After being in beta for just over a month, the final release has been made available for download.

Full details can be viewed at the Opera site.

To functionally test your site using all the major browsers, why not use our Cloud Testing service.

The quote from it’s website says…

Opera is a fast and secure Web browser from the most innovative browser company. Download Opera 10.10 beta to test our new feature, Opera Unite. Opera Unite allows you to download and run Web applications and to share content with others in a quick and easy way.

Unite Home Page

Unite Web Server

For more details see http://www.opera.com/browser/next/

Once you  have performed a test, you can view the thumbnails of the browser screenshots – in this caseIE8, Firefox 3.5.3, Safari 4.0.3 and Chrome 3.0:

Selecting the tick boxes next to Firefox 3.5.3 and Safari 4.0.3 then clicking the ‘Compare selected screenshots’.

We are now presented with the ‘Onion Skin’ tool, that allows you to view both full size screenshots with a slider across the top, initially set to 50%, meaning that both images are displayed with equal opacity.

The example below shows that the BBC News page is almost identical at the top, but the further down you go, they are not exactly aligned, causing a blurred effect.

You can move the slider left or right, to show you more and less of each screenshot – here we have moved it to 25% to show more of the Firefox version – you can still see the Safari version underneath.

Finally we have moved the slider fully to the left to show only Firefox.

In conjunction with the Cloud Testing service, we believe that this will become an invaluable tool in your arsenal to perform your cross browser testing.

See the Cloud Testing website for more information.

]]> http://www.cloudtesting.com/blog/2009/10/13/new-onion-skin-tool/feed/ 0 http://www.cloudtesting.com/blog/2009/10/09/new-cross-browser-compare-thumbnails-view/ http://www.cloudtesting.com/blog/2009/10/09/new-cross-browser-compare-thumbnails-view/#comments Fri, 09 Oct 2009 07:48:00 +0000 Phil Smith - Cloud Testing http://blog.cloudtesting.com/?p=808 Cross Browser testing from Cloud Testing just got easier, with the new compare screenshot view.

The full detailed view is still only a mouse click away, and further enhancements are currently in beta – watch this space for updates.

Full details of Cloud Testing and how to perform Cross Browser tests of your user journeys (not just static pages) can be found at http://www.cloudtesting.com/serviceCrossBrowser.php

Details of all updates to the service are in the Updates Section.

It is available for download at http://www.opera.com/browser/next/

Cloud Testing has updated it’s cloud testing agents with this release.

For a full list of browsers supported by the Cloud Testing functional website testing service, visit the Cloud Testing website at www.cloudtesting.com.

Full details of the changes are in the release notes.

Cloud Testing has updated it’s cloud testing agents with this release.

For a full list of browsers supported by the Cloud Testing functional website testing service, visit the Cloud Testing website at www.cloudtesting.com.

Internet Explorer ( 6, 7 & 8 )
Firefox ( 2, 3 & 3.5)
Safari (3.2 & 4.0)
Opera (9.6 & 10.0)
Google Chrome (2.0 & 3.0)

Select script

First select the script you want to test from the list available in your project.

You can of course upload another one if you need one, directly from Selenium IDE.

Enter details of test

You can enter a name for the test, along with relevant notes such as which server it was run against, which release from SVN or CVS etc.

Select browsers

Next you need to select which browsers you want it run on.

If you have an Enterprise subscription, you will be able to choose from your own Private agents, otherwise you will be offered the currently available Public agents.

You can now schedule the test to be run. It will be run on our Cloud Testing agents – you don’t need to do anything more for now – you can check on the progress by looking at the Pending Runs tab.

Viewing the results

Once the tests have completed, you can view the overview of each of the script runs.

You can then choose to either view one step in all browsers (by clicking on the ‘Compare these Test Runs’ magnifier icon).

Alternatively you can choose to view a complete run in a single browser – in this case Google Chrome.

You can then either view the HTML, Components or a full size screenshot of the browser window (compared to the thumbnail).

Test results, screenshots, HTML and components will be stored in line with the package you purchased. Additional storage can always be added when required.

For full details of the services and features available from Cloud testing see www.cloudtesting.com

Update – 9th October 2009 – New Cross Browser compare thumbnails view

It is a technology that can be used by developers to create applications (known as Opera Unite services) which allows people to link their personal computers together.

It has been released with a number of sample services to demonstrate the technology, such as a “messenger” application and a media player. It operates wherever Opera currently does – Windows, Mac, Linux, and later mobile phones and other devices, and means no more software is needed.

Screenshots of Unite in action.

An Opera Unite service on the Opera Unite home page:

An example of two people using the messenger application – one in Opera, the other in Firefox.

The same as above but using Firefox

Full details can be seen at the posting on the Opera Labs site.

Features listed are:

• Opera Turbo – a compression technology that provides significant improvements in browsing speeds in limited bandwidth environments, such as via your phone on a busy Wi-Fi hotspot.
• Enhanced tabs and sleek design
• Customisable Speed Dial
• Web Integration – choose to set your favourite webmail as your default browser.
• Resizable search field
• 40% faster engine
• Cutting edge Web standards support.
• Inline spell checker
• Improved web developer tools (Dragonfly)

All of this will no doubt give the others a run for their money, which can only mean a better experience and choice for end users.

For full details see the Opera website.

We now support:

• Firefox 2 (2.0.0.20)
• Firefox 3 (3.0.10)
• Firefox 3.5 (3.5 RC2) [Updated 24th June]
• Internet Explorer 6
• Internet Explorer 7
• Internet Explorer 8

You can choose to run your standard functional testing in the browser of your choice from the list above, or run a Cross Browser test to see what your site looks in all of the above.

We are currently working to add support for:

• Google Chrome
• Apple Safari (3.23 & 4)
• Opera 9.6

All you have to do is upload your Selenium scripts and we will run them for you.