Supported Browsers
Second Site has been tested on the following browsers:
| Browser | Version(s) | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| Firefox | 4.x, 3.x | A great choice for viewing SS pages. |
| Chrome | various | Chrome is a great choice for viewing SS pages. Chrome is updated frequently so it's hard to keep the version numbers in this table up to date, but all versions tested have worked well. |
| Internet Explorer | 9 | IE9 is standards compliant and does a good job of rendering SS pages. |
| Internet Explorer | 8 | IE8 is mostly standards compliant and does a good job of rendering SS pages. |
| Internet Explorer | 7 | There are many areas where IE7 is not standards compliant and there are many bugs left over from IE6. The CSS and HTML generated by Second Site has been adjusted to work around them. Some dynamic features are disabled in IE7 and previous. |
| Internet Explorer | 6 | IE6 is an old, tired browser that is still widely used. It has many bugs, and the CSS and HTML in Second Site has been adjusted to work around them. In addition to carefully designing CSS to avoid IE6 issues, Second Site pages include a short stylesheet that supplies IE6-specific CSS rules. |
| Opera | 10, 9, 8, 7 | Opera does a good job of rendering SS pages. |
| Safari | 5 | Recent versions of Safari are a great choice for viewing SS pages. |
Printing
With the exception of chart pages, modern browsers will print pages written by Second Site fairly well. Browsers don't do a great job of pagination, especially wide content, and so printing wide charts is beyond their capability. Some browsers do not print background colors unless directed to do so via a user preference.
JavaScript
Second Site pages use some JavaScript to provide special features. If a visitor to your site does not have a JavaScript-enabled browser, or has JavaScript turned off, the features that depend on JavaScript will not be available. The pages fail gracefully; the pages will look fine and everything except the special features will work properly.
Maps are an exception to the above rule; maps are rendered via JavaScript and if JavaScript is disabled, the area reserved for the map will be empty.
This page last changed on 10 Jun 2011.
