You know, I wonder about this as well. I do find that the browser that comes with the OS seems to work better in the long run. Safari on my mac is for me pretty fast. On my PC desktop Internet Explorer while not the fastest, *works* better (as far as stability and website loading) than FF3, Chrome, and Safari.
Safari 4 Tips, Tricks and Special Effects
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You know, I wonder about this as well. I do find that the browser that comes with the OS seems to work better in the long run. Safari on my mac is for me pretty fast. On my PC desktop Internet Explorer while not the fastest, *works* better (as far as stability and website loading) than FF3, Chrome, and Safari.
jodelli
macrumors 65816
safari 4 locked up my computer and totally was unusable.
i'm on a PPC G5 with less than 2 gigs of RAM.
looks like you need a really beefy machine just to surf the net with the new safari.
**sadly goes back to old browsers
It's working fine on my 1 ghz 1g ram G4, but with the Tiger download. Noticeably quicker on page down loads and no problems with Mail.
Don't mind the tabs location either after the initial WTF?
vvebsta
macrumors 6502a
I had a WTF moment with the tab location, but i finally realized why they did it. Makes it so much easier if you have multiple safari windows open to see all your tabs...nice move Apple!
Edit: Does Safari 4 have a way to save sessions like Firefox when you quit? Also is there a way to manually tell the 'Top Sites' page what you want your top sites to be?
Edit: Does Safari 4 have a way to save sessions like Firefox when you quit? Also is there a way to manually tell the 'Top Sites' page what you want your top sites to be?
butchseaman
macrumors member
Took a couple of minutes to find the tabs... but I think i like it....
telecomm
macrumors 65816
Uh... no.
swindmill
macrumors 6502a
I love the new tabs. It's more intuitive to have tabs at the top of a window. I hope they integrate this feature into other apps and Finder. Top sites is great too. That's one thing I like about Chrome on my office PC. I'd like to see the all in one address/search bar in Safari too.
Marking RSS Feeds as REad
I love the RSS aggregator but can't seem to 1) mark the articles as read and 2) see the indicator that shows how many new articles.
What I did was create a folder called RSS feeds and saved all my RSS feeds into that folder which is what I think the Apple site said to do. Anyone else having better luck?
I love the RSS aggregator but can't seem to 1) mark the articles as read and 2) see the indicator that shows how many new articles.
What I did was create a folder called RSS feeds and saved all my RSS feeds into that folder which is what I think the Apple site said to do. Anyone else having better luck?
OneBlueFire
macrumors member
You CAN add sites to Top Sites. Just open a new window (Keep the Top Sites window open), go to the site you wanna add, then drag the URL to Top Sites
Electro Funk
macrumors 65816
Glims will do this for you... (regarding saving the tabs when closed)
i cant even get S4 to open... installed twice then un-installed for good. it crashes before i can even get it to open. this is on a new unibody 2.53 with 4 gigs of ram
looks like i will be waiting for the official release.
telecomm
macrumors 65816
I had a WTF moment with the tab location, but i finally realized why they did it. Makes it so much easier if you have multiple safari windows open to see all your tabs...nice move Apple!
Edit: Does Safari 4 have a way to save sessions like Firefox when you quit? Also is there a way to manually tell the 'Top Sites' page what you want your top sites to be?
Both of these questions were answered earlier in the thread.
Here's one: Check out the seventh option down in the History drop-down menu.
drlunanerd
macrumors 68000
Yes.
IEatApples
macrumors 6502a
+1
I love everything about Safari 4, except the ridiculous location of the tabs. Happy to get them back where they belong now
+1
I hope Apple understands how impractical the new ones are… but it's fun that they "dare" to try new things.
Oh, and I hope they change the location of the refresh button! I want it to the left where they've put the (to me) useless "bookmark" button.
merl1n
macrumors 65816
Safari Tweaks made easy without using Terminal App!
I found this thru "Accelerate Your Mac" website.
http://pointum.com/safari-tweaks.html
Without using the terminal you can just copy the downloaded "nib file" to the Safari package as instructed from the web page. This will add a "Tweaks" sub menu under the "Safari" menu where you can turn on and off many things in Safari.
For the tweaks download, look at the "Installation Section" and click on the "this archive" link.
Just follow the instructions which are super easy. Just remember to open a new Safari window (close the existing window) anytime you make a Tweaks change.
Enjoy!
I found this thru "Accelerate Your Mac" website.
http://pointum.com/safari-tweaks.html
Without using the terminal you can just copy the downloaded "nib file" to the Safari package as instructed from the web page. This will add a "Tweaks" sub menu under the "Safari" menu where you can turn on and off many things in Safari.
For the tweaks download, look at the "Installation Section" and click on the "this archive" link.
Just follow the instructions which are super easy. Just remember to open a new Safari window (close the existing window) anytime you make a Tweaks change.
Enjoy!
merl1n
macrumors 65816
It's in the Address Bar to the extreme right.
Tallest Skil
macrumors P6
Command+R has always been faster than using a mouse.
Command+T for a new tab, Command+W to close a window or tab, etc.
LoCarbHotrod
macrumors regular
I think the new tab bar makes more sense. We just have to adjust to the new layout.
IEatApples
macrumors 6502a
I hear a lot of people saying that I'm not one of them, but who knows, maybe I'm wrong?
No, it isn't. I'm looking there now, I've got the address, a blue RSS button and NO refresh button. It. Is. Not. There.
And there is no Stop button while the page is loading, either.
Breaking attention away from the screen, focusing on the keyboard, pressing Command+R and refocusing on the screen is not faster that reaching up to a Refresh button. Particularly when, as now, I'm eating dinner while catching up with the news. In fact, if I'm working on the PC too, my Mac keyboard isn't even within reach.
