> > ...and to piggyback on your posting, ever since I upgraded to > > Panther I've been getting a lot of beach balls while browsing > > with Safari. I don't even have to abuse it for things to stall > > up. As an example, when reading Yahoo Groups, I'll open > > messages in new tabs and Safari will seize up even if I do 2 or 3.
> I believe that I've read in several places that if you'll "empty > cache" from within Safari (under the Safari menu next to the Apple > menu), that problem will lessen considerably. Tried it, still getting lots of beach balls. > How much RAM do you have? I still have only the 256 Mb that my > iBook G4 came with, and that is clearly not enough for Panther. Got 512 under the hood. > Here is a script that might help: > > tell application "Safari" > quit > end tell > tell application "Finder" > if (exists item "(path to home [...] I don't know Applescript, but looking over the code, I'm wondering if it my description above was interpreted as Safari completely locking up. Bad wording on my part. It hangs for 5 to 10 seconds (if not longer) with the beach ball. Sometimes I'll even hear the fan picking up speed (in this G5.) -- The iMac List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | - Epson Stylus Color 580 Printers - new at $69 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> iMac List info: <http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:imac-list@mail.maclaunch.com> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/imac-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
