Browsers for Webdesign

standalone Internet Explorer (IE) versions will be produced and is waiting instead
for the Longhorn Operating System, which includes an integrated browser. New
browsers have been entering the market with somewhat daunting regularity—
Apple Safari has fast become popular among many Mac users, and Mozilla Firefox
is attracting users who want a lean but sophisticatedWeb browser. Opera continues
to improve quietly, and Mozilla continues to develop its capabilities, now under the
auspices of a nonprofit agency, The Mozilla Foundation, whose goal is to “preserve
choice and innovation’on the Internet.
Browsers are clearly political. It’s very difficult to write about Web browsers at this
time because they are in such a state of flux, and historically have been in a state
of flux.
Web browsers have been a number one concern for designers. The Web browser
is the primary piece of software used by the designer and the site visitor to access
Web pages. As a result, the ways in which browsers interpret (or don’t interpret)
the languages and techniques we use to design our pages can cause significant
frustration for both the designers and site visitors.