IE6 breaks my order page - How many browser variations do you test?

[chrisgarrett]

I thought I was being clever using Test your web design in different browsers - Browsershots to test my order page in various browsers

Turns out in reality, XP+IE6 breaks my order page

No idea why, but it does this funky thing
http://mindseyeproductions.ca/client...screenshot.jpg

Obviously I am going to get some designers advice on how to fix it, but it does raise the question, how far should I go with testing when it seems the automated tests are not 100% reliable?

[indexphp]

It seems you truly need to put yourself in your customers position.

I mean, it's not really that much extra work anyhow. Am I right?

[chrisgarrett]

Originally Posted by Garrett Aren

It seems you truly need to put yourself in your customers position.

I mean, it's not really that much extra work anyhow. Am I right?

Oh, I am. As I say above, I am going to fix it, just want to know how far you guys go in testing?

[nikolaaa]

Use this free service when testing - browsershots.org
I also check each time in Firefox, IE, Opera and Safari.

[chrisgarrett]

Originally Posted by nikolaaa

Use this free service when testing - browsershots.org
I also check each time in Firefox, IE, Opera and Safari.

Browsershots is what I used (that first link), but unfortunately it looks fine in that

Do you do your own browser testing? Might be an idea as a WSO, someone could make decent money doing design testing and trouble-shooting

I think this might be a good justification for outsourcing to a proper designer, who has the time?

[TheRichJerksNet]

I check my sites with Netscape 7, Safari, FireFox, Opera for Mac ... Then I go to my Intel Mac and check under winblows on Netscape 7 & 8, IE 6 and 7, Safari, FireFox for WinblowsXP.

IE has serious issues when it comes to simple HTML and can not handle alot of sites but what else do you expect from Bill Gates.

I have all these browsers installed, I do my own testing...

Chris if you need any help .. PM me, I am a developer

James

[arifagic]

Originally Posted by chrisgarrett

I thought I was being clever using Test your web design in different browsers - Browsershots to test my order page in various browsers

Turns out in reality, XP+IE6 breaks my order page

No idea why, but it does this funky thing
http://mindseyeproductions.ca/client...screenshot.jpg

Obviously I am going to get some designers advice on how to fix it, but it does raise the question, how far should I go with testing when it seems the automated tests are not 100% reliable?

Hi, Chris!

The safest way to increase your customer satisfaction is to check your stats and see what kind of browser your customers / visitors are using, if you maybe notice / find out that none of them use IE6, then leave it be.. But if you have like 20% who does use IE6 then you`ll probably getting allot of mad visitors who cannot read your entire site.

A designer who programmed your site should always test in (IE6/7/8, Firefox, Safari, Opera, Google Chrome).

You should look professional no matter what and a broken page is NOT the best way to present your site, if it`s only a Blog or especially a product selling website.

Good luck!

[chrisgarrett]

Originally Posted by arifagic

You should look professional no matter what and a broken page is NOT the best way to present your site, if it`s only a Blog or especially a product selling website.

Good luck!

This is what i'm worried about, there was a time I loved getting geeky with all this stuff but now I just don't have the time.

Lesson learned though! (which I guess is worth quite a lot)

[chrisgarrett]

Originally Posted by TheRichJerksNet

Chris if you need any help .. PM me, I am a developer

James I am going to attempt to fix it, so when I think I have if you can give it a quick look I would really appreciate it

[TheRichJerksNet]

Chris,
I can take a quick look when you need me too, just let me know..

James

[Tom Borowski]

One thing you might want to check is if your page validates:
Markup Validation of http://www.authorityblogger.com/order - W3C Markup Validator

Not that IE adheres to standards... but it's a good place to start.

Tom

[lightningzeus]

personally i only check with firefox and IE, because those are the two most commonly used browsers
IE in fact is what generally most users will use to view your site, so you should consider that heavily
but on a few sites of mine, I can always get stuff to work in firefox but always have the hardest time getting things to work in IE

[chrisgarrett]

Originally Posted by Tom Borowski

One thing you might want to check is if your page validates:
Markup Validation of http://www.authorityblogger.com/order - W3C Markup Validator

Not that IE adheres to standards... but it's a good place to start.

Thanks Tom ... based on that, I might just find it easier to apply the Thesis theme and customize what I need to make the branding fit rather than try to fix an obviously broken design