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then clearly is answer is to make your website responsive! On Thu, Jul 12, 2012 at 4:16 PM, Genny Engel <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Interesting, Safari has just pulled into the lead over here. > > 1. Safari 29.82% > 2. Internet Explorer 27.73% > 3. Firefox 24.69% > 4. Chrome 12.88% > 5. Android Browser 3.32% > > But that is not counting the library computers, which default to IE8 or in some cases Public Web Browser (!). We got a hundred IE6 visits last month - a tiny percentage, but they're still out there. > > As a public library, we avoid putting up barriers to access, and I try to be very careful about that with our website. It's a public accommodation, after all. > > Nowadays, I am starting to feel like the lack of a mobile site is such a barrier, because almost 10% of visits are coming from mobile devices. Not having a mobile site for that 10% feels a little like finding out 10% of our library patrons use wheelchairs, then building steps in front of the door. > > Genny Engel > Sonoma County Library > [log in to unmask] > 707 545-0831 x581 > www.sonomalibrary.org > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Code for Libraries [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Aaron Collier > Sent: Thursday, July 12, 2012 8:41 AM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] Browser Wars > > Firefox is the leader on our stats, but I think that's mostly because it is the default browser on almost any campus system. IE is close behind though while mobile browsers are the most sparse. > > I guess the old "develop in firefox, test in IE" still holds true. > > > > Aaron Collier > Library Academic Systems Analyst > California State University, Fresno - Henry Madden Library > 559.278.2945 > [log in to unmask] > http://www.csufresno.edu/library > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Brig C McCoy" <[log in to unmask]> > To: [log in to unmask] > Sent: Thursday, July 12, 2012 8:28:03 AM > Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] Browser Wars > > Hi... > > This is from the last six weeks from one of my public-facing websites. > Definitely not going to drop MSIE support for the website at this rate: > > # #reqs #pages browser > 1 18137 827 MSIE > 8651 437 MSIE/8 > 7400 277 MSIE/9 > 1866 52 MSIE/7 > 193 42 MSIE/6 > 16 16 MSIE/5 > 11 3 MSIE/10 > 2 1809 441 Safari > 1128 299 Safari/533 > 202 58 Safari/534 > 214 54 Safari/7534 > 79 23 Safari/6533 > 41 4 Safari/530 > 13 3 Safari/531 > 3 906 260 Netscape (compatible) > 4 1287 182 Firefox > 442 114 Firefox/13 > 408 34 Firefox/12 > 139 11 Firefox/10 > 163 6 Firefox/3 > 28 6 Firefox/14 > 11 5 Firefox/9 > 6 2 Firefox/4 > 12 2 Firefox/6 > 4 1 Firefox/15 > 8 1 Firefox/7 > 5 1164 175 Chrome > 718 111 Chrome/19 > 409 61 Chrome/20 > 23 1 Chrome/9 > 4 1 Chrome/10 > 1 1 Chrome/5 > > ...brig > > > On 7/12/2012 9:33 AM, Michael Schofield wrote: >> Ever since Microsoft announced the new IE auto-update policy, the >> blogosphere is fussing. This is definitely important (and good) news, but >> sites-Smashing Magazine has three articles on it in the last few days-are >> really pushing the "drop IE support," and "its literally slowing the >> internet down." I'm down, but that attitude-especially for libraries-isn't >> really the right one to have. It is, IMHO, an old view. A smart design >> strategy with progressive enhancement can deliver content to . everyone - >> which should be the priority for non-prof / [local-]government web presences >> over flare. Right?-- > Brig C. McCoy [log in to unmask] > Network Services Coordinator > Kansas City, Kansas Public Library > 625 Minnesota Avenue > Kansas City, KS 66101 > tel 913-279-2349 > cel 816-885-2700 > fax 913-279-2271