Tips for using Page Detailer
In this section we provide a few helpful tips to analyze the performance data shown by Page Detailer. A sample analysis, with comments.
Figure 14-4 Page Detailer sample analysis
As per the analysis:
- A summary of the above information and the meaning of each icon and color can be obtained by using the menu View Æ Legend. This displays the window shown in Figure 14-5.
Figure 14-5 Page Detailer Legend
- Use a separate browser instance to collect data from related Web pages in one file. This allows for easy retrieval of performance data of related Web pages for comparison. Note that you can save your work only in the Pro version of the Page Detailer.
- You can select the columns to display in the Details view from the context menu (obtained by right-clicking). You can also choose to display the column as a graph if it contains a numerical value.
- You can move the vertical bar and make room to add new columns on the left hand side of the window, as shown in the Figure 14-6 and Figure 14-7.
Figure 14-6 Moving the separator and adding a new column
Figure 14-7 Column definition
Tip: If it seems that Page Detailer is not collecting your browser interactions, try to navigate a little bit slower (there is a delay between the browser showing the page and Page Detailer capturing its content). The other point that be aware of is that Page Detailer installs itself configured for Microsoft Internet Explorer and several versions of Netscape browsers. If you want to use another browser, you need to check the documentation to see how to set it up.
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