IT Essential: Browsershots--讓你測試網站在各種瀏覽器畫面的工具網站

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http://itessential.blogspot.com/2008/04/stumble-internet.html

Browsershots顧名思義是一個讓你測試網站在各種瀏覽器畫面的工具網站

"What is Browsershots?
Browsershots makes screenshots of your web design in different browsers. It is a free open-source online service created by Johann C. Rocholl. When you submit your web address, it will be added to the job queue. A number of distributed computers will open your website in their browser. Then they will make screenshots and upload them to the central server here."

Browsershots提供了

• Linux: 25種browser versions
• Windows: 21種browser versions
• Mac OS: 5種browser versions
• BSD: 4種browser versions

不只包含各家browser，也包含各種舊版本的畫面，另外還可以針對Screen Size, Color Depth, JavsScript, Java, 以及Flash等各種規格特別指定，對於想要測試網頁在各家browser呈現的效果的人來說，是一個很方便的工具。

該服務是免費的Open Source專案，當你送出網址該系統會排入job queue，散佈各地的電腦接受網址請求並瀏覽網站後，將畫面回傳給server，由於結果必須等待一段時間才會完成，該服務會給你一組url讓你可以之後回來檢查。

此服務收費採Google AdSense廣告與優先處理收費(Priority processing for your screenshot)

"If you send me 10 Euros or 15 Dollars, I will give you a month of priority processing. This means that your URLs don't have to wait in the job queue, they will be processed before all other requests. "

能滿足需求的服務就是好服務，服務的立意出發點不錯，不過可能要思考一下這麼多的browser版本，可能大部分大家都用不到，而常常有一些網頁問題在各個不同語系的電腦下會出現，如果能再加入各種電腦OS語系環境的選項，我想會更有參考價值。