Comments on: Why Safari Sucks: 1. The Back Button http://blog.firetree.net/2006/02/15/why-safari-sucks-1-the-back-button/ Sharing useful things with the world. Thu, 21 Aug 2008 20:20:18 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.2 By: Mushilele http://blog.firetree.net/2006/02/15/why-safari-sucks-1-the-back-button/#comment-22864 Mushilele Mon, 22 Oct 2007 11:10:48 +0000 http://blog.firetree.net/2006/02/15/why-safari-sucks-1-the-back-button/#comment-22864 <p>Thanks Meredith. My back button is ... well ... back.</p> Thanks Meredith. My back button is … well … back.

]]> By: Meredith http://blog.firetree.net/2006/02/15/why-safari-sucks-1-the-back-button/#comment-21426 Meredith Wed, 08 Aug 2007 21:50:25 +0000 http://blog.firetree.net/2006/02/15/why-safari-sucks-1-the-back-button/#comment-21426 <p>My back button disappeared also, but if you go into view and customize address bar you can get it back.</p> My back button disappeared also, but if you go into view and customize address bar you can get it back.

]]> By: Steve http://blog.firetree.net/2006/02/15/why-safari-sucks-1-the-back-button/#comment-19180 Steve Fri, 22 Jun 2007 04:18:39 +0000 http://blog.firetree.net/2006/02/15/why-safari-sucks-1-the-back-button/#comment-19180 <p>My back button is gone too. Help.</p> My back button is gone too. Help.

]]> By: R Taillon http://blog.firetree.net/2006/02/15/why-safari-sucks-1-the-back-button/#comment-18467 R Taillon Fri, 15 Jun 2007 15:50:47 +0000 http://blog.firetree.net/2006/02/15/why-safari-sucks-1-the-back-button/#comment-18467 <p>My back button has completely disappeared too. I know I can hit command-{ but how do I get my back button to reappear????? Please email me if you have a solution.</p> My back button has completely disappeared too. I know I can hit command-{ but how do I get my back button to reappear????? Please email me if you have a solution.

]]> By: James http://blog.firetree.net/2006/02/15/why-safari-sucks-1-the-back-button/#comment-18307 James Wed, 13 Jun 2007 19:28:51 +0000 http://blog.firetree.net/2006/02/15/why-safari-sucks-1-the-back-button/#comment-18307 <p>Hi, i've solved the back button problem for Safari beta 3 on windows.</p> <p>This worked for me and I hope it does for you too.</p> <p>I've always used the navigation buttons on my mouse to flick backwards and forwards between pages while browsing in IE. and in safari it doesn't work...</p> <p>Well, here's how I fixed it.</p> <p>firstly... i have a media keyboard that uses browsing buttons (forward and back) as well as other functions like a button for media player and email etc... many people have these now.</p> <p>I also have a programmable mouse. With most 5+ button mice you get a program that you can change the function ofr the buttons on your mouse. I've got a Razer Mystify Boomslang "Boomer" mouse, and that comes with a good little program to change all the buttons... ANYWAY</p> <p>I load the program up and tell it i want to change the function of the back button on my mouse and it asks me to press a key, so I press the back navigation key on my keyboard and save the config, and hey presto, it works!!!!!</p> <p>Then I changed the forward button for the forward button on my keyboard too.</p> <p>I can't be more specific than this because every mouse uses a different bit of software to program the buttons on it. I uses the part of my program that says "assign a key" to the button.</p> <p>hope you guys have some luck</p> Hi, i’ve solved the back button problem for Safari beta 3 on windows.

This worked for me and I hope it does for you too.

I’ve always used the navigation buttons on my mouse to flick backwards and forwards between pages while browsing in IE. and in safari it doesn’t work…

Well, here’s how I fixed it.

firstly… i have a media keyboard that uses browsing buttons (forward and back) as well as other functions like a button for media player and email etc… many people have these now.

I also have a programmable mouse. With most 5+ button mice you get a program that you can change the function ofr the buttons on your mouse. I’ve got a Razer Mystify Boomslang “Boomer” mouse, and that comes with a good little program to change all the buttons… ANYWAY

I load the program up and tell it i want to change the function of the back button on my mouse and it asks me to press a key, so I press the back navigation key on my keyboard and save the config, and hey presto, it works!!!!!

Then I changed the forward button for the forward button on my keyboard too.

I can’t be more specific than this because every mouse uses a different bit of software to program the buttons on it. I uses the part of my program that says “assign a key” to the button.

hope you guys have some luck

]]> By: Mathias http://blog.firetree.net/2006/02/15/why-safari-sucks-1-the-back-button/#comment-18290 Mathias Wed, 13 Jun 2007 12:13:49 +0000 http://blog.firetree.net/2006/02/15/why-safari-sucks-1-the-back-button/#comment-18290 <p>For Mark and for evryone who thinks that Firefox is greater than Opera just beacause "modular": why the hell should I install about ten or more files for extensions, messing up basic configuration, and having to repeat the same operation on every PC I use, when Opera installs all this fabulous features in just one click??</p> For Mark and for evryone who thinks that Firefox is greater than Opera just beacause “modular”: why the hell should I install about ten or more files for extensions, messing up basic configuration, and having to repeat the same operation on every PC I use, when Opera installs all this fabulous features in just one click??

]]> By: Ned Kline http://blog.firetree.net/2006/02/15/why-safari-sucks-1-the-back-button/#comment-13981 Ned Kline Fri, 11 May 2007 17:44:52 +0000 http://blog.firetree.net/2006/02/15/why-safari-sucks-1-the-back-button/#comment-13981 <p>My back button has completely disappeared!</p> My back button has completely disappeared!

]]> By: Tomis http://blog.firetree.net/2006/02/15/why-safari-sucks-1-the-back-button/#comment-7354 Tomis Tue, 13 Feb 2007 05:51:09 +0000 http://blog.firetree.net/2006/02/15/why-safari-sucks-1-the-back-button/#comment-7354 <p>Command-[ </p> <p>Problem solved</p> Command-[

Problem solved

]]> By: alex http://blog.firetree.net/2006/02/15/why-safari-sucks-1-the-back-button/#comment-7052 alex Thu, 01 Feb 2007 08:34:01 +0000 http://blog.firetree.net/2006/02/15/why-safari-sucks-1-the-back-button/#comment-7052 <p><strong>Dig T:</strong> It took me a long while to notice that there was something wrong with the back button. It really hit me when I noticed a friend of mine have the problem. He clicked 'back', paused... clicked it again, paused... frowned, and then clicked a few more times. I don't think he even consciously noticed, but it made me realise that I've done the same thing many times.</p> <p>The point isn't that it's a huge problem, but that lots of tiny problems like this degrade users' experience of the whole system. Apple are renowned for their quality user interfaces. They should have found this problem in usability testing, and fixed it.</p> Dig T: It took me a long while to notice that there was something wrong with the back button. It really hit me when I noticed a friend of mine have the problem. He clicked ‘back’, paused… clicked it again, paused… frowned, and then clicked a few more times. I don’t think he even consciously noticed, but it made me realise that I’ve done the same thing many times.

The point isn’t that it’s a huge problem, but that lots of tiny problems like this degrade users’ experience of the whole system. Apple are renowned for their quality user interfaces. They should have found this problem in usability testing, and fixed it.

]]> By: Dig T http://blog.firetree.net/2006/02/15/why-safari-sucks-1-the-back-button/#comment-7047 Dig T Thu, 01 Feb 2007 03:09:51 +0000 http://blog.firetree.net/2006/02/15/why-safari-sucks-1-the-back-button/#comment-7047 <p>I totally agree that having three settings for the back button is too much, especially since the in between stick is subtle but I've never seen anyone have this problem. They should either take away that subtleness or remove that in between behavior.</p> <p>At any rate I can't believe this is a pet peeve. At first I asked myself if this one was for real, how can you have a problem clicking? And this is coming from a big Firefox user!</p> I totally agree that having three settings for the back button is too much, especially since the in between stick is subtle but I’ve never seen anyone have this problem. They should either take away that subtleness or remove that in between behavior.

At any rate I can’t believe this is a pet peeve. At first I asked myself if this one was for real, how can you have a problem clicking? And this is coming from a big Firefox user!

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