ie for mac - i am using a mac computer other than browser shots website are their any other options for me to test

sudhakararaog · 8th February 2010, 01:11 PM

i am using a mac computer other than browser shots website are their any other options for me to test web pages for ie6 and ie7

is there a firefox addon for this

thanks

WelshStew · 8th February 2010, 04:22 PM

You can use wine or crossover to try and install IE on a mac.

sudhakararaog · 8th February 2010, 09:13 PM

thanks

trixiemay · 9th February 2010, 07:39 PM

But really you are best to test any website in real world conditions.
So you need a windows pc since the pc renders colour differently than a Mac. Text also looks very different as font smoothing helps viewing on a Mac.

As a Mac-based designer, I have been caught out testing with different browsers but only on a Mac. Then finding the css breaks on the pc (or js, php etc...)

CloudedVision · 9th February 2010, 07:51 PM

Wine and Crossover can run IE6, but IE7 and IE8 can only be run on windows computers, so you'll have to test in Windows anyways.

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8th February 2010, 09:13 PM	#3
sudhakararaog Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 108 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Expertise: Total Beginner Experience: Basic / None	thanks

9th February 2010, 07:39 PM	#4
trixiemay Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 67 Thanks: 1 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	But really you are best to test any website in real world conditions. So you need a windows pc since the pc renders colour differently than a Mac. Text also looks very different as font smoothing helps viewing on a Mac. As a Mac-based designer, I have been caught out testing with different browsers but only on a Mac. Then finding the css breaks on the pc (or js, php etc...)