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Aug 11.2007

Two questions about cross-platform development:

1.I’m developing my web site on a macintosh using OS X, and The latest version of IE I can find for the mac is 5.2. But 60-70% of my website visitors use IE 6 or 7 for windows. How do I test for compatibility issues?

More specifically: I’ve been trying to use implement Suckerfish dropdown menus:

[url]http://www.htmldog.com/articles/suckerfish/dropdowns/[/url]

As you would expect, they work fine in FireFox, but not in IE 5.2. How do I find out if the problem I’m having in 5.2 would work in IE 6 or 7 when I only have a macintosh computer to work with?

-Daniel

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@WebJoelAug 11.2007 — Google is your friend. ?

Backwards compatiblity check:

http://www.delorie.com/web/wpbcv.html
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@Mesmer7authorAug 11.2007 — That's the exact opposite of what I need. I have the IE 5.2; I need to find out if the script works in the newer version.
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@WebJoelAug 12.2007 — IE stopped supporting Mac in June 2003, just about the time the Safari browser for Mac was becoming available. I guess if my reply didn't answer your question is it because I do not understand what you asked for. ?

http://news.com.com/2100-1045_3-1017126.html

And this for maybe some older IE-for-mac issues:

http://www.l-c-n.com/IE5tests/

Might help. And Google. ?
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@ray326Aug 13.2007 — 5.2.3 was the last Mac IE version.
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@Mesmer7authorAug 16.2007 — I only have access to a macintosh computer. So how do I find out if my CSS and javascript are working in IE 6 and IE 7?
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@ray326Aug 16.2007 — One (expensive?) way would be to run Windows XP on your Mac in a virtual machine.
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@Mesmer7authorAug 16.2007 — too expensive for my current status
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@KravvitzAug 22.2007 — I should mention that IE5.x/Mac and IE5.x/Win are very different browsers and were developed by different teams. For example, IE5/Mac was the first browser to implement doctype switching but IE/Win didn't implement it until IE6.
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@alicebrunoAug 02.2021 — Hope that you find the answer to your query, if you would like expert advice on Cross Platform App Development feel free to reach out to us on [www.consagous.co](https://www.consagous.co/services/mobile-application-development)
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