Oh, thanks, Nic. I'm not having any Safari issues at the moment, but it's good to know about this. Sometime when things settle down, I'll try installing it. Cheers, Donna On Apr 20, 2010, at 8:35 AM, 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: nic2...@me.com > Skype: Kvalme > MSN Messenger: nico...@home3.gvdnet.dk > 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: nic2...@me.com >>> Skype: Kvalme >>> MSN Messenger: nico...@home3.gvdnet.dk >>> 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. >>>> >>>> >>>> ch...@q.com 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 macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. >>>> > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email >>>> > > tomacvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>> > > 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 macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. >>>> > To unsubscribe from this group, send email >>>> > tomacvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>> > 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 macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email >>>> tomacvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>> 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 macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email >>>> tomacvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>> 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 macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>> 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 macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> 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 macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > 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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