Apple Introduces Safari for Windows
Monday June 11, 2007
The public beta starts today of Safari 3 for Windows. It's also available free for Macintosh users. :-)
Image courtesy J Kyrnin.
I don't know whether to be happy or upset that now there's yet another browser to test...
Apple Introduces Safari for Windows. Get more Safari info from the About.com Guide to Web Browsers.
Image courtesy J Kyrnin.
I've installed it, and let me tell you, it's really strange having a Macintosh window sitting in the middle of my Windows windows. The browser chrome (the window scrollbars, navigation menus, etc.) are the same as on my Macintosh. The only difference is that the File menu bar is sitting above the URL bar (which is normal for Windows).
Comments
My guess, based on what I’ve heard, is that it’s not the same as the Mac version. Since I don’t have a Mac to test on, I had to rely on other friends telling me that they pulled up different sites and got different results. If that’s the case, it would seem kinda pointless from a development standpoint. However, this is still brand new. I’m sure that it will undergo many changes. I just hope that they eventually get it up to par so that developers/designers can use it as an accurate depiction of the Mac version.
It’s another version. You’re right. I tested it minutes before and it looks like the Safari browser runs with an engine that’s quite like the Internet Explorer. So the only browsers for pc that run like mac browsers do is propably the swift beta.
Interesting articles you have. I’m trying to redesign my website: www.seferm.com , using template. How do I use Dreamweaver CS3 to create template? I have several topic channel such as World News, Job Search. Is it possible to create separate template for each group rather than one template for the entire website? What is a flexible method to deal with the above. My website is expand and will have above more one thousand pages so I’m looking for an easy way to maintain and update it.
Well isn’t the whole point to be able to test our webpages in as many different browsers as possible? I sure hope they make it function the same on both platforms. I’d love to not have my friends test my website on thier MAC.
Well… I would assume that’s the whole point, but I’m beginning to wonder if their reason for releasing it was merely an attempt to get more Apple exposure. Not necessarily a way for developers to test on different platforms.
True, I’m sure they aren’t releasing out of the goodness of their hearts. It’s also a good way to push Quicktime out the door as well.
I installed it and have already taken it off my system. I couldn’t get it to work. The address bars and tabs didn’t work. It was as though the default font it was using was all wrong. Maybe I’ll wait until a later beta…
I suspect the reason is more to get more Macintosh exposure.
Because the architectures are different, I would not recommend testing pages on Windows versions of Macintosh software and then assuming they work the same on the Mac.
But it would be nice if they were close - however I won’t assume that they are.
I was joking with some friends that maybe they’re going to play the Microsoft game and make the Windows version of Safari a rev or two behind the Macintosh version.
Nice, now I can test my sites in Safari without having to jump into Mac territory..
I was momentarily excited when I read the heading for this article. I finally be able to thoroughly test my websites without finding a mac I thought. Alas, this is not the case as the browser behave differently than the mac version. Oh well, maybe next time.
i like it.