Webkit has been a great support when problems have arisen in safari. A friend of mine was having issues with facebook last year, I recommended webkit and his problems were solved. And you never notice its there. :)
On 20 Apr 2010, at 15:50, Chris Blouch wrote: > Or just switch back to Safari for a few days if the problem makes things > unusable. I've not had that experience though. > > CB > > Donna Goodin wrote: >> >> 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. >> 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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