Comparator: Compare the Rendering of a Page in IE and MozillaThursday November 13th, 2003Vazz wrote in to tell us about Comparator, a Windows tool for comparing the rendering of pages in both Internet Explorer and Gecko. A Comparator preview release is available from the Comparator GotDotNet Workspace. It requires the Microsoft .NET Framework Version 1.1, Mozilla and Internet Explorer. Here is an early version that appeared on mozillazine almost 5 years ago. http://www.mozillazine.org/screenshots/acidbox.html Look at the screenshot in the 4th row, 2nd column. Does this work with the GRE that ships with Mozilla 1.4.1? I tried the tool but it just clocked out my CPU to 100% without the main application window even appearing. I have the latest versions of IE and .Net. This has been done in HTML-Kit which has no framework requirement. Just register a Mozilla control - from netscape 7 even - and you can see the page rendered in both IE and Gecko side by side. But Comparator uses it in the .Net environment. I've gotten the control to work in a simple Visual Basic.Net 2002 program. Malc: Comparator uses the Mozilla activeX control. It needs to be registered to work and mozilla does not do that for you. I have not tried Comparator though. I used netscape 7's Mozilla control for HTML-kit. For Mozilla 1.4+ the control will be found with the GRE. My Moz 1.4 control was in: C:\Program Files\Common Files\mozilla.org\GRE\1.4f_2003062408. I also see the control with Kmeleon 0.8 and Moz Firebird 0.7. So they may work too. Yes, I think I registered it just fine in: C:\Program Files\Common Files\mozilla.org\GRE\1.4.1f_2003100816 That version number looks a bit newer to me. I'd be tempted to get the source and load it up in VS.NET, but I can't be bothered to create a passport (yeah: I'm paranoid). Source, what source? You mean a few lines of code. It didn't take me long to have my pet project be able to open a page in both controls. Definitly not worth the hassle of getting a passport. Sheesh, why not have your own home page to mirror the downloads or at least a free host page. Hell he'd be just as good if not better off being on MozDev. The only reason I can see having a gotdotnet workspace is to get the project more exposure because it has a different audience. Another intesting point is that it does make a difference which Mozilla control you register. I see from my pet project (nicknamed Mozdi) that the browser identification (user agent string etc.) of the control comes up as Netscape 7, whose control I registered. It's not surprising though. polidobj wrote: "This has been done in HTML-Kit which has no framework requirement." Exactly. In fact, you can call the MOZ activeX control through an HTA (Hypertext Application) so it doesn't have to be built into a program at all. I put the following example together in 5 minutes (save it to disk with an .hta extension)...Windows only, sorry: http://www.zeit.ca/external/zeit_mozie/zeit_mozie.hta Top frame is Mozilla and bottom is IE. You must register the control for it to work just like you do with 'Comparator' or 'HTML-Kit'. I plan on making it prettier and more functional in time. Thanks for that, it works very well and just a small application Great!! stvb wrote: "Thanks for that, it works very well and just a small application" No problem. It's very limited at the moment as I just threw it together to demonstrate that the concept is nothing special and you don't need to install the ".NET framework". There is a lot of room for improvement--anyone who downloaded it prior to November 15th should re-download it: http://www.zeit.ca/external/zeit_mozie/zeit_mozie.hta as I've simplified the interface to a single address bar that controls both windows. Stay tuned at: http://www.zeit.ca/ stvb wrote: "Thanks for that, it works very well and just a small application" No problem. It's very limited at the moment as I just threw it together to demonstrate that the concept is nothing special and you don't need to install the ".NET framework". There is a lot of room for improvement--anyone who downloaded it prior to November 15th should re-download it: http://www.zeit.ca/external/zeit_mozie/zeit_mozie.hta as I've simplified the interface to a single address bar that controls both windows. Stay tuned at: http://www.zeit.ca/ I tried to download this and the first thing it shows me is a "Sign in with Passport" page. Do you really have to sign up with Passport just to try this program? Hi, Why compare rendering of a browser. "Hi, Why compare rendering of a browser." If you're a web designer it's necessary to do so. 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