LaRoza
June 18th, 2007, 01:43 PM
As most of you already know, Safari has been released for Windows.
I have always tested my pages in Opera, Firefox, and IE. I was never able to use Safari because I did not have access to a Mac.
I got Safari soon after its release, and here is my opinion:
(note: I am judging how it looks and functions, not actual on-line browsing, I do not have an Internet connection at home, but I use my own server and pages, many of which use DOM 2 ECMAScript, CSS2 Properties, and XHTML 1.1)
"Look and Feel"
I like things simple, my Opera and Firefox themes are dark and not colorful. Safari is perfect in this aspect, no themes are necessary, it is already what I like. It has no thick borders, and the focus is on the page, not the browser.
Rendering of CSS2
Writing CSS code for websites is easy, making sure it works the same in all browsers is tricky when you use the later properties for layout and behavior. If I write code with IE and Firefox in mind, Opera suffers. Safari however, follows the standard beautifully. It showed every effect I desired perfectly, slightly better than Firefox.
ECMAScript
I use the DOM Level 2 and use XHTML 1.1. Some aspects of the standards are not fully implemented, but IE 7, Firefox 2, and Opera 9 have good support for most things, no major differences, for what I do. Safari also follows the standards, but once refused to do something, for no apparent reason. Being Beta, I do not fault it for this.
Overall, if Safari were a browser I could use as a portable apps program, like I have Firefox and Opera running, I would probably use it, at least some of the time.
I can not review security and other useability issues.
Safari will probably be up there with Firefox and Opera and Konqueror.
I have always tested my pages in Opera, Firefox, and IE. I was never able to use Safari because I did not have access to a Mac.
I got Safari soon after its release, and here is my opinion:
(note: I am judging how it looks and functions, not actual on-line browsing, I do not have an Internet connection at home, but I use my own server and pages, many of which use DOM 2 ECMAScript, CSS2 Properties, and XHTML 1.1)
"Look and Feel"
I like things simple, my Opera and Firefox themes are dark and not colorful. Safari is perfect in this aspect, no themes are necessary, it is already what I like. It has no thick borders, and the focus is on the page, not the browser.
Rendering of CSS2
Writing CSS code for websites is easy, making sure it works the same in all browsers is tricky when you use the later properties for layout and behavior. If I write code with IE and Firefox in mind, Opera suffers. Safari however, follows the standard beautifully. It showed every effect I desired perfectly, slightly better than Firefox.
ECMAScript
I use the DOM Level 2 and use XHTML 1.1. Some aspects of the standards are not fully implemented, but IE 7, Firefox 2, and Opera 9 have good support for most things, no major differences, for what I do. Safari also follows the standards, but once refused to do something, for no apparent reason. Being Beta, I do not fault it for this.
Overall, if Safari were a browser I could use as a portable apps program, like I have Firefox and Opera running, I would probably use it, at least some of the time.
I can not review security and other useability issues.
Safari will probably be up there with Firefox and Opera and Konqueror.