Web Browsers

You may be surprised to find that each web browser behaves differently, and this affects the way that your website may look. Here, we provide tips on how to achieve cross-browser compatibility.

Google Chrome: Where Did It Go?

When Google released the beta version of their shiny new browser in early September, we could not have been happier. Google Chrome was fast and full of features, and had all of the things that the other browsers lacked. Not surprisingly, we predicted that it would be a huge hit. But now, only two months later, all of the hype has died down. What is the fate of Chrome?

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One Big Reason to Limit Your Use of JavaScript

JavaScript is used all over the internet to accomplish a wide variety of features such as hover menus, animation, and form validation. In fact, JavaScript is used so frequently that web developers often take it for granted, without realizing that not all browsers support it. And if that isn’t bad enough, many web surfers actually disable JavaScript. Fortunately, there are easy alternatives to JavaScript.

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Safari and Flash Don’t Play Well Together

Flash is used across the internet to achieve many great effects. Unfortunately, not everything that you want to achieve — such as div overlays — is cross-browser compatible. In this article, we address how Safari treats transparent flash elements using the wmode parameter.

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1 Big Reason To Use Standard Fonts

Recently, we ran into a problem which caused text to disappear on two browsers. The culprit? Non-standard fonts.

In this article, we discuss the problem and give alternatives for using fonts which are not widely supported.

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Google Chrome Is A Developer’s Dream Realized

Google has just released its own proprietary browser called Google Chrome. It has made a very impressive debut and is likely to be very popular among developers. Learn more about it here.

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Install Multiple Versions of IE on Your PC

Although Internet Explorer 7 was released in 2006, many users still haven’t upgraded from IE 6. And believe it or not, there are still people who use obsolete versions such as IE 5.0 and 5.5. And as web developers, we need to ensure that our websites are compatible with all modern versions.

In this article, we let you know how to install multiple versions of Internet Explorer on a PC.

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How To Design Websites For Internet Explorer

Previously, we published an article on the versions of Internet Explorer that you should view when testing your website for cross-browser compatibility. In this article, we highlight a few tricks and tips on how to code your website.

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Should You Design for All Versions of Internet Explorer?

Internet Explorer is the bane of all frontend web developers. The main criticism is that it does not render HTML properly. Even worse, each version has its own set of unique rules for displaying a web page.

In this article, we give advice on designing websites for Internet Explorer.

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