Monday, August 16, 2010

superpreview for web developers - no more ie6 issues

I hate IE6, IE7, and IE8 especially when I have to fix the transparent png issue on IE6.  I only have one pc so I can't have IE6 and IE8 at the same time but I just found a solution. 

Current issues: 
  • Most browsers can’t have multiple versions installed side-by-side. The newest version replaces older versions. So, you can’t have IE6 and IE7 on the same machine (unless you’re using virtual machines or unstable registry hacks).
  • Many browsers support both Mac and Windows. Devs want to test in (at least) Mac Safari, which doesn’t render the same as Safari on Windows.
  • The ergonomics of browser testing is awkward. Many devs load their site on a staging server and have a battery of machines running different browsers. They have to manually load a page in each machine and then walk to each individual machine to compare the different monitors.
 --(from the article)

Enter the Expression Web Superpreview, this free application from Microsoft will allow you to preview in ie6, ie7, and ie8.


you can view the page side by side showing different version of IE. 


Happy days are here again!
Happy coding!!!

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