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Adobe BrowserLab: Cross-Browser Testing

35 points by jrnkntl 17y ago

jrnkntl 17y ago
Just checked it out and it works very smooth. You can even overlay different renders or see them side-by-side. Supported browsers: Firefox 2.X and 3.X (Windows XP and Mac OS X) Internet Explorer 6.X and 7.X (Windows XP) Safari 3.X (Mac OS X) Only downside is you need an adobe account =)
- juliend2 17y ago
  it appears to be full right now. dont know if they are going to let more user subscribe to this demo.
adamhowell 17y ago
It's dragging for me, I'm guessing b/c of the load, but worked surprisingly well when it did. I still remember the days of BrowserCam being state-of-the-art -- and people being willing to cough up $75 for an account b/c no one had Macs.
boundlessdreamz 17y ago
This is free only for a limited time. http://news.cnet.com/8301-13860_3-10255042-56.html http://news.cnet.com/8301-13860_3-10255042-56.html
- TweedHeads 17y ago
  The first dose is always free
jasonkester 17y ago
Is there a way to actually try it out? I see a long loading screen, followed by splash screen with a "Get Started" link. Clicking the link shows me a login screen, with no option to sign up. There's no way out and the back button is disabled. I still have no idea what this is, but now I don't have any urge to find out. This is a terrible user experience. It could be used as an example of what not to do when launching a new product.
palsecam 17y ago
Another similar solution: BrowserShots http://browsershots.org/ http://browsershots.org/ (it's free). From the website: Browsershots makes screenshots of your web design in different browsers. It is a free open-source online service created by Johann C. Rocholl. When you submit your web address, it will be added to the job queue. A number of distributed computers will open your website in their browser. Then they will make screenshots and upload them to the central server here. (I'm not affilated with them, just find it useful & well-done. Also, huge list of browsers to test with.)
- josefresco 17y ago
  Uhg, I hate BrowserShots ... using http://www.xenocode.com/browsers/ http://www.xenocode.com/browsers/ and loving it so far. Doesn't have all the 'options' but live testing in the browser is the way to go.
- jrnkntl 17y ago
  That queue takes well over 2 hours to finish simple IE screenshots. I ditched BrowserShot some time ago thanks to its popularity.
- paddy_m 17y ago
  I want to setup my own browsershots farm, so it will be fast and local. I'm not as interested in cross browser rendering as I am in crossbrowser js testing.
erlanger 17y ago
Why is a static site about cross-browser compatibility written in Flash/Flex/whatever voodoo Adobe's pushing now?
- marcusbooster 17y ago
  Once you have the Flash VM installed it's about as cross-browser as they come.
  - erlanger 17y ago
    Not quite: The site is inaccessible for the vast majority of mobile devices.
hwijaya 17y ago
The problem with screen-shot is how do you test part of your page that is password protected? I tried the BrowserLab this morning and i can only test the public page.
tcdent 17y ago
The problem with this, and the other services that already exist, is that they only give you a static image of how the page renders. If the only thing interactive on your page are plain text hyperlinks I guess you'll be fine. Otherwise, you've got to verify everything is actually working in a real browser anyway.
kingsley_20 17y ago
Without attached debugging tools (at least for DOM/CSS, if not Javascript), kinda elaborately pointless.

35 points by jrnkntl 17y ago

Just checked it out and it works very smooth. You can even overlay different renders or see them side-by-side. Supported browsers: Firefox 2.X and 3.X (Windows XP and Mac OS X) Internet Explorer 6.X and 7.X (Windows XP) Safari 3.X (Mac OS X) Only downside is you need an adobe account =)

juliend2 17y ago
it appears to be full right now. dont know if they are going to let more user subscribe to this demo.

adamhowell 17y ago

It's dragging for me, I'm guessing b/c of the load, but worked surprisingly well when it did. I still remember the days of BrowserCam being state-of-the-art -- and people being willing to cough up $75 for an account b/c no one had Macs.

boundlessdreamz 17y ago

This is free only for a limited time. http://news.cnet.com/8301-13860_3-10255042-56.html http://news.cnet.com/8301-13860_3-10255042-56.html

TweedHeads 17y ago
The first dose is always free

jasonkester 17y ago

Is there a way to actually try it out? I see a long loading screen, followed by splash screen with a "Get Started" link. Clicking the link shows me a login screen, with no option to sign up. There's no way out and the back button is disabled. I still have no idea what this is, but now I don't have any urge to find out. This is a terrible user experience. It could be used as an example of what not to do when launching a new product.

palsecam 17y ago

Another similar solution: BrowserShots http://browsershots.org/ http://browsershots.org/ (it's free). From the website: Browsershots makes screenshots of your web design in different browsers. It is a free open-source online service created by Johann C. Rocholl. When you submit your web address, it will be added to the job queue. A number of distributed computers will open your website in their browser. Then they will make screenshots and upload them to the central server here. (I'm not affilated with them, just find it useful & well-done. Also, huge list of browsers to test with.)

josefresco 17y ago
Uhg, I hate BrowserShots ... using http://www.xenocode.com/browsers/ http://www.xenocode.com/browsers/ and loving it so far. Doesn't have all the 'options' but live testing in the browser is the way to go.
jrnkntl 17y ago
That queue takes well over 2 hours to finish simple IE screenshots. I ditched BrowserShot some time ago thanks to its popularity.
paddy_m 17y ago
I want to setup my own browsershots farm, so it will be fast and local. I'm not as interested in cross browser rendering as I am in crossbrowser js testing.

erlanger 17y ago

Why is a static site about cross-browser compatibility written in Flash/Flex/whatever voodoo Adobe's pushing now?

marcusbooster 17y ago
Once you have the Flash VM installed it's about as cross-browser as they come.
- erlanger 17y ago
  Not quite: The site is inaccessible for the vast majority of mobile devices.

hwijaya 17y ago

The problem with screen-shot is how do you test part of your page that is password protected? I tried the BrowserLab this morning and i can only test the public page.

tcdent 17y ago

The problem with this, and the other services that already exist, is that they only give you a static image of how the page renders. If the only thing interactive on your page are plain text hyperlinks I guess you'll be fine. Otherwise, you've got to verify everything is actually working in a real browser anyway.

kingsley_20 17y ago

Without attached debugging tools (at least for DOM/CSS, if not Javascript), kinda elaborately pointless.