2007 Web Browser Eval Team

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This page has been created by the Spring 2007 Web Browser Evaluation Team as a place to collaborate and collect documentation and resources for the team.

The 2007 Web Browser Evaluation Team is working together from April 4 through mid-May (or the end of May as needed for documentation). For more information on the evaluation, please visit the [2007 Web Browser Evaluation Team website].

Contents

Team Members

Email list for group discussion: webbrowser2007 at isc.upenn.edu

  • Elizabeth Scheyder, SAS Computing, scheydec@sas (team co-lead)
  • Rob Short, ISC TSS, rshort@isc (team co-lead)
  • Jonathon Baron, Psychiatry, baron@psych (email participation only)
  • Ryan Butkus, ISC N&T, rnb@isc
  • Tad Davis, ISC AIT, davist@isc
  • Clarence Din, SAS, din@sas
  • Dan Dougherty, ISC TSS, dandough@pobox
  • Ian Kelley, CHC, ikelley@pobox
  • Larry Macy, Psychiatry, macy@bbl.med (email participation only)
  • Barbara McAleese, Penn CVI, mcaleese@mail.med
  • John Merz, CHC, jmerz@pobox
  • Steve Minicola, University Communications, minicola@pobox
  • Charles Rejonis, Wharton, rejonis@wharton
  • Roz Robinson, Wharton, robinsonr@wharton
  • Peter Shrom, ISC TSS, shrom@isc
  • Bill Smith, CHC, wtsmith@pobox
  • Scott Spitzer, SOM, spitzer@mail.med
  • David Toccafondi, Library, davidtoc@pobox

Questions for the Team to Consider

  • Overall team decisions on "Supported" and "Supported and Recommended" products
  • IE7 on Vista is essentially a separate browser from IE7 on XP SP2 (coding and relation to the OS)
  • Browsers to test

Evaluation Criteria/Things to Test

Products/Scenarios to Test and Results

  • Notes
    • Team members: put your name next to what you'll test
    • Testing to take place either on your own machines or in the ISC Standards Lab
    • There can be more than one tester per scenario, but please try to help fill out the missing links first (where possible)
    • Test script is hosted online by SurveyMonkey - http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.asp?u=942363617774 - email Elizabeth (scheydec@sas) if you need the password
    • Supplementary Test Script (added 4/20/07, just 2 questions) - http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.asp?u=759883682017 - same password
    • Test results will automatically be collected by SurveyMonkey

Final Recommendations

  • Supported and Recommended Products
    • (make caveats and environment specific notes as needed)

Mac OS 10.3.9/10.4.x

  • Firefox 2.0.0.x - supported & recommended
  • Safari 1.2.x/2.0.x - supported & recommended
    • Safari on 10.3.9 - no custom popup blocking
    • Some Google tools (docs & spreadsheets, iGoogle) may be problematic with Safari

Windows XP SP2/Vista

  • Firefox 2.0.0.x - supported & recommended
  • Internet Explorer 7.0 - supported, but may become more important as Vista gains market share
  • Internet Explorer 6.0 SP1 (Windows XP SP2 only) - supported specifically for Ben Financials and Business Objects users
  • Supported Products
    • (make caveats and environment specific notes as needed)

Documentation

  • Penn web applications (placeholder)
  • Configuration docs (placeholder)

Resources and News

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