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Safari [message #267448]

Tue, 19 June 2007 22:22

z310
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So what do you guys think of Safari?

I'll give my opinion once I use it a little longer.

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Re: Safari [message #267450 is a reply to message #267448]

Tue, 19 June 2007 22:44

z310
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Cons:

Unremovable font smoothing
UI is ugly
Highlight box sucks

Pros:

Quick

[Updated on: Tue, 19 June 2007 22:44]

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Re: Safari [message #267455 is a reply to message #267448]

Tue, 19 June 2007 23:32

Jonty
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Viva la Resistance!

I like the font smoothing.
It seems really slow to me, for some reason (a lot slower than Firefox anyway):- It always seems to get stuck for ages with the progress bar just after the second w in www.
The UI isn't exactly terrible, but I definitely prefer the iTunes one.
(Fits in well with a MacOS WindowBlinds theme though!)
If anyone has noticed, the text input boxes have a handy handle in the bottom-right corner where you can make them larger. It messes up some websites though.

I think I'll stick with Safari on MacOS for now. Big Grin

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Re: Safari [message #267465 is a reply to message #267448]

Wed, 20 June 2007 00:24

Zion
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One of the things i done when i first got my Mac was remove Safari from the dock and replace it with Firefox.

According to this keynote speech though, Safari 3 is supposed to be loads faster. Custom plugins and themes just rule it out in my opinion, so i went for Firefox.

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Re: Safari [message #267546 is a reply to message #267448]

Wed, 20 June 2007 12:57

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Firefox

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Re: Safari [message #267568 is a reply to message #267448]

Wed, 20 June 2007 15:25

light
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It's terribly insecure and full of stupid programming mistakes.
http://www.0x000000.com/?i=353

I looked at a speed comparison and whilst Safari is faster than Opera in the majority of the tests they did it's just not worth it.

http://www.azupload.com/displayImage.php/setid2745.png

[Updated on: Wed, 20 June 2007 15:25]

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Re: Safari [message #267600 is a reply to message #267448]

Wed, 20 June 2007 18:38

Viking
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Firefox wins hands down. Thumbs Up

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Re: Safari [message #267602 is a reply to message #267600]

Wed, 20 June 2007 18:55

light
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Viking wrote on Thu, 21 June 2007 13:38

Firefox wins hands down. Thumbs Up

You obviously haven't done any real research. On Windows Opera is faster than FF ( http://www.howtocreate.co.uk/browserSpeed.html )and more secure ( http://secunia.com/product/12434/ vs http://secunia.com/product/10615/ ). It was also the first to pass the Acid2 Test. Firefox has extensions which allow it to do more than Opera, and that's why I have both.

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