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why is safari such a horrible browser?

dpaanlka said:
One idea that comes to mind is the clearly stated requirement for Windows. It probably makes heavy use of Active-X. For that reason, I feel no sympathy.
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i understand that not all stuff can be ported, but really, how many web standards are out there that safari cant support them??

especially something on a major website like yahoo
 
martinmartin said:
here's another one that is bad - cbs sportsline...
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Where are you seeing this?

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still there is no reason for activeX not to be supported, considering all of the content written for it, its simply apples arrogance that keeps it from happening
 
now no one get me wrong, i love my mac, it just irritates me that i cant visit all of the websites that i like, and thats the last im going to argue with you all on this subject, no need for this to get completely out of hand.
 
squeeks said:
still there is no reason for activeX not to be supported, considering all of the content written for it, its simply apples arrogance that keeps it from happening
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Actually, it's Microsoft's arrogance. It's their proprietary product to which they hold the sole rights to.

Apple putting it into Safari would be illegal.

And why support Microsoft pushing their proprietary crap on everybody anyway? If a web site uses ActiveX, we as a community should not use it. Send Yahoo! an email telling them use some open standards.
 
What screen resolution are you using?
Did you un-install any fonts from your system?
Did you mess with Safari settings using a 3rd party application (Saft, for example)?
Could be lots of things.

From all the browsing I've done over the last 4 years using Safari, the only websites that gave me problems (very few) were poorly coded or relied on Windows ActiveX standards.

When I visit a website that does not support Safari or even Firefox, I just leave. If the webmaster does not bother supporting major browsers, I figure his site is not worth my time. I wouldn't complain if I were using an obscure browser but come on, the Mac market share is pretty important now, and rising fast.
 
dpaanlka said:
Actually, it's Microsoft's arrogance. It's their proprietary product to which they hold the sole rights to.

Apple putting it into Safari would be illegal.

And why support Microsoft pushing their proprietary crap on everybody anyway? If a web site uses ActiveX, we as a community should not use it. Send Yahoo! an email telling them use some open standards.
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plus activeX is dodgy ground to say the least.
 
squeeks said:
still there is no reason for activeX not to be supported, considering all of the content written for it, its simply apples arrogance that keeps it from happening
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  1. It is a Microsoft standard.
  2. ActiveX is a rather large potential security risk

If Microsoft don't port it then there is nothing that Apple can do about it. That would be like expecting Apple to port Internet Explorer or DirectX to the Mac.
 
ActiveX is getting phased out more and more. It is becoming increasingly rare to find a site that wont work with alternative browsers. When i started using Opera, back when it was still version 7.54, many sites on the internet were displayed improperly. Only a few years later, version 9.50 renders almost every webpage correctly.
 
MajereXYU said:
What screen resolution are you using?
Did you un-install any fonts from your system?
Did you mess with Safari settings using a 3rd party application (Saft, for example)?
Could be lots of things.

From all the browsing I've done over the last 4 years using Safari, the only websites that gave me problems (very few) were poorly coded or relied on Windows ActiveX standards.

When I visit a website that does not support Safari or even Firefox, I just leave. If the webmaster does not bother supporting major browsers, I figure his site is not worth my time. I wouldn't complain if I were using an obscure browser but come on, the Mac market share is pretty important now, and rising fast.
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hi majere, im just running the default 15in MBP resolution (1440 X 990, i believe). i havent uninstalled any fonts or messed with any settings other than the generic ones within safari. i dont even know what saft is.

there just seem to be a few sites that display all crazy on my computer...if im not mistaken, this has been an issue since i first downloaded safari. (im running 3.0.3)

thanks
 
dpaanlka said:
I guess... if you like ActiveX. I think ActiveX is a dying phenomenon though... lets hope anyway.
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its not that i like activeX i just like using a few apps that are written for it, specifically game channel for NCAAF seeing as how i cant always watch all of my teams games
 
squeeks said:
its not that i like activeX i just like using a few apps that are written for it, specifically game channel for NCAAF seeing as how i cant always watch all of my teams games
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look if you really like those active x apps you must use bootcamp and windows there is absolutely no hope or need for active x in safari or firefox so STOP already. may it die a quicker death than java.

your thread title is both troll-like and evil. :mad:
 
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