Safari now available for Windows - Blu-ray Forum

Aaron · 06-11-2007, 06:46 PM

I don't like this idea that much, but hopefully it will make more people want to switch to Mac. Download the beta here.

Shin-Ra · 06-11-2007, 07:09 PM

This is great for me! I won't have to wait another 5-6 months until I get a Mac to start using Safari - BRILLIANT!

Download finished, time to install.

Edit: Ahh, such a beautiful browser. I'm sure some will complain about the bolder AA'd text but I love this.

Backward and Forward aren't working on my usual mouse buttons right now but I've not been through Preferences yet..

DrinkMore · 06-12-2007, 02:41 AM

Bold text threw me .. tried to adjust, still bold. Back/Foward mouse buttons are not working for me either. Its nice and super fast as advertised, but I don't like the flat "frame/border" around the window. Its like iTunes and I hate that. Also don't like the fact that I have to right click to get a new tab. IE has a little button I press to get the tab.

All in all - super fast - faster than IE by far. Could it be better? Yup.

Shin-Ra · 06-12-2007, 03:37 AM

'Font smoothing light' helped me with the boldness, small (intentionally) bolded text does look too bold right now though.

Middle click behaviour on most things from IE 7 needs to be carried over to Safari. Middle clicking tabs to close them is a must.

I'm having trouble playing .wmv's and probably anything else I've got set for WMP11 to play in-browser.

Loading up lots of Ruliweb.com pages in new tabs crashed the browser, also loading up the Gamespot download manager crashed it.

Clicking Safari's taskbar icon should minimize it but it doesn't. When you minimise all windows/view desktop, certain actions will bring Safari back to the top all on its own.

Closing Safari kills your active downloads and you have to start all over again. A basic download resumer is needed and the downloads should continue seperate from Safari.

I'm just pointing out the problems I've had. I'm impressed with a lot of things, mainly the attractive UI, page rendering speed and favorites management.

Aaron · 06-12-2007, 04:17 AM

I just downloaded it to my Vista laptop, and I love it. It's blazing fast.

inaz4sun · 06-12-2007, 04:21 AM

Didn't work for me. No fonts showed.

TJandBLU-RAY · 06-12-2007, 07:16 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Aaron

I just downloaded it to my Vista laptop, and I love it. It's blazing fast.

Me too (SONY VAIO). Thanks for the heads up.

Shin-Ra · 06-12-2007, 01:08 PM

Safari's inline search makes life a lot easier. So many times I searched a page in IE and couldn't even see some of the results it was highlighting.

Aaron · 06-12-2007, 03:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Shin-Ra

Safari's inline search makes life a lot easier. So many times I searched a page in IE and couldn't even see some of the results it was highlighting.

I had that same problem.

Galley · 06-13-2007, 12:22 AM

It works well on work PC; hasn't crashed once.

jermwhl · 06-13-2007, 01:59 AM

Perty nice! I think i'll give it a shot!

Aaron · 06-13-2007, 02:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jermwhl

Perty nice! I think i'll give it a shot!

You should! It's 100000x better than IE7.

Shin-Ra · 06-13-2007, 02:41 AM

Unfortunately the WYSIWYG editor on this vBulletin forum doens't appear to be supported. Also stuff like the search box that appears (without a click) when you hover over search isn't supported in this beta.

PeterTHX · 06-13-2007, 04:38 AM

Hmmm. Read a couple articles today saying it's a big security risk right now.

I just hope it's better than QuickTime/iTunes. Yeesh.

Aaron · 06-13-2007, 05:44 AM

Here's some screenshots of it in action. (Taken by me)

Filterlab · 06-13-2007, 07:04 AM

It is a great browser there's no doubt. I use it at home on my Mac and now I'll download it for my works PC. I use Firefox at work currently which is better than ie6 and yards better than ie7 (which I unistalled to revert back to ie6).

I read in Mac Format magazine that according to research, Safari has increased in usage by 50% every year for the last three years.

Cool beans!

dtrush · 06-13-2007, 07:07 AM

I downloaded it, installed, and surfed.

The problem I had was that when printing a page to PDF it scrunched up some of the rows of text. It gave me a debug error & shut down the browser. I liked the way the file would have looked once it got all fixed up though!

The pages sure load a lot faster then IE7. Very surprising indeed.

TJandBLU-RAY · 06-13-2007, 08:57 AM

I think it is working well, but I have a question, about that shot up there, with all the windows going back: How do you do that in Vista?

Aaron · 06-13-2007, 03:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TJandBLU-RAY

I think it is working well, but I have a question, about that shot up there, with all the windows going back: How do you do that in Vista?

Press the Windows key and tab.

TJandBLU-RAY · 06-13-2007, 08:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Aaron

Press the Windows key and tab.

Oh, that's cool! Thanks!

06-11-2007, 06:46 PM	#1
Aaron Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Feb 2007 Location:Oklahoma City Home Theater Gallery:3 Blu-ray collection:33 Blu-ray reviews: 2 Trading Score:4	Safari now available for Windows I don't like this idea that much, but hopefully it will make more people want to switch to Mac. Download the beta here.

06-11-2007, 07:09 PM	#2
Shin-Ra Super Moderator Top contributor Member since:Feb 2007 Blu-ray collection:5 Trading Score:1	This is great for me! I won't have to wait another 5-6 months until I get a Mac to start using Safari - BRILLIANT! Download finished, time to install. Edit: Ahh, such a beautiful browser. I'm sure some will complain about the bolder AA'd text but I love this. Backward and Forward aren't working on my usual mouse buttons right now but I've not been through Preferences yet.. Last edited by Shin-Ra; 06-11-2007 at 07:16 PM.

06-12-2007, 03:37 AM	#4
Shin-Ra Super Moderator Top contributor Member since:Feb 2007 Blu-ray collection:5 Trading Score:1	'Font smoothing light' helped me with the boldness, small (intentionally) bolded text does look too bold right now though. Middle click behaviour on most things from IE 7 needs to be carried over to Safari. Middle clicking tabs to close them is a must. I'm having trouble playing .wmv's and probably anything else I've got set for WMP11 to play in-browser. Loading up lots of Ruliweb.com pages in new tabs crashed the browser, also loading up the Gamespot download manager crashed it. Clicking Safari's taskbar icon should minimize it but it doesn't. When you minimise all windows/view desktop, certain actions will bring Safari back to the top all on its own. Closing Safari kills your active downloads and you have to start all over again. A basic download resumer is needed and the downloads should continue seperate from Safari. I'm just pointing out the problems I've had. I'm impressed with a lot of things, mainly the attractive UI, page rendering speed and favorites management. Last edited by Shin-Ra; 06-12-2007 at 03:40 AM.

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06-12-2007, 02:41 AM	#3
DrinkMore Banned Member since:Apr 2007 Location:That's What She Said! Blu-ray collection:140 Blu-ray reviews:7 Trading Score:3	Bold text threw me .. tried to adjust, still bold. Back/Foward mouse buttons are not working for me either. Its nice and super fast as advertised, but I don't like the flat "frame/border" around the window. Its like iTunes and I hate that. Also don't like the fact that I have to right click to get a new tab. IE has a little button I press to get the tab. All in all - super fast - faster than IE by far. Could it be better? Yup.

06-12-2007, 04:17 AM	#5
Aaron Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Feb 2007 Location:Oklahoma City Home Theater Gallery:3 Blu-ray collection:33 Blu-ray reviews: 2 Trading Score:4	I just downloaded it to my Vista laptop, and I love it. It's blazing fast.

06-12-2007, 04:21 AM	#6
inaz4sun Active Member Member since:Apr 2007	Didn't work for me. No fonts showed.

06-12-2007, 01:08 PM	#8
Shin-Ra Super Moderator Top contributor Member since:Feb 2007 Blu-ray collection:5 Trading Score:1	Safari's inline search makes life a lot easier. So many times I searched a page in IE and couldn't even see some of the results it was highlighting.

06-13-2007, 12:22 AM	#10
Galley Power Member Member since:Apr 2007 Location:Greenville, SC 4K collection:117 Blu-ray collection:634 DVD collection:41 Digital collection:1 Blu-ray reviews:4 Trading Score:7	It works well on work PC; hasn't crashed once.

06-13-2007, 01:59 AM	#11
jermwhl Special Member Member since:Jan 2007 Location:Virginia	Perty nice! I think i'll give it a shot!

06-13-2007, 02:41 AM	#13
Shin-Ra Super Moderator Top contributor Member since:Feb 2007 Blu-ray collection:5 Trading Score:1	Unfortunately the WYSIWYG editor on this vBulletin forum doens't appear to be supported. Also stuff like the search box that appears (without a click) when you hover over search isn't supported in this beta.

06-13-2007, 04:38 AM	#14
PeterTHX Banned Top contributor Member since:Sep 2006 Blu-ray collection:563 Trading Score:14	Hmmm. Read a couple articles today saying it's a big security risk right now. I just hope it's better than QuickTime/iTunes. Yeesh.

06-13-2007, 05:44 AM	#15
Aaron Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Feb 2007 Location:Oklahoma City Home Theater Gallery:3 Blu-ray collection:33 Blu-ray reviews: 2 Trading Score:4	Here's some screenshots of it in action. (Taken by me)

06-13-2007, 07:04 AM	#16
Filterlab Senior Member Member since:Mar 2007 Location:East Molesey, Surrey, UK	It is a great browser there's no doubt. I use it at home on my Mac and now I'll download it for my works PC. I use Firefox at work currently which is better than ie6 and yards better than ie7 (which I unistalled to revert back to ie6). I read in Mac Format magazine that according to research, Safari has increased in usage by 50% every year for the last three years. Cool beans!

06-13-2007, 07:07 AM	#17
dtrush Active Member Member since:Feb 2007 Location:Sandy, UT U.S.A. Blu-ray reviews:1	I downloaded it, installed, and surfed. The problem I had was that when printing a page to PDF it scrunched up some of the rows of text. It gave me a debug error & shut down the browser. I liked the way the file would have looked once it got all fixed up though! The pages sure load a lot faster then IE7. Very surprising indeed.

06-13-2007, 08:57 AM	#18
TJandBLU-RAY Active Member Member since:May 2007 Location:Lewisville, part of the ★DALLAS★ metroplex, in the Republic Of Texas	I think it is working well, but I have a question, about that shot up there, with all the windows going back: How do you do that in Vista?

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