Safari 3 (browser) Public Beta available now!

[Geffy]

Latest WebKit nightly for Windows has a bunch of new keyboard shortcuts

You see, they are listening.

 

[X-Istence]

Mouse buttons are coming up in the next WebKit, it is requiring some more work, since it does not exist in Mac OS X yet.

 

[NetRyder]

Latest WebKit nightly for Windows has a bunch of new keyboard shortcuts

You see, they are listening.

Very nice. :up:
If they go ahead with the changes in the "under investigation" list too, that'll address many of the biggest issues I have with the current release.

 

[Sazar]

Nice.

Are they going to allow middle-click to be used for actions too?

I'll give this another go in a month or so, when it's more stable.

 

[muzikool]

Ctrl+Enter www/com completion for the URL bar is probably my main complaint about Safari, on Mac or Windows. Safari doesn't care as much about the www. as I enter most any site as domain.com and it will load fine. I would prefer the Ctrl+Enter shortcut, though.

 

[muzikool]

Apple has released an update to Safari, Beta 3.0.2 for Mac and PC via its website and Software Update.

Changes in Safari 3.0.2 for Windows beta:
- Latest security updates
- Improved stability
- Fixes for text display, non-English systems, and start-up times

Changes in Safari 3.0.2 for Mac OS X beta:
-Latest security updates
-Improved stability
-Improved WebKit support for Mail, iChat and Dashboard

 

[gonaads]

Well as for the way Safari works I must quote this person who posted on Lifehacker Dot Com

Wow! Safari 3.0 loads web sites pretty f....

*gets distracted by ads*

Where was I? Oh! Yeah, Safari 3.0 loads pages rather qui....

*gets distracted by ads*

*launches FireFox*

Safari 3.0 does load pages quickly.

Hmmmm, maybe there's a reason they ported Firefox to OS X.

'nough said.

 

[Geffy]

never had a problem with ads in safari, not had them with firefox either

Hmmmm, maybe there's a reason they ported Firefox to OS X.

Indeed to prove that Apple make the best browser for their own OS

 

[Sazar]

Get FF2, get Stylish, remove ads, done.

You won't have to have a problem with ads coz there won't be any cluttering up the page.

 

[NetRyder]

Nice that the mouse back/forward keys "just work" and I'd agree Apple should support them in the windows build if its a convention.

Oddly enough, I'm using Safari within OS X right now, and the back/forward buttons on the Microsoft mouse actually do what they're supposed to.

It's probably the Microsoft IntelliMouse drivers for OS X that are making them work, but they don't seem to help with the Safari build for Windows.

 

[X-Istence]

Oddly enough, I'm using Safari within OS X right now, and the back/forward buttons on the Microsoft mouse actually do what they're supposed to.

It's probably the Microsoft IntelliMouse drivers for OS X that are making them work, but they don't seem to help with the Safari build for Windows.

Yup, the IntelliMouse drivers for Mac OS X are REALLY good. I personally am not a big fan of using the mouse buttons for back and forward, the amount of times that I have clicked a link and want to go back is almost 0, mostly I just open it in a new tab!

 

[Sazar]

Congratulations X.

I guess the rest of the computer users in the world should also give up their back/forward usage just because you don't use that feature

Everyone here at work uses the buttons (or backspace) and pretty much everyone else I know who uses windows (the vast majority) do.

Heck, even in the UT computer center with the high-end G5's, the few things I hear about improvements is small things like ease-of-use and this is one fo the items.

 

[gonaads]

I have back and forward buttons on the MicroSquish keyboard at work and where they are on the keyboard is where I usually rest my left hand. So I don't need no steeeeeenkin back/forth mouse buttons.

And if only you could change the theme from that damn uuuuugly brushed whatever... Bleh

 

[Sazar]

It's brushed toilet paper, after use by the Silver Surfer.

 

[gonaads]

It's brushed toilet paper, after use by the Silver Surfer.

:laugh: Hah! Oh that was good.

 

[Geffy]

Brushed Metal is being removed in Leopard, so you can probably expect it to change when that comes out.

 

[Sazar]

Can't wait for apple to tell us what the next secseh skin is

 

[Geffy]

Its the same untitled skin with unified toolbar look which is used on iTunes I believe

 

[gonaads]

Can't wait for apple to tell us what the next secseh skin is

gun metal puke?

 

[Sazar]

Its the same untitled skin with unified toolbar look which is used on iTunes I believe

It was so cool a few years back

But now? I dunno.