Thanks, Chris and Nic, this is good to know. I assume that once you've installed it, you can remove it if there are problems? Thanks, Donna On Apr 20, 2010, at 10:30 AM, Nicolai Svendsen wrote:
> Hi, > > Yep. That's of course a drawback. But mostly, I've never had issues except > that one time with multi-select list boxes, or the time when VO kept saying > "Selected edit". > > For a VoiceOVer user, the advantages have been greater rather than > nonexistent. > > Regards, > Nic > Mobile Me: [email protected] > Skype: Kvalme > MSN Messenger: [email protected] > AIM: cincinster > yahoo Messenger: cin368 > Facebook Profile > My Twitter > > On Apr 20, 2010, at 3:59 PM, Chris Blouch wrote: > >> I should note that what you're referring to is the nightly builds. There is >> some small amount of risk as the nightly builds incorporate the day's code >> changes which may or may not always work right. The advantage is you get all >> the latest fixes, features and performance enhancements. At certain points >> Apple then takes the webkit framework and migrates it to Safari so >> eventually it gets there. Once nice thing in the current webkit builds is a >> much improved support for ARIA which is markup that makes web widgets much >> more accessible. Not all sites are doing that yet but those that do get no >> special behavior in Safari. >> >> CB >> >> Nicolai Svendsen wrote: >>> >>> Hi, >>> >>> Webkit is the underlying framework for Safari. That is what is handling all >>> HTML, at least on the Mac. >>> >>> A lot of the time, stability with Webkit is increased if you download the >>> framework yourself and keep it up-to-date. The Apple version is far out of >>> date. >>> >>> That's just a brief summary, but if something crashes, chances are that >>> getting a new version of Webkit fixes it. >>> >>> http://www.webkit.org >>> >>> Regards, >>> Nic >>> Mobile Me: [email protected] >>> Skype: Kvalme >>> MSN Messenger: [email protected] >>> AIM: cincinster >>> yahoo Messenger: cin368 >>> Facebook Profile >>> My Twitter >>> >>> On Apr 20, 2010, at 2:43 PM, Donna Goodin wrote: >>> >>>> Sorry all, if this has already been discussed, but I've been really >>>> swamped the last couple of months, so I may have missed it. What is >>>> Webkit? >>>> Thanks, >>>> Donna >>>> On Apr 20, 2010, at 6:55 AM, Nicolai Svendsen wrote: >>>> >>>>> Hi, >>>>> >>>>> Yeah, I was wondering if you were talking to me for a second, even though >>>>> I haven't commented at all. lol >>>>> >>>>> Well, I haven't noticed anything. In fact, Safari is better than ever, >>>>> and with the installation of Webkit, it's faster than I can blink the >>>>> proverbial eye. In fact, it's so blindingly fast that you don't even see >>>>> it. >>>>> >>>>> That's true, even if I use the regular-type Safari, but it's a bit >>>>> slower. Not by much, though. >>>>> >>>>> I suck at troubleshooting. This is because I never encounter the issues >>>>> everyone else encounters. I feel left out. >>>>> >>>>> Regards, >>>>> Nic >>>>> Mobile Me: [email protected] >>>>> Skype: Kvalme >>>>> MSN Messenger: [email protected] >>>>> AIM: cincinster >>>>> yahoo Messenger: cin368 >>>>> Facebook Profile >>>>> My Twitter >>>>> >>>>> On Apr 20, 2010, at 12:30 PM, Carolyn wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> excuse me Vic. Too little sleep here, and I misheard your name. >>>>>> >>>>>> Carolyn >>>>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>>>> From: Vic >>>>>> To: MacVisionaries >>>>>> Sent: Monday, April 19, 2010 11:08 PM >>>>>> Subject: Re: Mac OS 10.6.3 speed, Voiceover and browsing with Safari >>>>>> >>>>>> Thanks a lot, Carolyn, for confirming this. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> [email protected] wrote: >>>>>> > Vic: >>>>>> > I haven't seen this with safari, but I have noticed some new >>>>>> > difficulties with VO focus. I am beginning to suspect that the latest >>>>>> > update may have put a couple of inadvertent kinks into VO. I can >>>>>> > press the "applications" button numerous times, and the folder won't >>>>>> > open. It just keeps saying< "applications button pressed," but >>>>>> > doesn't open the folder. I'm hoping someone who knows a lot more than >>>>>> > I do can make sense of the new issues to Apple Accesibility better >>>>>> > than I could. >>>>>> > >>>>>> > Carolyn >>>>>> > On Apr 18, 2010, at 1:52 PM, Vic wrote: >>>>>> > >>>>>> > > Hello all, >>>>>> > > After upgrading to the latest Mac OS 10.6.3 I am noticing that >>>>>> > > browsing with Safari is a bit slower than on previous 10.5 system. >>>>>> > > This is particularly noticeable on dynamic sites such as Yahoo! mail >>>>>> > > Classic or Facebook. For example, in many instances Voiceover would >>>>>> > > keep on saying "Safari Busy" and you are not able to do anything for >>>>>> > > a >>>>>> > > couple of seconds. >>>>>> > > Is anyone else is noticing this behavior or there issomething wrong >>>>>> > > with my system? >>>>>> > > I am running the new OS on the 13-inch Macbook Pro (one of the latest >>>>>> > > ones). >>>>>> > > >>>>>> > > Thanks for any input. >>>>>> > > Victor >>>>>> > > >>>>>> > > -- >>>>>> > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>>> > > Groups "MacVisionaries" group. >>>>>> > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>>>>> > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email >>>>>> > > [email protected]. >>>>>> > > For more options, visit this group at >>>>>> > > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>>>>> > > >>>>>> > > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > -- >>>>>> > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>>> > Groups "MacVisionaries" group. >>>>>> > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>>>>> > To unsubscribe from this group, send email >>>>>> > [email protected]. >>>>>> > For more options, visit this group at >>>>>> > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>>> Groups "MacVisionaries" group. >>>>>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>>>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email >>>>>> [email protected]. >>>>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>>>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>>> Groups "MacVisionaries" group. >>>>>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>>>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email >>>>>> [email protected]. >>>>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>>>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>>>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>>>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>>> [email protected]. >>>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>> [email protected]. >>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> [email protected]. >>> For more options, visit this group at >>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected]. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. 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