How do you guys test webpages ?

I have to say I'm not a huge fan of screenshot apps (browsershots, thumbalizer, etc) since they never give you a fully accurate picture of what happens with a little bit of interaction.

For example some PNG hacks don't work with rollover images. Your screen shot may look great but if someone uses IE6 to view your site and then interacts with a rollover they may see a strange blue image, and you'd never know that from the screenshot. This is becoming much more of an issue now that may sites utilize heavy javascript to create user interactions and presentation.

I still say if your serious about web design you should find a way to have as many browsers as possible running some place where you have access to do checks.

Why are there so many irrelevant posts here? People, please read the OP before posting your two cents.

He's asking about how you handle live code versus production code, not which of the 100000000000 websites you use to take browser/os screenshots.

I use FireFox and IE, that is the only time I use IE though, load of garbage if you ask me

Happy-Hunting

http://www.my-debugbar.com/wiki/IETester/HomePage


excellent for testing version of ie 5.5 all the way to current (8).

great information.

I have a local webserver ( Wamp for PHP / Tomcat for Java )
push it there and then run selenium to test across all browsers.