ok, tell me this software wouldn't be great...

[zazoo]

wouldn't it be cool if there was software that could scan your site and tell you exactly what browsers it wouldn't look right in and why?

Im going to *TRY* to creat it :D

if I get it working I'll sell it for $20 and give a free version to anyone on this board who wants one ;)

(*If* I get it working)

[meow]

Yes, yes me wants a copy. Put me on top of your list! :D

I have an "emulator" called Browserola. But it's just the major browsers, it isn't updated and doesn't understand CSS.

[Haze]

You might want to have a look at cgi.resourceindex.com or somewhere else before you try and invent something that already exists.. it would save you a lot of time :P and i dont think anyone would pay a dime for software like that.. no offence.

[meow]

Ha! I'll eat my tail if such a thing exists. I would pay. Not that I have to, since zazoo is giving it to me. :)
But I would rather have an emulator. I need to see how it looks. If you are talking about just what tags are supported in this or that browser http://www.blooberry.com/ already does a good job. Support alas isn't the same as how it works and looks.

[zazoo]

.....:( .....

[zazoo]

oops sorry meow that isnt at you

i replied to it like a secound after you relpied

see? same minute

[meow]

lol! I do that all the time. I write slow and someone else get there first. :)

Get working zazoo!

[zazoo]

ok it doesnt do what its supposed to but I got it to call files from the interent, load files, save files, and when it loads html files it will tell you whats wrong with them if anything

I still havent put in all of compatiblity parts of it (such as wether it works in netscape or not and what problemes it would have in netscape or opera and other browsers
that parts going to take some time

the programs also still wonky some buttons dont work at all and the program goes invisible when you close it... I dunno why thats happining but ill fix that too

[ashben]

NetMechanic has a web-based product called "Browser Photo" that lets you view a site on 14 different browser and computer combinations .. at a price of $150/year/domain Or $15 for a one-time use.

Details: http://www.netmechanic.com/browser-index.htm

[zazoo]

$150 makes free sound good :)

[meow]

Yeah, netmechanics and Browserola are the only ones I kow of. Funny really, there ought to be an online browser emulator somewhere, don't you think?

zazoo! Me wants to beta test! :p

[LeX]

Originally posted by meow
Funny really, there ought to be an online browser emulator somewhere, don't you think?
There is! Somebody posted here a while ago about an online browser emulator that emulates how browsing with the old/dead browsers felt like. If you look at past threads, you might find it.

[zazoo]

k,
just a sec Ill upload what I've got done so far to a host

remember this is only 2 hours worth of coding so theres thousands of problems you dont need to point em out to me :)

[zazoo]

http://www.geocities.com/serve4free2000/sitetester.zip

that should get you the program so far

ill update it every little while but im getting tierd and programming reallllly slows down when your tierd

[meow]

LeX - could that have bee a Swedish site (in English) called dejavu? Shots of old sites and you can surf with a old "browser", but nothig specific. The site doesn't load at the moment. http://www.dejavu.org/

zazoo - the URL does't work. :(

[zazoo]

it works for me...
I think it might be your internet because that http://www.dejavu.org/ is working for me too

its a grey background with a pic of a caveman

[meow]

Craps! I had this problem with a couple of sites some weeks ago. I'll try later. I get the Geocities "file not found" thing.

[Coolin]

I get some error when I try to browse a site.

[zazoo]

if ya have ICQ you can get it off me directly, my # is 66904102

now it has a splash screen at startup and the regestration numbers working

I had to write anouther program to code the reg # so this program can code it back

the only problem is now that the reg number doesnt give any more features... awh well

and you can't really see the splash screen either because its such a small program and loads so fast

[meow]

Sorry, I haven't got ICQ. But I PMed you my email address.

[Coolin]

Here's the error:

Runtime error 339
COMDLG32.OCX or one of its dependencies not correctly registered: a file is missing or invalid.

[zazoo]

that happined when you ran the program?

I sent you your email meow

[zazoo]

http://www.geocities.com/serve4f/COMDLG32.zip

ok I found it on my computer you can try extracting it to your windows system folder but I dunno if thats going to work or not, it may need to be installed

I got it from C:\windows\system\

[meow]

Check your mail zazoo. The zip was 0kB. ;)

[LastActionHero]

Originally posted by zazoo
it works for me...
I think it might be your internet because that http://www.dejavu.org/ is working for me too

its a grey background with a pic of a caveman

I remember the site was started by a guy as a hobby and then somehow the site started getting zillions of hits and his web server slowed down and he had to change web servers.... and now the site is being sponsored by Compaq! Word of mouth publicity can do wonders!

[Canuckkev]

Originally posted by LeX

There is! Somebody posted here a while ago about an online browser emulator that emulates how browsing with the old/dead browsers felt like. If you look at past threads, you might find it.

I remember that too...

I searched, and the site is http://www.dejavu.org/ . The thread is here: http://www.freewebspace.net/forums/showthread.php?threadid=2571

Doesn't seem to be working though...