07-07-2007, 10:21 PM
There's nothing inherently wrong with 3rd party software. It's specifically input managers that we're talking about.
If you want ad-blocking, use Firefox and a plug-in. If you miss Safari's interface, add a Safari theme to Firefox.
I feel ill at the mere thought of how many times I've been called to fix a crashing Mac where it turned out that the user had installed some Safari hack.
You have my sympathy. Really. I want to be able to use Safari as my everyday browser. I want others to be able to enjoy using Safari without having to hack it. I want Safari to be a good browser because it would reflect well on Apple and on Mac users in general.
Apple does not seem inclined to make Safari a full-featured browser and hacking it to add features that other browsers have just makes trouble. It would be nice if that weren't the case, but it is.
Input managers can (and do) eventually create havoc, even if they seem well behaved at the time that they are installed. Something always breaks them. No, I can't prove that by citing any study. I just know that from experience. As do all the folks at MacFixit and everyone of any competence who supports Macs professionally.
If you want ad-blocking, use Firefox and a plug-in. If you miss Safari's interface, add a Safari theme to Firefox.
I feel ill at the mere thought of how many times I've been called to fix a crashing Mac where it turned out that the user had installed some Safari hack.
You have my sympathy. Really. I want to be able to use Safari as my everyday browser. I want others to be able to enjoy using Safari without having to hack it. I want Safari to be a good browser because it would reflect well on Apple and on Mac users in general.
Apple does not seem inclined to make Safari a full-featured browser and hacking it to add features that other browsers have just makes trouble. It would be nice if that weren't the case, but it is.
Input managers can (and do) eventually create havoc, even if they seem well behaved at the time that they are installed. Something always breaks them. No, I can't prove that by citing any study. I just know that from experience. As do all the folks at MacFixit and everyone of any competence who supports Macs professionally.