Safari 3.1 Final

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Grand Master

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If you are on Windows, all you have to do is run the run-nightly-webkit.cmd file once you copy all the files and folders to your Safari directory. It then installs the updated files and runs the browser (and a terminal window, which you can safely close once the browser opens)

Well, I've got 7 tabs open right now in Safari, and it is using approx. 50 megs of memory.

Sweet I will download now then give it a whirl!

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Malisk

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Different forms of rendering, one snaps to the pixel grid, one keeps the form of the characters.

It's a personal choice, people used to the pixel snapping form will find the form keeping kind odd, etc.

Edit: And if it's really important to you, Safari can use the pixel snapping form if you set the font smoothing type to 4 (the UI only presents 3 options, so you'll need to change a config file)

Exactly, good someone got it right here. :)

There are advantages and disadvantages with both rendering methods. OS X will adhere to the typeface design better while on the other hand getting more blurred text, while ClearType will get sharper text thanks to aligning it to the physical pixels on screen, while on the other hand deviating more from the typeface.

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Well, I've got 7 tabs open right now in Safari, and it is using approx. 50 megs of memory.

As a matter of interest I have 22 Twenty Two Tabs open in Maxthon and it's using 51MB: 50MB for 7 or so tabs is high! The person who said one tab is using 80 odd MB ram, there must be something else wrong! It should not be using so much.

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Nice browser. Quite like it a lot actually. Just need some tips:

- How do I add a "new tab" icon onto the toolbar?

- Is there a way for Safari to use the default Windows Vista font renderer?

Otherwise it's fast and stable so far.

@ Lasker That Avatar you have, freaks me out. LOL

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Does the latest webkit nightly install at all for me.. Meaning that when I click (or ran as an admin) the run-nightly-webkit.cmd cmd window just flashes and browser doesn't start after that.. :unsure:

Using Vista 64-bit.. Or has anyone else tried it with that os..

Anyway the 3.1 version seems nice.. :)

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Lasker

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Does the latest webkit nightly install at all for me.. Meaning that when I click (or ran as an admin) the run-nightly-webkit.cmd cmd window just flashes and browser doesn't start after that.. :unsure:

Using Vista 64-bit.. Or has anyone else tried it with that os..

Anyway the 3.1 version seems nice.. :)

What I did was to download the webkit nightly then go to the safari folder and replace all dll's with the new webkit, works like a charm! (Y)

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