UK Independence Party
Device Support
From UKIPBWC
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Operating Systems
The website should be operating system agnostic, that is it should not matter what operating system the user is using. Do not use proprietary Microsoft or Apple technology. Stick to plain HTML or XHTML. See our page on Markup.
Browsers
Test your website in Internet Explorer, Firefox and Safari. Internet Explorer is the major browser on Windows and is pre-installed, so most people use this browser however Internet Explorer no longer exists on Apple Mac computers. Firefox is a newer browser which is growing in popularity. It is too important to ignore as it is used on Windows, Mac and Linux. Safari is the major browser on the Mac. All three browsers are available for Windows.
Mobile Phones
There is no requirement to support browsing on mobile phones although the latest technology, for example Apple's iPhone, should have no problems with well-designed sites, anyway.
Printers
Many people, particularly older people, prefer to print off website pages to read them. Therefore it is important that you test this out. If the page prints acceptably, then you do not need to do anything further. If the page is difficult to read or is jumbled up, use a print stylesheet to improve it.