User agent

使用者代理程式(user agent): Search Engine Spiders (Bots), Browsers, Code Validators

Search Engine Spiders (Bots)

搜尋引擎相關新聞聯播
Failed to load RSS feed from http://news.google.com.tw/news?pz=1&cf=all&ned=tw&hl=zh-TW&q=%E6%90%9C%E5%B0%8B%E5%BC%95%E6%93%8E&cf=all&output=rss: Error parsing XML for RSS

User Agent	Search Engine
Scooter	AltaVista
WISENutbot	Looksmart
IA Archiver	Alexa
MSNBot	MSN
Slurp	Inktomi
Fast-Webcrawler	AllTheWeb
Walhello appie	-
Googlebot	(Google or 中文說明)
Gaisbot	-

• Robotstxt.org: The Web Robots Database
• WebmasterWorld Forms: The Search Engine World
• 設定 robots.txt

Web Browsers

瀏覽器相關新聞聯播
Failed to load RSS feed from https://news.google.com.tw/news/feeds?pz=1&cf=all&ned=tw&hl=zh-TW&q=%E7%80%8F%E8%A6%BD%E5%99%A8&cf=all&output=rss: Error parsing XML for RSS

list of web browsers

• MS Internet Explorer
• Mozilla及瘦身版 Mozilla Firefox 中文化(Portable Edition),
• Google chrome(Portable Edition, 「鍵盤快速鍵」與「快捷操作技巧」)
  • Google Chrome Channel Changer 2.0 快速取得最新測試版瀏覽器　　【重灌狂人】
  • Google Chrome Canary Build
  • 開放原始碼專案: Chromium (Chromium Blog, Dev Channel, Download) via [1]
    • 下載說明: Chromium - Google Chrome 免安裝版！ - 免費資源網路社群
    • 非官方的版本: Google Chrome 有免安裝 + 滑鼠手勢版囉！ - 硬是要學！網路資源學習站
• Opera(Portable Edition), Opera 台灣版──三太子（Nalakuvara）
• Safari(Safari 5.1.7 免安裝中文版)
• LibWWW,
• Konqueror, and 文字界面的瀏覽軟體: Lynx

Chcek Browser Compatibility

Check Browser Compatibility

Noun explanation

1. allowed to interact: the solutions which (1) allowed to interact the web pages e.g. click the link and test javascript (2) view the web snapshot
2. view the snapshot only: only allowed to view the static web snapshot

Checking the compatibility

• Can I use... Support tables for HTML5, CSS3, etc "Compatibility tables for support of HTML5, CSS3, SVG and more in desktop and mobile browsers." [Last visited: 2020-08-23]
• Can I email… Support tables for HTML and CSS in emails
• The Will Will Web | 前端工程研究：HTML/CSS/JavaScript 相容性檢查資源整理

allowed to interact

desktop browser + mobile browser

cloud services for testing desktop browsers and mobile browsers

• BrowserStack($) "Cross Browser Testing Tool. 100+ Browsers, Mobile, Real IE." List of Browsers and Platforms for Cross Browser Testing
  • Test IE for Chrome
• Sauce Labs: Mobile and Web App Testing Tools For Developers($): supported Device/OS/Browser Platforms

testing different screen resolution

• css tools

mobile browsers

WARNING: Simulators/emulators for mobile browser testing is different from the browser for real mobile device.

• Mozilla Firefox | Firefox for Android | Download Firefox to your mobile device [Last visited: 2012-06-06] Win Linux
• Opera Mini simulator. Require: Java installed
• Device Mode Mobile Emulation for Chrome
• Demo of appetize

alternative

• BlueStacks Run Android on Windows with BlueStacks for Win & macOS
• Genymotion + VirtualBox 教學: (魔神模擬器) Genymotion 2.2.2 - 比BlueStacks還專業的Android安卓手機模擬器 神魔之塔可以玩 - 阿榮福利味

desktop browser

One PC with different Internet Explorer versions 同一電腦可以有不同版本的Internet Explorer

• Windows 10 virtual machines now available on Microsoft Edge Dev | Microsoft Edge Dev Blog IE8, IE9, IE10, IE11, Microsoft Edge [Last visited: 2016-10-12]
• Internet Explorer Collection(介紹)
  • various IE browser version: IE1.0 ~ IE8 which allow to choose to install IE developer toolbar & Firebug Web development extension during the installation
• IETester
  • various IE browser version: IE5.5 ~ IE11 emulator IE9+ emulator not available on Windows XP
• browserling - interactive cross-browser testing in your browser Run IE5~9 (Simulated by IETester)
• Microsoft Expression Web SuperPreview(download) IE6, IE7, IE8->7 (compatibility view), IE8, Fx 3.0~3.6
• Windows OS + IE v.10: go to menu: "developer tools" -> switch "browser mode" between: IE10, IE9, IE8, IE7

older version of IE also available at

• IE3.0 ~ IE6.0: Multiple IE

other desktop browser available at

• BrowseEmAll (Standalone tool to run all major Browsers) (shareware)
• Browser Sandbox - Run any browser from the web($) Run Firefox , Chrome , Opera , Safari and mobile browsers from the plug-in, but no IE (last visited: 2011-02-09)
• browserling - interactive cross-browser testing in your browser Run IE 5-9 (Simulated by IETester), Firefox v3~10, Chrome v1~16 , Opera v10~11 and Safari v4~5 (last visited: 2012-03-06) Guest can use 3 minute sessions
• portable version of browser such as portable firefox (Firefox 免安裝版)

alternative: Install different virtual machines, ex:

• VirtualBox,
• Windows Virtual PC + IE App Compat VHD from Official Microsoft with different version of browser. For example you install IE v.6 on first virtual machine, and install IE v.7 on another virtual machine.
• VMware ThinApp($)
• ... more on Virtual machine images

view the snapshot only

• Check Browser Compatibility, Cross Platform Browser Test - Browsershots [Last visited: 2016-04-17]
  • various browser: desktop browser only
• Website Screenshots & Responsive Design Screenshots (瀏覽器螢幕擷取畫面 ) [Last visited: 2016-04-17]
  • various browser: IE 6.0-11.0, Chrome 42.0, Firefox 37.0, Safari 7.0, Safari 6.0 & Opera 12.16
  • various device: Google Nexus 6, Google Nexus 9, iPhone 6 & iPad Air

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See also

• 全球瀏覽器(Browser share)、作業系統、螢幕解析度、搜尋引擎市占率統計表
• User Agent Switcher :: Firefox Add-ons[2]for Firefox

further reading

• 9 tools to test your site — Medium

Browser detect

• User Agent String.Com
• JavaScript - Browser detect
• PHP get_browser function
• Whats My User Agent?
• Tool: User Agent Switcher for Firefox

Display HTTP headers of a web page

• Firebug for Firefox : Menu -> Net
• LiveHTTPHeaders for Firefox
• Masquerading Your Browser: also offer the tool HTTP Header Viewer [Last visited: 2012-05-16]

Web page compression check

online gzip test

• GIDZipTest: Web Page Compression (Deflate / Gzip) Test - GIDNetwork
• Port80 Software » Products » File Compression for IIS Servers

Grabber

• Curl "curl is a command line tool for transferring files with URL syntax, supporting FTP, FTPS, HTTP, HTTPS, SCP, SFTP, TFTP, TELNET, DICT, LDAP, LDAPS and FILE." Cited from official website.
• wget

Code Validators (驗證工具)

Validation service: Markup

1. W3C Markup Validation Service(Html, Xhtml) 網頁標記語法驗證
2. Free Online HTML Validator - FreeFormatter.com
3. W3C CSS Validation Service
4. XML Validator offered by W3Schools
5. Accessibility validator: HiSoftware Cynthia Says Portal validate Section 508, WAI (?) / WCAG (?)

Linked data / Rich snippets

1. Bing 標記驗證程式
2. Google Structured Data Testing Tool: Rich snippets

other

1. jsFiddle using jsLint[Last visited: 2012-04-21]
2. Link Checker
3. RSS validator[3] for Atom and RSS

Serverside RSS Agregator

Bloglines, PubSub.com RSS reader, timboBot, MagpieRSS,

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