[MacTUG] Apple releases Safari 3.1 for Mac OS and Windows

Glenn Anderson anderson at uwaterloo.ca
Tue Mar 18 09:37:37 EDT 2008


Downloads http://www.apple.com/safari/download/ - note there is two  
versions - one for Leopard and one for Tiger

 From http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307467

Improvements
Performance

Improves JavaScript performance
Standards

Adds support for CSS 3 web fonts
Adds support for CSS transforms and transitions
Adds support for HTML 5 <video> and <audio> elements
Adds support for offline storage for Web applications in SQL databases
Adds support for SVG images in <img> elements and CSS images
Adds support for SVG advanced text
Microsoft Windows

Improves Back/Forward performance
Supports signed Java applets
Shows Caps Lock icon in password fields
Adds support for showModalDialog
Localized in 16 languages
Adds support for International Domain Names
Improves handling of Japanese, Chinese, and Korean text
Contextual menu now allows opening a link in a window or tab
Improves pop-up blocking to work with plug-ins
Compatibility

Increases site compatibility
Stability

Improves application stability
Developer

Adds option in Safari preferences to turn on the new Develop menu  
which contains various web development features
Allows access to Web Inspector
Allows access to Network Timeline
Allows editing CSS in the Web Inspector
Allows custom user agent string
Improves snippet editor
Other

Double clicking on the Tab Bar opens new tab
Includes URL metadata when images are dragged or saved from browser
Opens Download and Activity window in current Space
Supports trackpad gestures for back, forward, and magnify on MacBook  
Air and compatible MacBook Pro computers
Shows Caps Lock icon in password fields
Security

For information about the security content of this update, visit this  
website.

Glenn Anderson
Client Services, IST
University of Waterloo
Waterloo, On
519-888-4567 x33327
anderson at uwaterloo.ca



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