Comments on: Safari on Windows? Yawn.

By: daheh

daheh — Thu, 14 Jun 2007 19:27:54 +0000

Have you noticed the timing of the release?

Safari in Windows is being released weeks before the release of the iPhone.
Mr. Jobs is making sure Apple’s iPhone doesn’t have the same compatibility problems the introduction of the iPod had (ie Mac only.)
This isn’t the start of a new “browser war.”

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By: David

David — Wed, 13 Jun 2007 21:39:46 +0000

what was your quick look suggestion for windows vista?

i was thinking that quick look was just like preview handlers. was your suggestion way different than the vista implementation? maybe you should have been more vocal because i never heard about it.

david from windows shell team

By: a z

a z — Wed, 13 Jun 2007 14:09:00 +0000

Firstly make sure you’ve installed the Apple fonts (http://www.jonmega.com/iceman/stuff/fonts/).

Next navigate to program files / safari and rename the safari.resources folder i.e. “safari.resourcesx”…

Start safari (it won’t work)

Rename the safari.resourcesx back to its original state

Go into the safari.resources folder and rename/delete the 2 font files to something else

Now run safari

By: marc klink

marc klink — Wed, 13 Jun 2007 13:45:39 +0000

I agree with the author above, who said that coding to standards is what should occur. If everyone adhered to standards, browsers would get better or die, and users would win on every platform. [Just because MS has the majority of the market doesn't mean they have some God given right to make the majority of blunders]

By: Navid

Navid — Tue, 12 Jun 2007 23:41:45 +0000

I had the same problem with the fonts, when I first opened up safari none of the fonts were showing up and there was no text, I deleted the lucida grande and the body text showed up but I can’t get the titlebar/menu to work. any help?
please email me at phsrockstar07@gmail.com with suggestions thanks

By: Charles

Charles — Tue, 12 Jun 2007 23:39:55 +0000

“Is it just me, or is this particular announcement about three years too late?”

It’s you and Dvorak.

By: Christian

Christian — Tue, 12 Jun 2007 22:28:24 +0000

I code for web standards, not for specific browsers, and at the end of the day I rarely have to adjust to any browser to get the functionality that I want. It works in safari, ie, firefox, opera, wii, the ds, and even those weird limited browsers that randomly populate mobile phones.

Don’t blame Apple for bringing Safari to a larger audience. It gives developers a way to verify that their web apps will be happy running on iPhone. If you’re developing for just two browsers, you’re developing into a dead-end.

By: Lisa Lee

Lisa Lee — Mon, 11 Jun 2007 21:44:27 +0000

I’ve always wondered how my sites look on Safari. I’m looking forward to it, at least as a way to check websites out for appearance.

By: SubWolf

SubWolf — Mon, 11 Jun 2007 20:53:06 +0000

Oh the huge manatee!

By: Mark W

Mark W — Mon, 11 Jun 2007 20:42:28 +0000

Chris,

The reason for Safari on Windows is to provide a Windows-centric development environment for the iPhone.

By: steve

steve — Mon, 11 Jun 2007 20:03:02 +0000

“It’s difficult enough to get a site to look fine in Internet Explorer, Firefox, and Opera!”

It’s not difficult to get a site to look good in Safari and Opera — they (and to a slightly lesser extent, Firefox) are standards compliant. The problem is Internet Explorer. Design your site for Safari/Opera and then fix any problems.

By: jason

jason — Mon, 11 Jun 2007 18:41:48 +0000

It’s so people who are developing apps for the iphone don’t necessarily have to have an iphone or even a mac to get it to “look right”. pretty smart in those regards.

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