Safari Passes the Acid2 Test

TigerX writes "The Mac web browser Safari has become the first browser to pass the Acid2 test. Acid2 is a CSS/HTML test suite put out by the Web Standards Project (WASP). Developer David Hyatt had been working on the project for the past few weeks. Details can be found at his blog. The patched Safari is not yet avaliable for public consumption. It is unknown when the patches will appear in a public version of Safari."

Comments

Go Apple!

[HeaththeGreat]

Nice to see some big companies care about standards!

Re:Go Apple!

[iamthemoog]

unlike slashdot

*ducks*

Re:Go Apple!

[0x461FAB0BD7D2]

What on earth do you mean? Slashdot cares way too much about standards, if anything.

After all, HTML 3.2 is a standard.

Re:Go Apple!

[amonredotorg]

That is not funny at all. The Acid2 is not even supposed to validate; Acid2 also tests how invalid CSS is handled. And invalid CSS doesn't validate, does it?

Re:Go Apple!

[ThePromenader]

Yes, but that's the whole point of the CSS invalidation validator. If it calls invalid when the invalid is actually valid, then the valid would be invalidated invalid, wouldn't it?

Passed test but not available?

[mwkaufman]

If I pass a test, but don't hand it in, should I still get an A?

Re:Passed test but not available?

[yerM)M]

If I pass a test, but don't hand it in, should I still get an A?

Ahh grasshopper, you are learning the zen of microsoft.

If an O/S works in the forest but no one is around to see, will it still crash for Bill?

Keep the Drugs of the Streets...

[Avyakata]

I'm glad to see it passed...so many browsers today fall in with the wrong crowd. The media is ruinung their minds; it makes them think that doing drugs like acid is okay. I salute David Hyatt for having the care and concern to watch out for these poor directionless browsers...he's their only hope.

...sorry, I couldn't resist.

Konqueror?

[Anonymous Coward]

Huh?

Why would Apple donate any code to Konquerer?

Dear Safari Acid Test

[Letter]

Dear Safari Acid Test,

I'm testing the Safari Acid now...

Look over there! A pink wildebeest mating with a green giraffe! A blue moongoose mounting a purple elephant! Is that a lion under the zebra? Heavenly stripes galore!

Trippy,
Letter

IE

[atlantafatmike]

You know that MS is hard at work readying Internet Explorer 7 to pass this test... heh.

A leaked version...

[ssj_195]

... of the patch was discovered earlier, and is presented here:

if (url == "http://webstandards.org/act/acid2/test.html#top")
{
print("Hello World!");
drawSmileyFace();
}

Don't be such a square.

[tgd]

Just do it. Everyone else is.

It'll make you feel better.

Am I the only one..

[mattmentecky]

...that when they saw the headline thought...Apple...Steve Jobs...Acid2...

"Hey looks like theyre back to their 70s roots!"

Apple's Feedback Page

[Fahrvergnuugen]

I submitted a request to make Safari Acid2 Compliant a while back - its a good feeling when a request you submitted is fulfilled :) (of course, I have no idea if they actually even read my request, but I'd like to think that they did :P)

Re:Use the Source, Luke.

[FidelCatsro]

someone to cover for me whilst i run off home ;)

Ahhh Standards

[skingers6894]

This is great stuff from the big "A"

Meanwhile over in another story the big "M" is refusing to do a complete TCP/IP implementation.

Re:well ya know.....

[nacturation]

okay, well is crashs every IE I have, so I guess there's a patch for it now.
Now what will I use as useless knowledge on slashdot?

Try something arcane like female anatomy.

Re:More to the point

[Anonymous Coward]

Waaah! Mommy, Apple won't do all my work for me!