diff --git a/tests/Control/OverviewMap.html b/tests/Control/OverviewMap.html
index fce7a24d28..30cac5dff0 100644
--- a/tests/Control/OverviewMap.html
+++ b/tests/Control/OverviewMap.html
@@ -3,19 +3,23 @@
   <script src="../OLLoader.js"></script>
   <script type="text/javascript">
     var map, control;
+    
     function test_initialize(t) {
         t.plan( 2 );
     
         control = new OpenLayers.Control.OverviewMap();
-        t.ok( control instanceof OpenLayers.Control.OverviewMap, "new OpenLayers.Control.OverviewMap returns object" );
-        t.eq( control.displayClass,  "olControlOverviewMap", "displayClass is correct" );
+        t.ok( control instanceof OpenLayers.Control.OverviewMap, 
+            "new OpenLayers.Control.OverviewMap returns object" );
+        t.eq( control.displayClass,
+            "olControlOverviewMap", "displayClass is correct" );
     }
 
     function test_setMap(t) {
         t.plan(4);
 
         var setMapTest = function(map) {
-            t.ok(true, "Handler.setMap called for " + this.CLASS_NAME);
+            t.ok(true, 
+                "Handler.setMap called for " + this.CLASS_NAME);
             this.map = map;        
         };
         var drag_setMap = OpenLayers.Handler.Drag.prototype.setMap;
@@ -32,8 +36,10 @@
         map.addControl(control);
 
         map.zoomToMaxExtent();
-        t.eq(control.handlers.drag.map.id, control.ovmap.id, "drag.map is correct");
-        t.eq(control.handlers.click.map.id, control.ovmap.id, "click.map is correct");
+        t.eq(control.handlers.drag.map.id, control.ovmap.id,
+            "drag.map is correct");
+        t.eq(control.handlers.click.map.id, control.ovmap.id,
+            "click.map is correct");
 
         map.destroy();
         OpenLayers.Handler.Drag.prototype.setMap = drag_setMap;
@@ -66,85 +72,112 @@
 
         control.destroy();
         t.eq(log_drag.length, 2,
-             "destroy() destroys drag handler twice, expected");
+            "destroy() destroys drag handler twice, expected");
         if (log_drag.length == 2) {
             t.eq(log_drag[0].map, true,
-                 "destroy() destroys drag handler before ovmap is destroyed (0)");
+                "destroy() destroys drag handler before ovmap is destroyed (0)");
             t.eq(log_drag[1].map, false,
-                 "destroy() destroys drag handler after ovmap is destroyed (1)");
+                "destroy() destroys drag handler after ovmap is destroyed (1)");
         }
         t.eq(log_click.length, 2,
-             "destroy() destroys click handler twice, expected");
+            "destroy() destroys click handler twice, expected");
         if (log_click.length == 2) {
             t.eq(log_click[0].map, true,
-                 "destroy() destroys click handler before ovmap is destroyed (0)");
+                "destroy() destroys click handler before ovmap is destroyed (0)");
             t.eq(log_click[1].map, false,
-                 "destroy() destroys click handler after ovmap is destroyed (1)");
+                "destroy() destroys click handler after ovmap is destroyed (1)");
         }
 
         // tear down
         map.destroy();
     }
+    
     function test_addControl (t) {
         t.plan( 6 );
         map = new OpenLayers.Map('map');
         control = new OpenLayers.Control.OverviewMap();
-        t.ok( control instanceof OpenLayers.Control.OverviewMap, "new OpenLayers.Control.OverviewMap returns object" );
-        t.ok( map instanceof OpenLayers.Map, "new OpenLayers.Map creates map" );
+        t.ok( control instanceof OpenLayers.Control.OverviewMap, 
+            "new OpenLayers.Control.OverviewMap returns object" );
+        t.ok( map instanceof OpenLayers.Map, 
+            "new OpenLayers.Map creates map" );
         map.addControl(control);
-        t.ok( control.map === map, "Control.map is set to the map object" );
-        t.ok( map.controls[4] === control, "map.controls contains control" );
-        t.eq( parseInt(control.div.style.zIndex), map.Z_INDEX_BASE['Control'] + 5, "Control div zIndexed properly" );
-        t.eq( parseInt(map.viewPortDiv.lastChild.style.zIndex), map.Z_INDEX_BASE['Control'] + 5, "Viewport div contains control div" );
+        t.ok( control.map === map, 
+            "Control.map is set to the map object" );
+        t.ok( map.controls[4] === control, 
+            "map.controls contains control" );
+        t.eq( parseInt(control.div.style.zIndex), map.Z_INDEX_BASE['Control'] + 5,
+            "Control div zIndexed properly" );
+        t.eq( parseInt(map.viewPortDiv.lastChild.style.zIndex), map.Z_INDEX_BASE['Control'] + 5,
+            "Viewport div contains control div" );
 
         map.destroy();
     }
+    
     function test_control_events (t) {
         t.plan( 10 );
-        var evt = {which: 1}; // control expects left-click
-        map = new OpenLayers.Map('map');
-        var layer = new OpenLayers.Layer.WMS("Test Layer", 
-            "http://octo.metacarta.com/cgi-bin/mapserv?",
-            {map: "/mapdata/vmap_wms.map", layers: "basic"});
-        map.addLayer(layer);
+        
+        map = new OpenLayers.Map('map', {
+            // when we recenter, don't waste time animating the panning
+            // without this, the test fails in Firefox 10.0.1 on Linux
+            panMethod: null,
+            layers: [ new OpenLayers.Layer('Test Layer', {isBaseLayer: true}) ]
+        });
 
         control = new OpenLayers.Control.OverviewMap();
         map.addControl(control, new OpenLayers.Pixel(20,20));
 
         var centerLL = new OpenLayers.LonLat(-71,42); 
         map.setCenter(centerLL, 11);
-        t.delay_call(1, function() {
-        var overviewCenter = control.ovmap.getCenter();
-        var overviewZoom = control.ovmap.getZoom();
-        t.eq(overviewCenter.lon, -71, "Overviewmap center lon correct");
-        t.eq(overviewCenter.lat, 42, "Overviewmap center lat correct");
-        t.eq(overviewZoom, 8, "Overviewmap zoomcorrect");
-        
-        control.mapDivClick({'xy':new OpenLayers.Pixel(5,5)});
-        }, 2, function() {
-        var cent = map.getCenter();
-        t.eq(cent.lon, -71.3515625, "Clicking on the Overview Map has the correct effect on map lon");
-        t.eq(cent.lat, 42.17578125, "Clicking on the Overview Map has the correct effect on map lat");
 
-        control.handlers.drag = {
-            last: new OpenLayers.Pixel(5,5),
-            destroy: function() {}
-        };
-        control.rectDrag(new OpenLayers.Pixel(15, 15));
-        control.updateMapToRect();
-        }, 2, function() {
-        var cent = map.getCenter();
-        t.eq(cent.lon, -71.2734375, "Dragging on the Overview Map has the correct effect on map lon");
-        t.eq(cent.lat, 42.09765625, "Dragging on the Overview Map has the correct effect on map lat");
+        t.delay_call(
+            0.1, 
+            function() {
+                var overviewCenter = control.ovmap.getCenter();
+                var overviewZoom = control.ovmap.getZoom();
+                t.eq(overviewCenter.lon, -71, 
+                    "OverviewMap center lon correct");
+                t.eq(overviewCenter.lat, 42, 
+                    "OverviewMap center lat correct");
+                t.eq(overviewZoom, 8, 
+                    "OverviewMap zoom correct");
+                
+                control.mapDivClick({'xy':new OpenLayers.Pixel(5,5)});
+            },
+            0.1,
+            function() {
+                var cent = map.getCenter();
+                t.eq(cent.lon, -71.3515625, 
+                    "Clicking on OverviewMap has correct effect on map lon");
+                t.eq(cent.lat, 42.17578125,
+                    "Clicking on OverviewMap has correct effect on map lat");
         
-        map.setCenter(new OpenLayers.LonLat(0,0), 0);
-        var overviewCenter = control.ovmap.getCenter();
-        var overviewZoom = control.ovmap.getZoom();
-        t.eq(overviewCenter.lon, 0, "Overviewmap center lon correct -- second zoom");
-        t.eq(overviewCenter.lat, 0, "Overviewmap center lat correct -- second zoom");
-        t.eq(overviewZoom, 0, "Overviewmap zoomcorrect -- second zoom");
-        map.destroy();
-        });
+                control.handlers.drag = {
+                    last: new OpenLayers.Pixel(5,5),
+                    destroy: function() {}
+                };
+                control.rectDrag(new OpenLayers.Pixel(15, 15));
+                control.updateMapToRect();
+            },
+            0.1,
+            function() {
+                var cent = map.getCenter();
+                t.eq(cent.lon, -71.2734375, 
+                    "Dragging on OverviewMap has correct effect on map lon");
+                t.eq(cent.lat, 42.09765625, 
+                    "Dragging on OverviewMap has correct effect on map lat");
+                
+                map.setCenter(new OpenLayers.LonLat(0,0), 0);
+                var overviewCenter = control.ovmap.getCenter();
+                var overviewZoom = control.ovmap.getZoom();
+                t.eq(overviewCenter.lon, 0, 
+                    "OverviewMap center lon correct -- second zoom");
+                t.eq(overviewCenter.lat, 0,
+                    "OverviewMap center lat correct -- second zoom");
+                t.eq(overviewZoom, 0,
+                    "OverviewMap zoomcorrect -- second zoom");
+                map.destroy();
+            }
+        );
     }
 
     function test_initialize_maximized(t) {
@@ -156,8 +189,10 @@
             controls: [control]
         });
         
-        t.eq(control.maximized, false, "OverviewMap is not maximized by default");
-        t.eq(control.element.style.display, 'none', "OverviewMap.element is not visible");
+        t.eq(control.maximized, false, 
+            "OverviewMap is not maximized by default");
+        t.eq(control.element.style.display, 'none', 
+            "OverviewMap.element is not visible");
         map.destroy();
 
         control = new OpenLayers.Control.OverviewMap({
@@ -167,8 +202,10 @@
             layers  : [new OpenLayers.Layer("layer", {isBaseLayer: true})],
             controls: [control]
         });
-        t.eq(control.maximized, true, "OverviewMap.maximized is set");
-        t.eq(control.element.style.display, '', "OverviewMap.element is visible");
+        t.eq(control.maximized, true,
+            "OverviewMap.maximized is set");
+        t.eq(control.element.style.display, '', 
+            "OverviewMap.element is visible");
 
         map.destroy();
     }
@@ -176,6 +213,6 @@
   </script>
 </head>
 <body>
-    <div id="map" style="width: 1024px; height: 512px;"/>
+    <div id="map" style="width: 1024px; height: 512px;"></div>
 </body>
 </html>
diff --git a/tests/Format/WKT.html b/tests/Format/WKT.html
index 15d2b2cf62..bdfc2337bc 100644
--- a/tests/Format/WKT.html
+++ b/tests/Format/WKT.html
@@ -254,21 +254,40 @@
         t.plan(1);
 
         var projections = {
-            src:  new OpenLayers.Projection("EPSG:4326"),
-            dest: new OpenLayers.Projection("EPSG:900913")
-        };
-
-        var points = {
-            src:  new OpenLayers.Feature.Vector(new OpenLayers.Geometry.Point(-87.9, 41.9)),
-            dest: new OpenLayers.Feature.Vector(new OpenLayers.Geometry.Point(-9784983.2393667, 5146011.6785665))
-        };
-
-        var format = new OpenLayers.Format.WKT({
-            externalProjection: projections["src"],
-            internalProjection: projections["dest"]
-        });
-        var feature = format.read("GEOMETRYCOLLECTION(POINT(" + points["src"].geometry.x + " " + points["src"].geometry.y + "))")[0];
-        t.eq(feature.geometry.toString(), points["dest"].geometry.toString(), 
+                src:  new OpenLayers.Projection("EPSG:4326"),
+                dest: new OpenLayers.Projection("EPSG:900913")
+            },
+            points = {
+                src:  new OpenLayers.Feature.Vector(
+                    new OpenLayers.Geometry.Point(-87.9, 41.9)
+                ),
+                dest: new OpenLayers.Feature.Vector(
+                    new OpenLayers.Geometry.Point(-9784983.2393667, 5146011.6785665)
+                )
+            },
+            format = new OpenLayers.Format.WKT({
+                externalProjection: projections["src"],
+                internalProjection: projections["dest"]
+            }),
+            gc_wkt_parts = [
+                "GEOMETRYCOLLECTION(",
+                "POINT(",
+                points["src"].geometry.x,
+                " ",
+                points["src"].geometry.y, 
+                ")",
+                ")"
+            ],
+            feature = format.read( gc_wkt_parts.join("") )[0],
+            gotGeom = feature.geometry,
+            expectGeom = points["dest"].geometry,
+            // we don't use geometry::toString because we might run into 
+            // precision issues
+            precision = 7,
+            got = gotGeom.x.toFixed(precision) + ' ' + gotGeom.y.toFixed(precision),
+            expected = expectGeom.x.toFixed(precision) + ' ' + expectGeom.y.toFixed(precision);
+        
+        t.eq(got, expected, 
             "Geometry collections aren't transformed twice when reprojection.");
     }
     </script> 
diff --git a/tests/Format/XML.html b/tests/Format/XML.html
index 8da8fbf1e3..ff663c3f5e 100644
--- a/tests/Format/XML.html
+++ b/tests/Format/XML.html
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@
         var uri = "http://foo.com";
         var prefix = "foo";
         var localName = "bar";
-        var qualifiedName = prefix + ":" + name;
+        var qualifiedName = prefix + ":" + localName;
         var node = format.createElementNS(uri, qualifiedName);
         t.eq(node.nodeType, 1,
              "node has correct type");
diff --git a/tests/Strategy/BBOX.html b/tests/Strategy/BBOX.html
index aa66c65321..84c0ad02ee 100644
--- a/tests/Strategy/BBOX.html
+++ b/tests/Strategy/BBOX.html
@@ -88,9 +88,26 @@
         strategy.update({force: true});
         var from = map.getProjectionObject();
         var to = layer.projection;
-        t.eq(strategy.bounds.toString(), map.getExtent().transform(from, to).toString(), "[force update different proj] bounds transformed");
         
-
+        var strategyBounds = strategy.bounds,
+            mapExtent = map.getExtent().transform(from, to),
+            // we don't use bounds::toString because we might run into 
+            // precision issues
+            precision = 7,
+            strategyBoundsGot = [
+                strategyBounds.left.toFixed( precision ),
+                strategyBounds.bottom.toFixed( precision ),
+                strategyBounds.right.toFixed( precision ),
+                strategyBounds.top.toFixed( precision )
+            ].join(','),
+            mapExtentExpected = [
+                mapExtent.left.toFixed( precision ),
+                mapExtent.bottom.toFixed( precision ),
+                mapExtent.right.toFixed( precision ),
+                mapExtent.top.toFixed( precision )
+            ].join(',');
+        t.eq(strategyBoundsGot, mapExtentExpected, 
+            "[force update different proj] bounds transformed");
     }
     
     function test_events(t) {