Latest security update messed up Safari (again)

[RheaAnthony]

I downloaded a set of security updates for MacOSX the other day and after opening Safari found that all webpages are now right-aligned. This happened previously, except that then all web pages were left-aligned.

I did what I was advised to do before - dragged the Web Application Framekit to the Trash bin, dragged Safari to the Trash Bin, downloaded and reinstalled Safari, and then ran First Aid/Permissions Repair. Nothing doing - Safari is still screwed.

Any ideas?

Many Thanks - Rhea

[Satcomer]

Check your Internet and Safari plugins. The have been know not to play nice with updates and OS X changes.

[RheaAnthony]

There are no Safari or Internet plug-ins that I know of. I primarily use Safari for checking that website designs render well in Safari browsers - but with the browser screwed up by the latest security update I can't use it.

Any more ideas would be welcomed.

Rhea

[eric2006]

could be a bad preference file in <youruserfolder>/library/preferences/com.apple.safari.plist. Try dragging that to the desktop, then restart Safari to see if it's better. Move the file back if it's not. Also, make sure no style sheet in selected in Safari preferences > advanced.

[RheaAnthony]

It was the bad preference file. Great news! Many thanks for that, much appreciated!

Rhea

[eric2006]

I'm glad it worked. For future reference, if any application is misbehaving, you can look for it's preference file in the above folder, it will be called com.<manufacturer>.<application>.plist, if they follow the format Apple has established.