For some of the checklist items, I don't think "yes" and "no" are the appropriate options. There really should be a 3rd... "unknown" or "not reviewed" or something like that. "All text free from spelling errors" doesn't make sense to have "no". It might be free from spelling errors, we just haven't checked it yet.
A beautifully-designed checklist for web designers
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#22Ironically, the iPad-styled UI doesn't fully work on the iPad because it depends on mouseover.
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#23Are there any tools/techniques to test my web site at a higher resolution if all I have is a laptop that goes to 1280x800?
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#24Annoying that lack of IE6 compatibility makes "launch not advisable". It's hard enough to convince clients that IE6 must die. http://www.ie6nomore.com/
Even more ironic is that site looks awful in Firefox 2.0.0.13 which is what I am stuck with at a client site today.
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#25Holy excessive caps, Batman! Apart from that, I think a lot of those options should be either set to N/A automatically, or some kind of low priority or second round testing. It's comprehensive, I'll give it that; but it's just too visually dense.
I agree, and would add that it should be three valued, because it doesn't allow for a difference between "NO" and "I didn't check that yet".
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#26They forgot one: +---+ REVIEWED BY 5 HUMANS FOR OBVIOUS OVERSIGHTS? | | NO +---+
which is why they put that "add some fields of your own" link at the bottom
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#27Really REALLY bad choice of typeface there.
Is your site readable? [ ] NO
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#28Is it really necessary to test every browser on PC and Mac?
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#29Is it really necessary to test every browser on PC and Mac?
Yes, particularly if you're working with Javascript. I missed this once and had a big client tell me a feature was not working in FireFox on XP. Worked fine on OS X.
Turns out the Windows version of FireFox had a bug with setInterval() on windows that would cause it to fire irregularly...
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#30Of course, tastes differ -- but I found this painful to look at, for the following reasons: Hard to read font, capitalization and color-saturation choices. Inefficient spacing/sizing requiring more scrolling and mousing to use. Nonstandard 'check' indicator which is farther from its label than usual on-the-left practice. Large floating fixed footer not seeming to provide value commensurate with its placement. 'About'…
My main issue was the needless animation in the background.
Safari 5 on a fast Core 2 Duo is plenty usable with it, but when my scroll framerate seemingly goes from 60fps to 30, it's not worth it. Smooth scrolling is just too high on my UX priorities list.