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Posted by mr rudeforth on 04/15/07 08:54
"dorayme" <doraymeRidThis@optusnet.com.au> wrote in message
news:doraymeRidThis-3D9F85.11491715042007@news-vip.optusnet.com.au...
> In article <hbOdnbNfGu6d87zbnZ2dnUVZ8sqjnZ2d@eclipse.net.uk>,
> "mr rudeforth" <mr@dot.spot> wrote:
>
> > "dorayme" <doraymeRidThis@optusnet.com.au> wrote in message
> > news:doraymeRidThis-D6ECD8.09342315042007@news-vip.optusnet.com.au...
> > > In article <0bednaBi1JCwwbzbRVnyjwA@eclipse.net.uk>,
> > > "mr rudeforth" <mr@dot.spot> wrote:
> > >
> > > >
> > > > "Bergamot" <bergamot@visi.com> wrote in message
> > > > news:58d2i9F2g77s2U1@mid.individual.net...
> > > > > Jon Slaughter wrote:
> > > > > > "mr rudeforth" <mr@dot.spot> wrote in message
> > > > > > news:CJSdnTp7nZsNq7zbnZ2dnUVZ8tGqnZ2d@eclipse.net.uk...
> > > > > >>>
> > > > > >> http://browsershots.org/
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Awesome.
> > > > >
> > > > > Not really. It can only give a very general idea of how any
particular
> > > > > browser will render a page. It does not tell you how it handles
> > > > > variations in text or window size, what happens with JavaScript
(or
> > with
> > > > > it disabled) and a host of other variable browser settings.
> > > > >
> > > > > If you rely only on this service to test your pages, you'll be
> > > > disappointed.
> > > > >
> > > > i rely on it for layoutonly so it is fine.
> > > > oh and it can be configured how you wish in regards to javascript,
etc
> > >
> > > You are not getting Bergamot's point. Layout is not something
> > > independent of the text size users use.
> > >
> > text size i can do for myself because i have opera (as my default
browser)
> > as well as IE and firefox and netscape on my computer, browsershots i
use
> > for linux and mac and other (combinations i havent thought of) things.
so i
> > combine what i can do with what i cannot in order to get an idea of how
> > things are looking.
>
> Fair enough, we all do what we can. I suppose I had in mind, (and
> Bergamot too perhaps?), that under different text sizes,
> different browsers might have different effects on the actual
> layout. So seeing the one effect in one browser might not quite
> do the trick. But perhaps you are doing what is as good as can be
> expected. Not meaning to be too hard on you here.
>
no problem sir.
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