Safari 4.0 beta

[Mikuro]

I've actually been having a similar problem with Safari 3. I'm not sure when it cropped up, and I can't explain it. I removed all third-party add-ons, but it still happens sometimes. I haven't gone to great lengths to diagnose it since I use Camino mostly these days.

[ora]

I'll try again when I have more time, perhaps it was doing some sort of setup/indexing or something. It was taking 5-10 seconds from pressing apple-T to a tab appearing, then ages to find a server, then the actual loading suddenly went quickly. Perhaps over the weekend I'll install then leave it for an hour or so to see if it calms down.

That said the revert to 3 went fine so probably not the same issue you are having Mikuro.

[Mikuro]

Originally Posted by ora

That said the revert to 3 went fine so probably not the same issue you are having Mikuro.

Probably not. FWIW, I just found the cause of my problem (sort of): for some reason, Safari can't get updates from Google for it's "Warn when visiting a fraudulent site" feature, and it causes indefinite high CPU usage when it tries and fails. I had a notice under the option saying "The Google safe browsing service is unavailable. No updates have occurred in 64 days." Turning off the option fixes the problem.

I still have no idea WHY it can't connect to Google's safe browsing service, but I know I'm not alone. I just stumbled upon the solution while browsing Apple's discussion boards and saw some other people with the same issue.

It's nice to have it fixed. I use Camino these days, but every now and then I do want to use a WebKit-based browser.

[Rhisiart]

IMHO, some of the new features (tabs position, favourites screen) seem like additions for the sake of it. Safari 3 is pretty fast (even for someone like me with max 1GB broadband speed). OK I am being totally subjective, but Safari 4 looks clumsy and not necessarily an advancement on Version 3. It took me ten minutes to work out how to refresh the page (moan etc.). Bah humbug.