The chart lists the web browsers that have been tested with our new table-free page style and under what operating system. As with all CSS styled pages rendering of the page can vary according to how closely the vendor has implemented CSS standards. Some variation is expected Where this is considered a minor problem, it has been ignored. Where greater errors are noted which might affect users it has been denoted as 'errors'. Where the page is unusable it has been listed as 'No'. Such browsers will be referred to the existing table layout instead.
If you use a browser not listed below, please send us a screen grab along with browser and
platform details. If you find that pages do not render properly in your browser, regardless
of our chart designation, please send a screen grab and all browser/platform details to:
webmaster@oucs.ox.ac.uk.
| Browser | Operating System | Compatible | Screen Shot | Comments |
| Internet Explorer 6 | Windows | Yes | IE 6 screen | |
| Internet Explorer 5.5 | Windows | Yes | IE 5.5 screen | |
| Internet Explorer 5 | Windows | Errors | IE 5 screen | Light blue banner text incorrectly spaced. Main text box not extending to side of page. |
| Internet Explorer 5 | Solaris | No | N/A | No page appears, crashes the browser. |
| Internet Explorer 5 | Mac | Yes | IE 5 Mac screen | |
| Internet Explorer 4 | Windows | Errors | IE 4 screen | Light blue banner text incorrectly aligned and spaced. Main text box not extending to side of page. |
| Internet Explorer 3 | Windows | No | IE 3 screen | No CSS styling at all. Page constructed according to the div order. Still usable - just! |
| Netscape 7.1 | Windows | Yes | Netscape 7.1 screen | |
| Netscape 7.0x | Windows | Errors | Netscape 7.02 screen | Link to University home page is missing from light blue band. |
| Netscape 6.x | Windows | Errors | Netscape 6.x screen | Link to University home page is missing from light blue band. |
| Netscape 4.7 | Windows | No | Netscape 4.79 screen | Doesn't render the page correctly. Browser normally re-directed to N4 stylesheet. |
| Netscape 4.77 | Debian GNU/Linux | No | N/A | Browser re-directed to N4 stylesheet already. |
| Netscape 4.04 | OS2 | No | N/A | Browser re-directed to N4 stylesheet already. |
| Opera 7.23 | FreeBSD | Error | Opera 7.23 screen | Logo chipped at base, otherwise OK. |
| Opera 7.23 | Debian GNU/Linux | Yes | Opera 7.23 GNU/Linux screen | |
| Opera 7.2x | Windows | Yes | Opera 7.2 screen | |
| Opera 7.11 | Windows | Yes | Opera 7.11 screen | |
| Opera 6.x | Windows | Errors | Opera 6.x screen | Places 'Oxford University HP' text above the 'find' search box. Text is black not white. |
| Mozilla 1.7 beta | Linux | Error | Mozilla 1.7 beta screen | Part of logo chipped, otherwise OK. |
| Mozilla 1.6 | Windows | Yes | Mozilla 1.6 screen | |
| Mozilla 1.5 | Windows | Yes | Mozilla 1.5 screen | |
| Mozilla 1.5 | Linux | Errors | Mozilla 1.5 linux screen | OUCS logo slipped down loosing part of design. |
| Mozilla 1.4 | SuSE Linux 9.0 | Yes | Mozilla SuSE Linux screen | |
| Mozilla 1.4 | Mac | Error | Mozilla Mac screen | Logo chipped, otherwise OK. |
| Mozilla 1.4 | Solaris | Yes | Solaris screen | |
| Mozilla 1.2.1 | RedHat Linux 9 | Yes | Mozilla Linux screen | |
| Mozilla Firebird 0.7 | Windows | Yes | Firebird screen | |
| Mozilla Firefox 0.8 | Debian GNU/Linux | Yes | Firefox Debian screen | |
| Mozilla Firefox 0.8 | Windows | Yes | Firefox windows screen | |
| Safari | Mac | Yes | Safari screen | |
| Galeon 1.2.7 | RedHat Linux 9 | Yes | Galeon 1.2.7 screen | |
| Galeon 1.2.5 | Debian GNU/Linux stable | Errors | Galeon screen | Link to University home page is missing from light blue band. |
| Dillo 0.8.0 | Debian GNU/Linux stable | No | Dillo Screen | Browser does not support CSS. Page rendered according to div tags. |
| Lynx 2.4.8.1b | Debian GNU/Linux stable | No | Lynx screen | Browser does not support CSS. Page rendered as text only. |
| Lynx 2.8.5 | RedHat Linux 9 | No | Lynx 2.8.5 screen | Browser does not support CSS. Page rendered as text only. |
| Konqueror 3.2.1 | Linux Debian unstable | No | Konqueror screen | Browser places main text below the left hand menu. |
| Konqueror 3.2.1 | Solaris | No | Konqueror Solaris screen | Browser places main text below the left hand menu. |
| Konqueror 3.1.5 | Linux Debian unstable | No | Konqueror Debian screen | Browser places main text below the left hand menu. |
| Konqueror 3.14 | SuSE Linux 9.0 | No | Konqueror SuSE Linux screen | Browser places main text below the left hand menu. |
| Amaya | Windows | No | Amaya screen | Layout unusable |
| Amaya 3.2.1 | Solaris | No | Amaya solaris screen | Layout unusable |
| Epiphany 1.0 | SuSE Linux 9.0 | Yes | Epiphany screen | |
| OpenOffice v1.1 | Windows | No | OpenOffice screen | Layout unusable |
| IBM Web Browser 2.0 | OS2 | Errors | IBM screen | Link to University home page missing. |
It is clear from the above table that many browsers can render the CSS layout well, whereas some others cannot. Using this distinction we can now set rules on our web server to provide either the default CSS layout stylesheet or the table-based layout for those browsers that cannot render the CSS properly. The following table shows which format each browser will receive when visiting OUCS. If users experience usability problems with the CSS layout, please email webmaster@oucs.ox.ac.uk.