Checking target browsers

Checking target browsers

The Check Target Browsers feature tests the HTML in your documents to see if any tags or attributes are unsupported by your target browsers. The check does not alter the document in any way.

The Check Target Browsers feature uses text files called browser profiles to determine which tags particular browsers support. Dreamweaver includes predefined profiles for Netscape Navigator versions 2.0, 3.0, and 4.0, and Microsoft Internet Explorer versions 2.0, 3.0, and 4.0.

You can run a target browser check on a document, on a directory, or on an entire site.

To run a target browser check:

1 Choose from the following options:

To run the check on the current document, save your file. The check is performed on the last saved version of the file and does not include unsaved changes.

To run the check on a directory or site, choose Window > Site to open the Site FTP window; then select a folder from the Local Directory. The target browser check is done on all the HTML files in this directory and any subdirectories. Target browser checks can only be performed on local files.

2 Choose File > Check Target Browsers.

If you have not yet selected a primary browser, you are prompted to do so.

3 Select from the list the browsers to check against.

4 Click Do Check.

The browser target report opens in your primary browser (the browser launches if it is not already open).

5 To save the report to refer to later, from the browser, choose File > Save.

The target browser check report is a temporary file stored in the Temp folder on Windows and in the document root on Macintosh. The file will be lost if you don't save it before browsing to another site.

1	Choose from the following options:
	To run the check on the current document, save your file. The check is performed on the last saved version of the file and does not include unsaved changes.
	To run the check on a directory or site, choose Window > Site to open the Site FTP window; then select a folder from the Local Directory. The target browser check is done on all the HTML files in this directory and any subdirectories. Target browser checks can only be performed on local files.
2	Choose File > Check Target Browsers.
	If you have not yet selected a primary browser, you are prompted to do so.
3	Select from the list the browsers to check against.
4	Click Do Check.
	The browser target report opens in your primary browser (the browser launches if it is not already open).
5	To save the report to refer to later, from the browser, choose File > Save.
	The target browser check report is a temporary file stored in the Temp folder on Windows and in the document root on Macintosh. The file will be lost if you don't save it before browsing to another site.