On Feb 28, 2009, at 1:15 PM, Dan wrote:
>
> I'm a bit late jumping in. Was in the middle of some production
> work - didn't want to risk applecramp until it was done.
>
> I did the normal flak-jacket install -- full backup, verify disk,
> repair permissions, install, watch the reboot hang because Apple is
> too stupid to get the timing right when clearing caches, enter
> single-user mode, clear caches and vm with applejack, reboot, life
> is good...
>
> A word about that installation package: Wow. Check your logs.
> This is NOT a "clean" beta test, like we've come to know and love
> with other apps. It is *destructive*. After making an archive of
> a few pieces, Apple replaces the webkit framework installed in /
> Library with one that's newer than their norm but still ancient
> (and buggy!) compared to WebKit Nightly. THEN they fark with every
> other application on your system that uses WebKit -- including
> Mail. Then they give you the new Safari.app.
>
> IOW, this beta does not affect just Safari. It has the potential
> to fark MANY other apps. So BE CAREFUL.
>
>> My first impressions are bad. As usual, new eye candy, a fancy "Top
>> Spots" page that curves a miniature wallpaper of your most visited
>> webpages across a window
>
> On my Smurf, Safari 4 happily decides I'm too slow to see such. LOL
>
> On faster Macs, that eye-candy is all abysmally slow. Bad
> implementation of unnecessary features, IMO.
My experience has been darn near the opposite of yours.
I simply downloaded and ran the installer, and it's been by far the
best, fastest and least crashy browser I've used in some time. (I'm
using it with Webkit.) I still don't get a 100% acid test, but I'm
sure that's because of some plug-ins I'm not willing to give up
(mostly likely Flash--though I'm also using ClickToFlash, and have
been happy with that).
The only complaint I have is that when I click on a link from Mail,
it opens a second instance of Webkit/Safari (both using Safari 4).
I tried resetting the default browser (from Safari), but it already
said "Webkit" and re-selecting it didn't stop the problem.
I generally don't like extra bells and whistles, but I find myself
using the "top spots" curve wallpaper thing. (It's optional--you
don't have to display it or make it your default new tab or window.)
I surely wouldn't describe mine as one of the faster Macs -- an aging
G4 AGP with a 1.4 ghz cpu. Yet it's not at all slow (as I thought
it would be).
Joe
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