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Posts Tagged ‘testing’

Window Resize/Mobile Browser Background Bugs

Background Bugs Last week I noticed something very odd on Blue Anvil when resizing the browser window; after some casual browsing I discovered it was not just my site with the problem and that it was quite widespread on many ‘web 2.0′ style sites.

The problem occurs when resizing the browser window; cutting off background images and potentially making text illegible. Worse still, the bug also seems to affect mobile browsers with a zoom function, such as opera mobile.

After some dabbling I found a solution, which I shall explain in this post.

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Browser testing in Windows Vista – trouble with Internet Explorer

April 25, 2007 | Published in: Browsers & Hacks | Tags: , , , , , 9

Internet ExplorerAfter my recent ‘upgrade’ to Windows Vista I came across a little snag in regards to site testing; the Internet Explorer standalones I had come to love no longer functioned.

This became a very annoying issue for me, as I frequently require easy access to old Internet explorer versions for site testing/bug fixing. But at last I have found a solution; although its slightly more awkward than a nice standalone version of the browsers.

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Cross browser compatibility checking

May 15, 2006 | Published in: Browsers & Hacks | Tags: , , , 4

When creating web sites you should always check it works in the most popular browser, if not you are going to reduce the number of poeple visiting your site.

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