site check ! Re: [PHP] browsers

10/11/01 1:56:31 AM, Chip <chip@wiegand.org> wrote: >On Wednesday 10 October 2001 10:34, Chris Hobbs wrote: >> Nikola Veber wrote: >> > Hi ! >> > i know that this is a off-topic question, but can anyone tell me is it >> > worth making a completely new site, since the netscape does not display >> > it the way it should look like ... >> > What is the procentage of browser users anyway ? >> >> <rant mode='light'> >> While IE is clearly the dominant browser (Anywhere from 75% to 90%, >> depending on whose stats you're looking at - and that includes all >> variations of IE, not just 5.x+), that still leaves a significant >> population using something else (not just Netscape, but also Opera, >> Mozilla, Lynx, text based readers for the blind, etc.). >> >> So you need to make a decision. Let's say you have the potential of 1000 >> visitors per day to your site - do you really want to alienate 100-250 >> (or more, if you're specifically targetting IE5+) of those users based >> on the browser they choose to visit with? >> >> I peronally use Mozilla, even on Windows. I'm only going to fire up IE >> if there's a _really_ good reason to do so (Dell's customization forms >> for computer quotes being one really annoying example - bad Dell :/). >> Unless you're positive that your content is so compelling that you'll >> make people switch browsers and/or operating systems, figure out how to >> get your message across without IE specific web design. >> >> </rant> > >I'm with you 100%! I rarely use IE any version, only for testing purposes. >I also only use MS Windoze at work, rarely at home. >I the web site has any commercial application, then it has to be (IMHO) fully >cross browser compatible. I know my company would not allow anything less. >When there is money to be made you've gotta provide the widest base >possible, you can't limit the site to just certain browsers. >-- >Chip > I was using Opera during my site development. The site is actualy my web-page, so it has very low traffic. Anyway, it uses layers and javascript that controls them. Can anyone using Mozilla or any other not so popular browsers take a look at my page and maybe make some suggestions about it(anything is welcome)... My page is at http://www.okspartak.f2s.com/moj/ Thanks Nikola