Mac users please respond!

theclay · 09-25-2005, 03:15 AM

Can we join together and demand a fix or a good reason that this site does not show properly using Safari? I know there are quite a few of us here that own Macs and we should not be overlooked.

I know I could use Firefox but I like using Safari with tabbed browsing and don't want to have to open Firefox just for this site.

I'm done venting.

-Clay

puck724 · 09-25-2005, 03:36 AM

whatcha mean? i use my buddys G5 all the time and browse the site using safari. and i sometimes use iMacs at school. what isnt working right, i mihgtve just not noticed.

theclay · 09-25-2005, 03:51 AM

Some of the site's features are not seen with Safari. Try opening Safari and Firefox side by side and compare the two next time you on your buddy's G5.

puck724 · 09-25-2005, 03:55 AM

ok i hear ya, come to think of it..one thing i noticed before on a mac was it didnt display some of the headings such as " Logged in as: puck724" i could only see the "logout"...ill take another look the next time on it...

Eldalo3 · 09-25-2005, 05:33 AM

PM the problem and i will try to solve it as soon as possible

EvEr35 · 09-25-2005, 06:29 AM

I have no problems with safari...what exactly am I missing??

bcaslis · 09-25-2005, 01:12 PM

Yes, I suppose I could be missing something, but everything looks fine to me. The only issue I've had is some of the newer .avi files in the video sectioni won't play on a Mac. But that's not a Safari issue.

Mark · 09-25-2005, 02:26 PM

I know the mac guys are "demanding" a fix for the site, and I'd love to fix the site so it works for everyone.. but its a little hard for me since I dont have a mac... If anyone with problems viewing the site could make a more detailed post saying what exactly is wrong with the site, I would be more the happy to go after it and see if I can fix it.

Please let me know

EvEr35 · 09-25-2005, 02:32 PM

like I said works fine for me....unless i'm missing something

theclay · 09-25-2005, 09:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by EvEr35

like I said works fine for me....unless i'm missing something

Logged in as, private message counter, name of the thread you are viewing, public profile addl. info. That's all I can think of off the top of my head.
EvEr35, you will never know until you see what you are missing.

cosmosblau · 09-26-2005, 03:56 AM

For your own good, switch to Firefox.
It is superior in every way- and yes- you can get an extension for tabbed browsing.

shuzmaker · 09-26-2005, 01:44 PM

Firefox Convert.

Firefox 5.0 has TAB browsing.

Safari Defected.

theclay · 09-27-2005, 09:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cosmosblau

For your own good, switch to Firefox.
It is superior in every way- and yes- you can get an extension for tabbed browsing.

Yes, I know it has tabbed browsing as well but I prefer to use Safari. The point of this thread was to make the site work with Safari, not to argue which browser is superior.

Armen52 · 10-03-2005, 09:13 PM

Well I'll just toss this out there although its a bit OT as already stated.

Maybe if you don't like Firefox on the Mac you might wanna try Camino

Its the same rendering engine as Firefox but inside a pretty Cocoa very Mac-like shell. I use it and as far as I can tell the site works fine.

vladinecko · 10-04-2005, 12:04 AM

If an administrator of this forum is reading this message, please PM me to resolve this problem. I'm in computer science using a Mac and having Safari as my primary browser. I looked at the source code (the one that PHP generated) and there are a couple of solutions to render text correctly in Safari. Let me know, if interested.

I have to admit that Firefox is superior to Safari. But for some reason, it feels a lot heavier than Safari. The next version supposedly took care of that issue.

Also, I've never heard of version 5.0 of Firefox. As far as I know, version 1.5 is still only in beta. AND, tabbed browsing in Firefox without installing any extensions has been available since version 0.1. But maybe we're talking about two different Firefox browsers.

shuzmaker · 10-04-2005, 01:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by vladinecko

Also, I've never heard of version 5.0 of Firefox. As far as I know, version 1.5 is still only in beta. AND, tabbed browsing in Firefox without installing any extensions has been available since version 0.1. But maybe we're talking about two different Firefox browsers.

Whoops, don't know what I was smokin that day

, what I meant was Mozilla 5.0, wit Firefox 1.07 for OSX

txusa03 · 10-04-2005, 01:40 PM

Just install virtualPC on your mac...

theclay · 10-04-2005, 03:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by txusa03

Just install virtualPC on your mac...

Why would I do that? I hate widoze, that's why I bought a mac. Virtual PC would not fix the problem. I can run IE on my mac without Virtual PC but I haven't opened IE in months. I am using Firefox at the moment but would still like to see a fix that would allow Safari to render properly.

JamieA · 12-10-2005, 12:51 AM

I love Safari. Tried Firefox (which I love on Windows) but it didn't seem as smooth and as fast as Safari - that was a year ago though.

I am noticing that the reply form isn't rendering very well and the smiles section spills out to the side and sometimes the hot spots for the smiles are not actually under the smiles...

Also the smile appears at the end of the text, not were the cursor currently is.

These are no biggies, everything works much better than it did originally when I joined the forum...

09-25-2005, 03:15 AM	#1
theclay Lieutenant 20 Rep 510 Posts Drives: '06 330i Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Los Angeles, Ca. iTrader: (0) Garage List 2006 330i [0.00]	Mac users please respond! Can we join together and demand a fix or a good reason that this site does not show properly using Safari? I know there are quite a few of us here that own Macs and we should not be overlooked. I know I could use Firefox but I like using Safari with tabbed browsing and don't want to have to open Firefox just for this site. I'm done venting. -Clay __________________ Jet Black, Black Leather, Aluminum Trim, Sport, Premium, Steptronic, 35% tint
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puck724 COLTS 4 LIFE!!! 102 Rep 1,746 Posts Drives: 2006 330i Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: california iTrader: (1) Garage List 2006 330i [0.00]	whatcha mean? i use my buddys G5 all the time and browse the site using safari. and i sometimes use iMacs at school. what isnt working right, i mihgtve just not noticed. __________________ 2006 330i --sapphire black--black leather --alumminum trim --premium package --cold weather package --park distace control --automatic transmission --navigation with iDrive
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theclay Lieutenant 20 Rep 510 Posts Drives: '06 330i Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Los Angeles, Ca. iTrader: (0) Garage List 2006 330i [0.00]	Some of the site's features are not seen with Safari. Try opening Safari and Firefox side by side and compare the two next time you on your buddy's G5. __________________ Jet Black, Black Leather, Aluminum Trim, Sport, Premium, Steptronic, 35% tint
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puck724 COLTS 4 LIFE!!! 102 Rep 1,746 Posts Drives: 2006 330i Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: california iTrader: (1) Garage List 2006 330i [0.00]	ok i hear ya, come to think of it..one thing i noticed before on a mac was it didnt display some of the headings such as " Logged in as: puck724" i could only see the "logout"...ill take another look the next time on it... __________________ 2006 330i --sapphire black--black leather --alumminum trim --premium package --cold weather package --park distace control --automatic transmission --navigation with iDrive
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EvEr35 Private 4 Rep 66 Posts Drives: 330i SP AW AT Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Canada iTrader: (0)	I have no problems with safari...what exactly am I missing??
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bcaslis Private First Class 1 Rep 124 Posts Drives: BMW 2006 330i Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Oregon, USA iTrader: (0)	Yes, I suppose I could be missing something, but everything looks fine to me. The only issue I've had is some of the newer .avi files in the video sectioni won't play on a Mac. But that's not a Safari issue. __________________ 330i, Sapphire Black/Terra, 6MT, Sport, Premium, Cold Weather, Sat. Prep, Aluminum Trim Pictures at http://caslis.com/photos/bmwe90/
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EvEr35 Private 4 Rep 66 Posts Drives: 330i SP AW AT Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Canada iTrader: (0)	like I said works fine for me....unless i'm missing something
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09-26-2005, 01:44 PM	#12
shuzmaker First Lieutenant 27 Rep 303 Posts Drives: e90 325iAS Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Garden State iTrader: (0) Garage List 2006 325i [0.00]	Firefox Convert. Firefox 5.0 has TAB browsing. Safari Defected.
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Armen52 Captain 36 Rep 663 Posts Drives: 2006 330i Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Los Angeles, CA iTrader: (0) Garage List 2006 330i [0.00]	Well I'll just toss this out there although its a bit OT as already stated. Maybe if you don't like Firefox on the Mac you might wanna try Camino Its the same rendering engine as Firefox but inside a pretty Cocoa very Mac-like shell. I use it and as far as I can tell the site works fine. __________________ E90 330i delivered 6/29/2005, ZSP/ZPP/ZCW/Step, Arctic/Gray/Walnut
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JamieA Colonel 93 Rep 2,168 Posts Drives: G01 X3 M40i Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Adelaide, Australia iTrader: (0)	I love Safari. Tried Firefox (which I love on Windows) but it didn't seem as smooth and as fast as Safari - that was a year ago though. I am noticing that the reply form isn't rendering very well and the smiles section spills out to the side and sometimes the hot spots for the smiles are not actually under the smiles... Also the smile appears at the end of the text, not were the cursor currently is. These are no biggies, everything works much better than it did originally when I joined the forum... __________________ '05 E90 325i \| '06 E90 325i \| '08 E90 325i LCI \| '13 F30 328i M-Sport \| '14 F10 535d M-Sport Current: '19 G01 X3 M40i
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