Testing browser compatibility
Unless our clients can give us a compelling reason to do otherwise, this is our preferred methodology for testing browser compatibility with CSS:
Test everything using the standards compliant Firefox browser.
Validate the generated markup for accessibility.
Repeat (1) and (2) until it looks and behaves as it should.
Test everything using the stylistically-challenged IE browser.
Apply any star html hacks and "stupid browser" fixes as needed.
Repeat (4) and (5) until it looks and behaves as it should.
If we rule out dabbling in some very unusual layout styles, there's usually no need to do additional tests for Konqueror, Safari and Opera as all three offer excellent support for web standards.
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