Acid1
Type of site | Web standards test |
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Available in | English language |
Owner | The World Wide Web Consortium |
Created by | Todd Fahrner |
URL | Acid1 |
Commercial | No |
Registration | No |
Launched | January 26, 1999 |
Current status | Online |
Acid1, originally called the Box Acid Test, is a test page for
acid tests for gold which produce a quick and obvious assessment of the quality of a piece of metal, the web acid tests were designed to produce a clear indication of a browser's compliance to web standards.[citation needed
]
History
Acid1 tests many features on one page against a reference image. Acid1 was developed by Todd Fahrner, who was frustrated with the lack of stringent tests to improve browser interoperability. After looking at tests developed by Braden McDaniel that used reference renderings to clarify the intended result, Fahrner developed a comprehensive test that resulted in a quirky-looking graphic. In 1999, the test was incorporated into the CSS1 test suite.tasman', with the text replaced by the names of the developers.[2]
By early 2008, all major browsers passed the Acid1 test.[3]
Acid1 has served as inspiration for Acid2 and Acid3.
See also
- Comparison of layout engines
References
- ^ CSS1 Test Suite: 5.5.26 clear
- ^ Internet Explorer Easter Egg - IE5 Mac Team, The Easter Egg Archive, 2000-06-19
- ^ "Acid Test Results on Popular Browser". SciActive. Archived from the original on 2008-05-05. Retrieved 2008-05-05.