The recent release of Google’s own version of a browser, Google Chrome, appears to have issues with CSS when it comes to some blogs. If the browser takes off then many blogs will need to have their blog design checked.
In the past, it was always advisable to check you web pages out on both Firefox and Internet Explorer. Now it may be necessary to check them out on Chrome.
Websites, your blog included, are representative of you and your business. If a visitor arrives they expect to see a properly formatted page. There are times when a page will look good in Firefox and look terrible in IE6 – or vice-versa. Since these two browsers make up 75-90% of all traffic, it makes sense to ensure your pages render well in each browser.
With a third browser coming on line, it has the potential make live even harder. Microsoft through Internet Explorer has tried to re-invent internet standards. Internet Explorer doesn’t recognize many of the current standards which can cause problems.
The question that many have asked is whether or not Google Chrome will be written in the future to a standard that forces publishers to choose. Render your sites IE compatible or Chrome compatible – you won’t be able to have both since the code required for both will be different.
Time will tell. First, the general public has to take up Chrome and use it. Until then, it is only a browser puppy. Even puppies grow however.
