So Apple has, among other things, released Safari 1.0 today. I was anxious for a new version, since my previous version, Safari 1 Beta 2, had a few problems. It worked well for web pages, but for some reason, when I looked at the preferences, it would get stuck on "Appearance", and refuse to go to any other pane. I couldn't change the appearance either. And then when I went back, Safari would freeze up on my next action.
I had reported this bug to Apple, so I thought it might be fixed. When I downloaded 1.0, I immediately went to the preferences, and lo and behold, I could go to the other panes, so I could actually change the settings for different items. But, to my surprise, I still could not change the font for some reason. I really would like to, I think the default font is a bit large. But I'm out of luck, unless I find out how to do it by editing the plist file.
Also, Java support seems to have regressed. I regularly use VNC, and Beta 2 worked, but this one just hangs seemingly forever.
Speaking of hanging, Safari just did hang. It seems to still have problems. I tried to leave feedback for fellow Hyatt David Hyatt, but got the curious error while adding comments that comments are not allowed. Strange to have a link that allows you to add comments, but then not allow them.
It doesn't matter really. From a few web searches, it appears my problems are fairly unique, so expecting anyone to fix it is a bit unreasonable. It's just one of those things.
Posted by ahyatt at June 23, 2003 09:36 PM