Browsers we support and why
...per the Government’s own guidelines. Not all browsers will render web pages in the same way, often there is a marked difference between browsers in the way that they handle...
Search results for browser
Browser usage on GOV.UK
Earlier this year James Weiner and Ben Welby wrote about the browsers and devices that we are supporting on GOV.UK. We made these decisions using browser/device data from various sources...
Interesting browser stats
One of the GDS design principles is 'design with data'. Front end developers need to know what the current browser landscape looks like and in which browsers they should be...
Browser, operating system and screen resolution data for GOV.UK
Posted by:
Tom Loosemore - former Deputy Director, Government Digital Service, Posted on:
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Categories:
Data, GOV.UK, Technology
...share headline data on what browsers, operating systems and screen resolutions we've seen over the past month across the whole site. I hope it's useful. Rank Browser Jan-14 Jan-13 1...
Using HTML5 for GOV.UK
We took a decision early on in the project that GOV.UK should be forward-looking and exploit modern browsers. Browser technology evolves rapidly, so constant iteration will allow GOV.UK to exploit...
Throw away Photoshop and be true to your medium
...different ways browsers render web pages. It is impossible to replicate pixel perfect versions of the design across different browsers and devices. But more importantly, it is next to impossible...
Why GOV.UK content should be published in HTML and not PDF
Posted by:
Neil Williams - former Head of GOV.UK, Government Digital Service, Posted on:
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Categories:
Accessibility, Content design, GOV.UK
...size to fit the browser On a responsive website like GOV.UK, content and page elements shift around to suit the size of the user’s device and browser. However, PDFs are...
Testing the redirections
...way. Enter the Side-by-side Browser. The Side-by-side Browser displays the old and the new websites next to each other. Clicking a link on the left hand side displays what this...
What devices are we supporting at launch, and why?
...01/08/2012 gathered from nine central government sites) GlobalStats recorded 440 separate browser versions in July 2012 but 10 browsers provide 97% of all UK traffic with a 1, 2, 3...
How many people are missing out on JavaScript enhancement?
Posted by:
Pete Herlihy - former Lead Product Manager for GOV.UK Notify, Government Digital Service, Posted on:
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Categories:
GDS team, GOV.UK, Transformation
...two. First, an image that virtually all browsers would request (the ‘base image’). And either an image that only browsers executing JavaScript would request (the ‘script image’) an image that...
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