Geek Posted March 12, 2012 Posted March 12, 2012 <div class="KonaBody"><p><img src="http://osxdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/safari-5-1-4-update.jpg" alt="Safari 5.1.4" title="safari-5-1-4-update" width="620" height="468" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-28308" /></p> <p>Apple has updated Safari to version 5.1.4, and although the version number signifies a minor release the update includes several notable performance enhancements and bug fixes. From the average end-users perspective, an 11% boost in Javascript performance and improved handling of Safari extensions will be most noticeable, though the update includes many more changes and bug fixes which are listed below.</p> <p>Safari 5.1.4 is available for Mac OS X 10.7 and OS X 10.6.8, and is a recommended update to all Safari users. Users can download the latest version via Software Update from the Apple menu or <a href="http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1070">from Apple directly</a>.</p> <p>The official change list is as follows:</p> <ul> <li>Improve JavaScript performance up to 11% over Safari 5.1.3* </li> <li>Improve responsiveness when typing into the search field after changing network configurations, or with an intermittent network connection </li> <li>Address an issue that could cause webpages to flash white when switching between Safari windows</li> <li>Address issues that prevented printing U.S. Postal Service shipping labels and embedded PDFs </li> <li>Preserve links in PDFs saved from webpages </li> <li>Fix an issue that could make Flash content appear incomplete after using gesture zooming</li> <li>Fix an issue that could cause the screen to dim while watching HTML5 video </li> <li>Improve stability, compatibility, and startup time when using extensions </li> <li>Allow cookies set during regular browsing to be available after using Private Browsing</li> <li>Fix an issue that could cause some data to be left behind after pressing the “Remove All Website Data” button</li> </ul> <p>If you use Safari as your <a href="http://osxdaily.com/2007/04/06/change-the-default-web-browser-in-mac-os-x/">default web browser</a>, don’t miss it.</p> </div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/2LV-d3RAlpBEy2kOoVbfn6G4upM/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/2LV-d3RAlpBEy2kOoVbfn6G4upM/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/2LV-d3RAlpBEy2kOoVbfn6G4upM/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/2LV-d3RAlpBEy2kOoVbfn6G4upM/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?a=lW4CeNOTRuI:pQ5cVkwoG7Y:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?a=lW4CeNOTRuI:pQ5cVkwoG7Y:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?i=lW4CeNOTRuI:pQ5cVkwoG7Y:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?a=lW4CeNOTRuI:pQ5cVkwoG7Y:D7DqB2pKExk"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?i=lW4CeNOTRuI:pQ5cVkwoG7Y:D7DqB2pKExk" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?a=lW4CeNOTRuI:pQ5cVkwoG7Y:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?a=lW4CeNOTRuI:pQ5cVkwoG7Y:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/osxdaily/~4/lW4CeNOTRuI" height="1" width="1"/> View the full article
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