004 | Linux | 1024x768 | 971x846 | |
| Mozilla | ||||||
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0.9.9 | 05-09-2004 | Linux | 1024x768 | 850x720 | |
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1.8a4 | 18-10-2004 | Linux | 1280x1024 | 853x773 | |
| Internet Explorer | ||||||
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4.0sp1a | 13-08-2002 | Windows 98 | 1024x768 | 836x741 | CSS/PNG |
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5.0sp2 | 20-08-2002 | Windows 98 | 1024x768 | 836x741 | CSS/PNG |
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6.0 | 05-09-2004 | Windows 98 | 800x600 | 908x736 | CSS/PNG |
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6.0 | 05-09-2004 | Windows XP | 1024x768 | 1024x768 | CSS/PNG |
| NCSA Mosaic | ||||||
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1.0 | 18-10-2004 | Windows 98 | 800x600 | 841x747 | HTTP/CSS/PNG |
| 3.0 | 14-08-2002 | Windows 98 | 800x600 | System | ||
| Netscape | ||||||
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1.22 | 18-10-2004 | Windows 98 | 800x600 | 820x750 | HTTP, CSS, PNG |
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2.0 | 18-10-2004 | Windows 98 | 800x600 | 805x749 | CSS, PNG |
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3.04 | 18-10-2004 | Windows 98 | 800x600 | 806x751 | CSS, PNG |
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4.79 | 06-09-2004 | Linux | 1024x768 | 856x757 | CSS |
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6.01 | 18-10-2004 | Windows 98 | 800x600 | 808x771 | CSS (minor) |
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7.0pr1 | 18-10-2004 | Windows 98 | 800x600 | 813x782 | CSS |
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7.2 | 05-09-2004 | Windows XP | 1024x768 | 1024x768 | CSS |
| Opera | ||||||
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3.51 | 06-09-2004 | Windows 98 | 800x600 | 906x738 | CSS |
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5.11 | 06-09-2004 | Windows 98 | 800x600 | 903x735 | |
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6.01 | 06-09-2004 | Windows 98 | 800x600 | 905x740 | |
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7.0b1 | 06-09-2004 | Windows 98 | 800x600 | 903x733 | |
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7.54 | 05-09-2004 | Windows XP | 1024x768 | 1024x768 | |
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7.54 | 06-09-2004 | Linux | 1280x1024 | 850x720 | |
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7.60pr1 | 19-10-2004 | Linux | 1280x1024 | 854x773 | |
| Web Pro | ||||||
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3.0 | 18-10-2004 | Palm OS 5.0 | 480x320 | 849x554 | CSS |
| WebTV | ||||||
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2.8 | 06-09-2004 | Windows 98 | 800x600 | 573x450 | CSS |
Browser Details
Amaya 8.5
Amaya - including version 8.5 - lack support for CSS to such an extent that none of the standard style-sheet properties achieve the look and feel that we wish for. This is partially due to lack of support for both position and float as described in W3Cs Current state of the CSS implementation [in Amaya] document
Cello 1.0
The Cello browser does not support either
HTTP 1.1,
CSS or
PNG. Testing was done
using a ProxyPass directive to Apache. The content is
fully available after graceful transformation.
Firefox 0.9
The Firefox web browser is based around the Gecko rendering engine, and as such has good support for HTML and CSS. Ms. Kaczowka states:
The site seems to be in a standard font and the enlarge font option works well with it. All the text links go from black text and underlined to black text and white background when moused over. The help option appears with a square around it and white on the left side. However, the bottom white seems slightly cut off.
Images, when moused over, get a half white background. Not sure if this is what is supposed to occur.
The bottom half of the page is the white side navigation with the main background stopping an inch and a half above the bottom of the page with the black background showing through. This occurs on 3 of the four browsers.
Page resizes nicely from 1024 X 768 to 800 X 600* and even 640 X 480*.
Despite some minor inconsistencies, in particular with links, we find no issues worth mentioning.
Konqueror 3.0.0
No issues identified
Konqueror 3.0.5
The 3.0.5 version of Konqueror has a problem with the first-letter pseudo-element of CSS, leading to the first letter being duplicated.
Konqueror 3.3
The same issue as mentioned for 3.0.5 exist in 3.3, but has gotten worse. Now the entire element on which a first-letter pseudo-element is applied to becomes duplicated.
Links 0.3.2
No issues identified.
Lynx 2.8.5
No issues identified.
Mosaic 1.0
The browser does not support either HTTP 1.1, CSS or PNG. Testing was done by way of a 1.0 proxy server.
While images and style-sheet formatting is lost, the content is fully accessible.
Mosaic 3.0
Test results are not available, due to repeated problems with the application in question.
MSIE 4.0sp1a
Information missing.
MSIE 5.0sp2
Information missing.
MSIE 6.0
The site seems to be in a fancy half cursive and no enlargement font option available. All the text links go from black text and underlined to black text and white background when moused over. The help option box does not appear at all. The white highlight still appears, however.
Images, when moused over, are shown differently. The first one shows white on the right side, the middle has a white side on the right side with or without a mouse over and the last image has no white nor any white appears when moused over.
The bottom half of the page cuts to match content and the navigation cuts upward to not meet the bottom like the other three browsers.
Page resizes nicely from 1024 x 768 to 800 x 600 and even 640 x 480.
The above text refers to the Window XP version of Internet Explorer 6.
Netscape 1.22
The browser does not support either
HTTP 1.1,
CSS or
PNG. Testing was done
using a ProxyPass directive to Apache. The content is
fully available after graceful transformation.
Netscape 2.0
The browser does not support either CSS or PNG.The content is fully available after graceful transformation.
Netscape 3.04
The browser does not support either CSS or PNG.The content is fully available after graceful transformation.
Netscape 6.01
No issues detected.
Netscape 7.0pr1
No issues detected.
Netscape 7.2
See prose for Firefox. This refers to the Windows XP version.
Opera 3.51
This version of Opera supports very little of the style-sheet standards. However, with the exception for placement of the menu, the design degrades acceptable, and the content is fully accessible.
Opera 5.01
Only minor corrections was done to keep the layout in line; no major problems known.
Opera 6.01
Save for a problem in the positioning of our logotype, the design works as expected, and the content is accessible.
Opera 7.0b1
No issues detected.
Opera 7.54
No particular issues detected. The following text applies to the Windows XP version.
The site seems to be in a system font and the enlarge font option works well with it. All the text links go from black text and underlined to black text and white background when moused over*. The help option appears with a square around it and white on the left side. However, the bottom white seems cut off completely.
Images, when moused over, get a half white background. The third image, when moused over, only gets white at the bottom and not the side like the other two. Not sure if this is what is supposed to occurs.
The bottom half of the page is the white side navigation with the main background stopping an inch and a half above the bottom of the page with the black background showing through. This occurs on 3 of the four browsers.
Page resizes nicely from 1024 x 768 to 800 x 600 and even 640 x 480
Opera 7.60pr1
No issues detected.
WebTV 2.2
This browser does not support CSS and PNG. The content is fully available after graceful transformation.
WebTV 2.6
Whilst this version of the WebTV browser supports both CSS and PNG, it has several bugs in the implementation. Some properties are also lacking.
Legend
Name
The name of the browser is the common
name, e.g.
'Netscape' for 'Netscape Communicator', and 'MSIE' for 'Microsoft
Internet Explorer'.
Version
This is the main version number, e.g. '3.1' and not '3.1 Gold'.
Date
This is the date the tests were performed in standard dd-mm-yyyy format.
Platform
The platform, or operating system, on which the browser in question ran during the tests.
Resolution
The resolution in pixels of the monitor at the time the test was performed. This does not necessarily mean that the browser window was the same size, nor that it has any visible effects.
Size
The size of the browser window, if applicable, at the time a screen-shot was made. Note that this is only present IF a screen-shot is as well.
Issues
This lists, briefly, known issues regarding the browser/version combination.
Test notes
When testing graphical user agents we attempt to do so with the same resolution and window size for each agent.
Acknowledgements
- Angela Kaczowka
- David Dorward