tunafish Posted August 14, 2005 Share Posted August 14, 2005 i need some help with choosing a browser, im looking for a windows based browser that gets a better result on the acid 2 test. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Veteran Posted August 14, 2005 Veteran Share Posted August 14, 2005 Wow, what a topic, let's do our best to keep this civil. Here's some options for you. The two major alternatives to Internet Explorer on Windows are: Mozilla Firefox Opera Have a play with them both and choose for yourself, it's reported that unreleased versions of Opera are nearly succeeding 100% in the Acid2 test. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El_Cu_Guy Posted August 16, 2005 Share Posted August 16, 2005 im looking for a windows based browser that gets a better result on the acid 2 test. Hmm a "Windows based" browser? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazysah Posted August 16, 2005 Share Posted August 16, 2005 What happened to Avant Browser? USe it. It rules. Its still there. Its very much in development. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hankyone Posted August 16, 2005 Share Posted August 16, 2005 What happened to Avant Browser? USe it. It rules. Its still there. Its very much in development. 586384638[/snapback] yea that was my best before i switch to firefox Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+unabatedshagie Subscriber¹ Posted August 16, 2005 Subscriber¹ Share Posted August 16, 2005 What happened to Avant Browser? USe it. It rules. Its still there. Its very much in development. 586384638[/snapback] Isn't avant just a front end for IE, would that not mean that it would be just as bad as IE in rendering the acid 2 test? I believe as of just now opera is the furthest ahead in the acid 2 test. Well it was last time I heard anything anyway. I would personally recommend opera but this is neowin and it seems to me like 90% of all the users here use firefox so I would think you would get more recommendations for it than for opera. But why don't you just download and try both of them and see what floats your boat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koolslacker Posted August 16, 2005 Share Posted August 16, 2005 I would reccomand firefox. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lovell Posted August 16, 2005 Share Posted August 16, 2005 Firefox if you don't mind having to download all the features, or Opera if you want a browser which comes with features. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
illicit Posted August 16, 2005 Share Posted August 16, 2005 I would reccomand firefox. 586384962[/snapback] So would I. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jp10558 Posted August 17, 2005 Share Posted August 17, 2005 Yeah, both have free versions, so give each a try. I'm partial to Opera, but it did cost me $20. If cost is the most important thing, then of course don't use Opera. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DRKWDS Posted August 17, 2005 Share Posted August 17, 2005 Try Netscape 8.03.3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bawx Posted August 17, 2005 Share Posted August 17, 2005 I love Windows based browsers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vcv Posted August 17, 2005 Share Posted August 17, 2005 I believe as of just now opera is the furthest ahead in the acid 2 test. Well it was last time I heard anything anyway. 586384950[/snapback] Not really true. The internal builds of Opera almost display it perfectly. But those are as a result of some major engine rewrites that won't be seen by the public for a while (Opera's own words). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elliott Posted August 20, 2005 Share Posted August 20, 2005 I believe as of just now opera is the furthest ahead in the acid 2 test. Well it was last time I heard anything anyway. 586384950[/snapback] Actually, WebKit had it perfect first. That version is still in testing and hasn't been released as a final, but you can download the WebKit nightly and see for yourself. But yes, of Windows browsers, Opera nearly has it in internal builds (but why they needed a nearly complete rewrite for it [again] is beyond me). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThePast Posted August 20, 2005 Share Posted August 20, 2005 A picture say more than a thousand words. I did not bother with IE since it is lightyears behind Opera and Firefox in passing the acid2 test. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turkishdelight Posted August 20, 2005 Share Posted August 20, 2005 I would personally recommend Firefox, but if you're looking for a browser whose creators are specifically trying to improve Acid2 test performance, go with Opera :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ambience Posted August 21, 2005 Share Posted August 21, 2005 What does passing the Acid 2 test mean? Is it just for bragging rights or...? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThePast Posted August 21, 2005 Share Posted August 21, 2005 What does passing the Acid 2 test mean? Is it just for bragging rights or...? 586409490[/snapback] No, it is not just for bragging rights it is there for browser vendors to test standards compliance. However, passing the test does not necessarily mean that a browser is fully standard compliant, but a browsers performance on the test is a good indication on how much the vendor care about standards and on how hard they are working towards that goal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abc@home Posted August 21, 2005 Share Posted August 21, 2005 What does passing the Acid 2 test mean? Is it just for bragging rights or...? 586409490[/snapback] It means that the browser supports all the css rules used in the test. But you know if browsers do not support a css rule, web developers probably won't use that rule in the first place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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