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

#1

Post by _pius » Sat, Apr 18, 2009, 9:58 PM UTC

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

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

#2

Post by kbrower » Sat, Apr 18, 2009, 10:00 PM UTC

I was hoping this website gave different answers based on your browser.

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

#3

Post by rarestnews » Sat, Apr 18, 2009, 10:04 PM UTC

The Web becomes nano-twitter :) So what's the reasoning behind this? I mean I know WHY this site was created, but rather "Why NO?"

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

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Post by cmars232 » Sat, Apr 18, 2009, 10:05 PM UTC

kbrower wrote: post #2

I was hoping this website gave different answers based on your browser.

Maybe it does?

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

#5

Post by erikwiffin » Sat, Apr 18, 2009, 10:20 PM UTC

kbrower wrote: post #2

I was hoping this website gave different answers based on your browser.

It has a dropshadow in opera and no dropshadow in firefox. In Midori, it's blue, and the italics are gone.

Internet explorer? Chrome? Safari? anyone?

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

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Post by enomar » Sat, Apr 18, 2009, 10:34 PM UTC

rarestnews wrote: post #3

The Web becomes nano-twitter :) So what's the reasoning behind this? I mean I know WHY this site was created, but rather "Why NO?"

Because making every pixel the same in all browsers usually isn't worth the effort. It's a money pit for projects that could be spending their time on functionality.

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

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Post by delano » Sat, Apr 18, 2009, 10:49 PM UTC

erikwiffin wrote: post #5

kbrower wrote: post #2

I was hoping this website gave different answers based on your browser.

It has a dropshadow in opera and no dropshadow in firefox. In Midori, it's blue, and the italics are gone. Internet explorer? Chrome? Safari? anyone?

Safari has a drop shadow, otherwise it's identical to Firefox.

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

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Post by dhughes » Sat, Apr 18, 2009, 11:19 PM UTC

erikwiffin wrote: post #5

kbrower wrote: post #2

I was hoping this website gave different answers based on your browser.

It has a dropshadow in opera and no dropshadow in firefox. In Midori, it's blue, and the italics are gone. Internet explorer? Chrome? Safari? anyone?

Konqueror, the "NO!" has a dropshadow.

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

#9

Post by ibsulon » Sat, Apr 18, 2009, 11:41 PM UTC

erikwiffin wrote: post #5

kbrower wrote: post #2

I was hoping this website gave different answers based on your browser.

It has a dropshadow in opera and no dropshadow in firefox. In Midori, it's blue, and the italics are gone. Internet explorer? Chrome? Safari? anyone?

There's no dropshadow in Safari.

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

#10

Post by _pius » Sun, Apr 19, 2009, 1:06 AM UTC

ibsulon wrote: post #9

erikwiffin wrote: post #5

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It has a dropshadow in opera and no dropshadow in firefox. In Midori, it's blue, and the italics are gone. Internet explorer? Chrome? Safari? anyone?

There's no dropshadow in Safari.

For me there is (latest Safari on Leopard)