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Official Safari 3 Beta Issues for Mac + PC
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Its working fine on my Mac Pro.
Looks like there are a lot of problems that are showing up on random computers; not everyone is experiencing the same bugs. That sucks.
Dave
Basic Java problem with Safari 3 for Mac
I was amazed to discover that a very basic little java calculator script on a web page I created for a client does not work on Safari 3. It works fine on Safari 2, Firefox and IE 5.2.2.
http://www.bccp.co.uk/pages/volumet_air.html
You would have thought they would have gotten the basics nailed!
I was amazed to discover that a very basic little java calculator script on a web page I created for a client does not work on Safari 3. It works fine on Safari 2, Firefox and IE 5.2.2.
http://www.bccp.co.uk/pages/volumet_air.html
You would have thought they would have gotten the basics nailed!
Where to begin. Okay, I tried to use safari enhancer to add a "new tab" button and now it looks like this:
And I cannot add a new tab without it malfunctioning.
Is it possible to go back to safari 2?
Safari Enhancer (along with a lot of plug-ins) is not yet compatible with the beta. So you can either uninstall Safari Enhancer or use the uninstaller that came with the Safari 3 Beta to revert to Safari 2.
For the Safari beta? It's on the same disk image that the installer was on.
I don't know the process for uninstalling Safari Enhancer, unfortunately.
Before when I wanted to open a new window I used to Command-Click and the new window would open in front... Now I need to press Shift in addition to Command if I want it in front, otherwise the new window opens behind the current one... Is there any way to change that?
Safari for Windows does not behave ANYTHING like a Windows application. This is completely annoying and breaks so many rules in UI design.
And what the heck is up with Apple's crappy keyboard shortcut to switch between tabs. I thought by Safar 3 they would've figured out that their shortcut was near impossible. Give us Control - Tab please! I'm begging you. If you do not give it to us, then I simply will not be able to use Safari as my main browser, and that's final. I use it way, way, way, way, way too much in Firefox to give it up.
And what the heck is up with Apple's crappy keyboard shortcut to switch between tabs. I thought by Safar 3 they would've figured out that their shortcut was near impossible. Give us Control - Tab please! I'm begging you. If you do not give it to us, then I simply will not be able to use Safari as my main browser, and that's final. I use it way, way, way, way, way too much in Firefox to give it up.
On both my Vista & XP Machines....
My problem is that there is in TEXT at ALL in the menus for Safari.
As in.. i can scroll my mouse over where the text would be... and it turns darker grey.. and a pop-up menu may come up.. but there is simply no text.
This happens on both my Vista laptop & XP desktop...
*sigh*
and i was so excited to have safari on my windows machines...
Any help?
Angie
My problem is that there is in TEXT at ALL in the menus for Safari.
As in.. i can scroll my mouse over where the text would be... and it turns darker grey.. and a pop-up menu may come up.. but there is simply no text.
This happens on both my Vista laptop & XP desktop...
*sigh*
and i was so excited to have safari on my windows machines...
Any help?
Angie
ok that was the 1st problem with safari on the pc. then there was this problem with iTunes. i really do want safari for the pc my family has. anyone has any ideas on how to do this? maybe getting rid of netscape?
ok that was the 1st problem with safari on the pc. then there was this problem with iTunes. i really do want safari for the pc my family has. anyone has any ideas on how to do this? maybe getting rid of netscape?
it most definitely has nothing to do with netscape.
I installed Safari 3 and iChat was slow. There was a delay on my Black Macbook 2Ghz, 2Gb RAM for the text to appear. The program was pretty stable and crashed only once out of the week i had it. I tried to video chat with a friend and the screen came up to black. The green light turned on however.
I uninstalled Safari 3 beta and my iChat responded better. I tried to video chat, but the screen stays black. I opened photo booth to check it out and the video is just a green screen. The light turns on and the camera is working fine. Anyone had this problem?
i'm planning to do a full restore on the macbook, but i wish i can find a solution that was easier.
I uninstalled Safari 3 beta and my iChat responded better. I tried to video chat, but the screen stays black. I opened photo booth to check it out and the video is just a green screen. The light turns on and the camera is working fine. Anyone had this problem?
i'm planning to do a full restore on the macbook, but i wish i can find a solution that was easier.
A friend of mine had this problem (not related to Safari, but the same green screen) and he just called Apple, and they told him how to fix it and it was really easy to fix but I don't know what he did, so you'll have to call Apple and ask.
Yep occasionally get that one.
Also get the PDF 5 second crash. It opens a pdf in the browser, count to 5, and wham!
And occasionally get the google search bar screw up. Won't search google, and won't even let me go to google.
I don't know if someone of you poste it but, if you use safari for windows Apple says that you should download some plugins, maybe then it'l work better??
Apple says:
"Plug-ins
For a richer browsing experience, you may want to install plug-ins for Safari on Windows."
here you can download the plugins
Apple says:
"Plug-ins
For a richer browsing experience, you may want to install plug-ins for Safari on Windows."
here you can download the plugins
safari 3 beta just refuses to open (got it installed ok) on my CD iMac(intel).. even without any plugins installed.. back to safari 2 on that then!
i am typing this now on my macbook CD using safari 3 beta.. installed with no problems..
main reason was for the search facility - have had no problems so far.. *fingers crossed*
i am typing this now on my macbook CD using safari 3 beta.. installed with no problems..
main reason was for the search facility - have had no problems so far.. *fingers crossed*
Hey guys,
My iWeb consistently hangs now that I installed the Safari 3 beta. I'm talking every time! It goes along fine until iWeb tries to get the site information back from Safari (you know, to see if comments have been posted) and I get the perma beach ball. Anyway to fix this? I'm almost positive it is the beta because the problem went away when I reverted back to Safari 2.
My iWeb consistently hangs now that I installed the Safari 3 beta. I'm talking every time! It goes along fine until iWeb tries to get the site information back from Safari (you know, to see if comments have been posted) and I get the perma beach ball. Anyway to fix this? I'm almost positive it is the beta because the problem went away when I reverted back to Safari 2.
Safari STILL DOESN'T support Google Chat inside of Gmail. What the heck?! I thought for sure Apple would fix this with Safari 3. Maybe it's a problem with Google not supporting the browser. Either way...this needs to get worked out, because I know a lot of Mac users (and now probably Windows users) who use Firefox over Safari because they spend a lot of time chatting in Gmail.
Finally, a response!
Ive had to revert back to safari 2. 3 was annoying, since i would have to reload pages to view them.
I tried granparadiso again, but missed safari. why are browsers a pain on macs? (well, they are for me, except safari 2) theres always some problem with each browser.
Official Safari 3 Beta Issues for Mac + PC
Greetings, folks.
New MBP here (2.4gh - 2gb mem - 7200 gb hd) - AND new to Mac stuff (June 07!). I am involved in my business with extended Win based networks... But I felt it was time to try out the Mac world, especially for vaunted a/v capabilities (I have a B&B Inn and frequently need updated printed as well as DVD based promo material). Mmmmm!
I did download/install Mac 10.4.10 and then Safari Beta 3. But, I keep feeling that Safari 3 is not very satisfactory in terms of hanging frequently and such. I do not recall Safari 2 differences in performance since I upgraded to S3 soon after making my purchase!
I do see that (many questions about this in MacRumors!) that the Safari 3 dmg file INCLUDES an uninstaller. Good. I am about to revert to S2 via uninstallation of S3... But I simply cannot believe that any computer company would indeed release such an incomplete Beta as S3 - if this is the case . Granted, Betas are Betas, blah blah blah. But Betas, from my own experience (granted, mostly in the supposedly dreaded Win world) indicates that such POSSIBLE misbehavior as exhibited by S3 Beta (and I say it again, I CANNOT yet believe that this upgrade is as defective as indicated in McRumors forums!) is indeed... POSSIBLE!
So, I'll keep reading about S3 and its shortcomings, and expect some remedy... short of reverting to S2! I am not interested in yet switching to other browsers - after sinking 3k$ + into this machine. Gotta make the allegedly reputable Apple stock stuff work first!
To sum it all up: my two main issues - see attached illustrations.
1. The lingering loading of www.GoToMyPc.com is not just affecting this website, but affects many others. Loading attempt stops right past http://
2. Pending issues regarding bringing up certain online video items. See the attached 2 "ClipError" files (from BBC site, and from another site I frequent a lot about Xmas light animations-the video clip on this page should show an animated US flag light display). I have since installed - as recommended - Flip4Mac. Seems to have improved things a bit. Obvious question: are there REALLY Mac unfriendly/Win only websites??? That would be amazing!
Any advice will be appreciated! Sorry, a lot of stuff here: I do prefer to adequately document my rants, in case I have already overlooked obvious remedies.
- Roger T
Greetings, folks.
New MBP here (2.4gh - 2gb mem - 7200 gb hd) - AND new to Mac stuff (June 07!). I am involved in my business with extended Win based networks... But I felt it was time to try out the Mac world, especially for vaunted a/v capabilities (I have a B&B Inn and frequently need updated printed as well as DVD based promo material). Mmmmm!
I did download/install Mac 10.4.10 and then Safari Beta 3. But, I keep feeling that Safari 3 is not very satisfactory in terms of hanging frequently and such. I do not recall Safari 2 differences in performance since I upgraded to S3 soon after making my purchase!
I do see that (many questions about this in MacRumors!) that the Safari 3 dmg file INCLUDES an uninstaller. Good. I am about to revert to S2 via uninstallation of S3... But I simply cannot believe that any computer company would indeed release such an incomplete Beta as S3 - if this is the case . Granted, Betas are Betas, blah blah blah. But Betas, from my own experience (granted, mostly in the supposedly dreaded Win world) indicates that such POSSIBLE misbehavior as exhibited by S3 Beta (and I say it again, I CANNOT yet believe that this upgrade is as defective as indicated in McRumors forums!) is indeed... POSSIBLE!
So, I'll keep reading about S3 and its shortcomings, and expect some remedy... short of reverting to S2! I am not interested in yet switching to other browsers - after sinking 3k$ + into this machine. Gotta make the allegedly reputable Apple stock stuff work first!
To sum it all up: my two main issues - see attached illustrations.
1. The lingering loading of www.GoToMyPc.com is not just affecting this website, but affects many others. Loading attempt stops right past http://
2. Pending issues regarding bringing up certain online video items. See the attached 2 "ClipError" files (from BBC site, and from another site I frequent a lot about Xmas light animations-the video clip on this page should show an animated US flag light display). I have since installed - as recommended - Flip4Mac. Seems to have improved things a bit. Obvious question: are there REALLY Mac unfriendly/Win only websites??? That would be amazing!
Any advice will be appreciated! Sorry, a lot of stuff here: I do prefer to adequately document my rants, in case I have already overlooked obvious remedies.
- Roger T
