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Re: [sandvox] Why is Safari 4 so bad?

You can trash Safari4, then install Safari3 again:
http://support.apple.com/downloads/Safari_3_2_1_for_Leopard

Hetty

On 11 Jul 2009, at 13:59, bjwdirect wrote:

> Hi:
>
> This might seem off topic, but I've just downloaded the latest Beta
> of Sandvox to see if my site improves. I currently have some smart
> Flash movie files on my home-page, which play really well in every
> browser except Safari 4. Using Firefox, you can click on and off
> any one of these, but in Safari 4 (I'm using the Tiger version),
> some just don't play straight away. They will eventually if you
> leave the page to sit there a while, but that's not the answer.
>
> So what's with Safari 4? I'm trying to get the damn thing off my
> computer, but without much look. One only has to Google Safari 4
> problems, and there's quite a few people out there that are very
> unhappy with it too.
>
> Best wishes,
>
> Barry
>
> PS: My site is www.barryjwale.com
Sat Jul 11, 2009 12:18 pm

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Hi: This might seem off topic, but I've just downloaded the latest Beta of Sandvox to see if my site improves. I currently have some smart Flash movie files... 		bjwdirect
Offline Send Email 		Jul 11, 2009
12:00 pm

You can trash Safari4, then install Safari3 again: http://support.apple.com/downloads/Safari_3_2_1_for_Leopard Hetty...
Agatha
arte2fact
Offline Send Email 		Jul 11, 2009
12:18 pm

Do they have this option for Tiger?...
bjwdirect
Offline Send Email 		Jul 11, 2009
4:01 pm

Yes, they have: http://support.apple.com/downloads/Safari_3_2_1_for_Tiger Success. Hetty...
Agatha
arte2fact
Offline Send Email 		Jul 11, 2009
4:13 pm

But surely that's an update. I've just tried it and it says that I have a newer one installed. Yes, I know you said to trash it first, but this goes against...
bjwdirect
Offline Send Email 		Jul 11, 2009
4:19 pm

Sorry about that. So does this mean that Apple is preventing reinstallation of Safari3? I'll check this out. It should be possible to restore Safari3 from a...
Agatha
arte2fact
Offline Send Email 		Jul 11, 2009
4:59 pm

No back up and no Time Machine ( I believe the latter is a Leopard thing?) Thanks Barry...
bjwdirect
Offline Send Email 		Jul 11, 2009
5:03 pm

The only safe way to uninstall Safari 4 is using the Uninstaller included in the Safari 4 Download package. Try running the uninstaller. If it works it will...
Agatha
arte2fact
Offline Send Email 		Jul 11, 2009
5:10 pm

The uninstaller was only available with the Beta. It's not available now. Barry...
bjwdirect
Offline Send Email 		Jul 11, 2009
5:19 pm

One more reason to be weary of new versions. I'll check some more and come back to you when I found something. Would it be possible to copy the app from...
Agatha
arte2fact
Offline Send Email 		Jul 11, 2009
7:30 pm

Can you drag Safari3 from your applications in TimeMachine backup? Hetty...
Agatha
arte2fact
Offline Send Email 		Jul 11, 2009
5:03 pm

I don't have Time Machine. Just to confirm: I have Tiger 10.4.11 and running Safari Version 4.0 (4530.17) Barry...
bjwdirect
Offline Send Email 		Jul 11, 2009
5:08 pm

Here's a possible solution. Download Safari4 again and reinstall it. There is an uninstaller with it. With this uninstaller you can uninstall Safari4 and with...
Agatha
arte2fact
Offline Send Email 		Jul 11, 2009
5:08 pm

There's no uninstaller with the Safari 4! Barry...
bjwdirect
Offline Send Email 		Jul 11, 2009
5:21 pm

OK, here's another go. 1. Download Pacifist and open the Safari 3.2.3.dmg 2. Look in the Resources tab and look for a file called Payload 3. Extract "Payload"...
Agatha
arte2fact
Offline Send Email 		Jul 11, 2009
7:56 pm

Thanks for all this info - wow! such a lot to do in order to uninstall. If think it's best that I wait a while before trying something like this - I'd hate to...
bjwdirect
Offline Send Email 		Jul 12, 2009
1:39 pm

Barry, First of all I like your video work. I would like to get into video in the USA. I need to pick up a camera, and start honing my craft. I'm a still guy...
Vincent
coolestcat_2001
Offline Send Email 		Jul 12, 2009
3:50 pm

Thanks so much for this response - now I know I'm not going mad and others are in a similar situation. I guess that's the real answer: wait for Apple to come...
bjwdirect
Offline Send Email 		Jul 12, 2009
6:52 pm

Barry, I'm not having problems with Flash or implementing Flash. I'm just having problems with Safari 4 integrating the way it should with Flash. Best, ...
Vincent
coolestcat_2001
Offline Send Email 		Jul 12, 2009
7:25 pm

It looks like the latest version of Firefox was developed with the mac in mind. The colour rendering now is closer to what you have in Safari (somewhat lighter...
Agatha
arte2fact
Offline Send Email 		Jul 12, 2009
9:13 pm

Greetings! Seems that if you're not running Leopard, an earlier version of Safari might be best for you. With Leopard, Safari 4 is a star! Curt ... ☼ Mexico:...
Curt Hahn
senorwx
Offline Send Email 		Jul 11, 2009
4:07 pm

No issues at all with Sandvox in Leopard? Problem is I don't want a star, no bling or iCandy, but an efficient, quick browser. And when I had Safari4 it was...
Agatha
arte2fact
Offline Send Email 		Jul 11, 2009
4:20 pm

Le 11.07.2009 13:59, l'estimable internaute, *bjwdirect*, se manifesta en tapotant : 'llo ! ... As far as I know, Safari 4 is no more a beta. Did you install...
Jean-Noel
zeginoo
Offline Send Email 		Jul 11, 2009
4:19 pm

Just trying that now. I've been clicking update everyday, but there's been nothing. Fingers crossed this may be better Thanks Barry...
bjwdirect
Offline Send Email 		Jul 11, 2009
5:10 pm

Just tried the newer version - still the same problem. Looks like Firefox from now on - great shame! Barry...
bjwdirect
Offline Send Email 		Jul 11, 2009
5:22 pm

Hi Barry, I just visited your site in Safari 4 and then in Firefox 3.5. Both sites came up rather quickly but Safari 4 actually came up a bit faster. All of...
bbyrdhouse52
Offline Send Email 		Jul 11, 2009
7:45 pm

Thanks Gary! At least if the site is working well on computers then perhaps it's just a case of a problem my end. I shan't worry about this now and later...
bjwdirect
Offline Send Email 		Jul 12, 2009
1:37 pm

Barry, your site looks great (isn't that the Night Breeze theme) and works just fine for me. I'm using an old iBook (933 mhz) running OS X 10.4.11 and Safari...
Mike Grimm
mgrimm59
Offline Send Email 		Jul 12, 2009
5:34 pm

Hi Gary: Yes, it is the night Breeze theme, and thanks for the complement. Maybe there's a problem with my computer, it's just that some of the videos of the...
bjwdirect
Offline Send Email 		Jul 12, 2009
6:44 pm
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