Safari 3.1 Final

[Rappy Veteran]

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!

[Crazysah]

Wow. Must download this and then download the latest nightly!

[-Hiroshi-]

This is awesome, fast, stable and looks nice too. :)

[Malisk]

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.

[Zenicanin]

Much quicker than previously, seems like many bugs have been worked out. Font rendering is horrible though, looks like I'm wearing glasses that I shouldn't.

[thertrain]

My only complaint about Safari on Windows is that my scroll wheel on my mouse doesn't work. I have no idea why this browser is effected, but every build is the same. Anyone else have this problem and found a solution? :blink:

[Rappy Veteran]

1 tab open and 79mb memory not to bad but if I continue to browse youtube its gonna go up.

[PL_ Veteran]

Apple does have a serious consistency issue however :/

That's a big enough reason for me to not switch from Firefox. <3 Vista consistency.

[EL1TE]

1 tab open and 79mb memory not to bad but if I continue to browse youtube its gonna go up.

80MB with 1 tab open? Bah, one more reason to stay away from this (still waiting for Opera 9.50 Final). :whistle:

[Farstrider]

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.

Edited March 18, 2008 by Farstrider

[neufuse Veteran]

Still crashes every darn time I try to run this thing! they said that it was a bug they'd have fixed in RTM... ugh... 3 systems... click on icon shows form partially and boom crash...

[Lasker]

the latest webkit improve to 92/100 in acid 3 test, amazing!

[1Frothy]

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

[Ar3s]

it was great for testing with the webkit and all. But as soon as i tried to use the safari to login for internet banking it couldn't load the pages (apple java). oh well just sent the bug to apple.

[DreadBoat89]

Apple does have a serious consistency issue however :/

i think its strange for that to be an issue when they strive for a uniform UI in leopard

[Emon]

the latest webkit improve to 92/100 in acid 3 test, amazing!

They are up to 93% actually.

http://webkit.org/blog/161/webkit-hits-93100-in-acid3/

[Sigurd]

Never used Safari before but thought i would give it a go and am pleasantly surprised, using the webkit nightlys and i really like it.

[Quillz]

Just installed it on my iMac. Seems the same to me, not really any faster.

[saxondale.]

The nightly ones seem a lot quicker than the 3.1 release.

[sanctified Veteran]

The nightly ones seem a lot quicker than the 3.1 release.

It seems that 3.1 its based on an old Webkit build, it scores just 77 on Acid 3 and its a little slower.

[ana04]

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.. :)

[strekship]

I would consider using it if it blended into the Windows UI better.

[Marcel T]

Still crashes every darn time I try to run this thing! they said that it was a bug they'd have fixed in RTM... ugh... 3 systems... click on icon shows form partially and boom crash...

Where?

[Lasker]

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)

[ana04]

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)

Thanks..

That worked.. :)