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Thee Alex · 2nd May 2008, 01:27 PM

Do websites need to look exactly the same in every browser?

I tried it with a load of different browsers, both on Mac and PC.....

First up, my MacBook (I didn't bother with a Seamonkey shot, as the rendering was the same as the other Mozilla based browsers)

Note: the IE6 shot was the Windows version running under CrossOver - not sure if the disastrously poor rendering was down to poor emulation or (I suspect) a crappy browser.

Then I noticed the 'snapshot' preview on LJ rendered it differently again -

...while the NetNewsWire browser seems to have more in common with Shiira and Safari -

A couple of XP shots show the font rendering differently (these are from Gord and a reader of my LJ)-

Finally I opened it in Vista with both Firefox and IE7 -

Anyone care to share their versions, and set-ups? Would be especially interested in seeing a Safari/PC combo and whatever comes up in Linux.

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Thee Alex UGS Assassin Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Solihull, West Midlands Posts: 3,923 Band: Wülfstabber, Catface, DJ Wrong Homer, Wings & Claws, Señor Citizen, WRRRMS	Do websites look the same in all browsers? Do websites need to look exactly the same in every browser? I tried it with a load of different browsers, both on Mac and PC..... First up, my MacBook (I didn't bother with a Seamonkey shot, as the rendering was the same as the other Mozilla based browsers) Note: the IE6 shot was the Windows version running under CrossOver - not sure if the disastrously poor rendering was down to poor emulation or (I suspect) a crappy browser. Then I noticed the 'snapshot' preview on LJ rendered it differently again - ...while the NetNewsWire browser seems to have more in common with Shiira and Safari - A couple of XP shots show the font rendering differently (these are from Gord and a reader of my LJ)- Finally I opened it in Vista with both Firefox and IE7 - Anyone care to share their versions, and set-ups? Would be especially interested in seeing a Safari/PC combo and whatever comes up in Linux.