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    I really wanted to like Apple Safari 4, I really really did

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by lottdod_1999, Mar 1, 2009.

  1. lottdod_1999

    lottdod_1999 Notebook Evangelist

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    I downloaded Apple Safari, spent the time to customize it, even made it my default browser, and really really wanted to like it..

    So many great features and nice bookmarks bar... but there are so many little nitpicks that bug me... it's like it was designed for mac users only and ported to windows. I don't know how mac users live with macs even though I want one someday.

    - I can't close new tabs by middle clicking them. I am a huge tabber.

    - When I middle click to zoom around the page, it doesn't let go when I let the middle click/button go, it stays in zoom mode and wiggles the page around whenever I move the mouse. In IE, you click it, zoom around, let go of the button and it goes back to normal.

    - Hitting the esc button in the address bar doesn't highlight the whole messages

    - Ctrl + zoom up or down does the opposite of what IE does.. in other words ctrl + mouse wheel up = ctrl + mouse wheel down... and when you've zoomed in or out there's no way of telling what magnification you are at and there is no button to hit to bring you back to normal.

    - Other, little, things

    Is there any way these things can get fixed?
     
    lottdod_1999, Mar 1, 2009
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  2. McGrady

    McGrady Notebook Virtuoso

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    It's a beta product...
     
    McGrady, Mar 1, 2009
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  3. Budding

    Budding Notebook Virtuoso

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    I would strongly recommend against using a beta program as your default application. It would be much better to wait until the completed software is released.
     
    Budding, Mar 1, 2009
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