Safari Windows Problems & Fixes

Hey! It did says it is beta. No worry, here are some fixes I found on the net.

Font not displaying
Problem the font on the windows gui not displaying like in the second screenshot An new alternative Windows browser - Safari? You don't have the proper fonts installed.
Solution
  • Close Safari
  • Go to C:\Program Files\Safari\Safari.resources 
  • Copy Lucida Grande Bold.ttf and Lucida Grande.ttf to C:\Windows\Fonts
  • Rename C:\Program Files\Safari\Safari.resources to C:\Program Files\Safari\Safari.resources.bak
  • Start Safari, ignore the crash and close it
  • Rename back the Safari.resources.bak to C:\Program Files\Safari\Safari.resources
  • Start Safari and you are done!
Safari font fixedSafari font fixed
 
Proxy
Need to connect through proxy? The proxy button could be grayed out or crashed your Safari.
 
Solution
  • Safari is taking proxy setting from IE, set your proxy in IE and restart Safari
Blurry Font
Font might be hard to read or blurry on some monitor.
 
Solution
  • Try adjusting the setting under Edit -> Preferences, Appearance tab -> Font smoothing option
  • The default setting is Medium, you can try Light or Strong to see which one suits you

 

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  1. Anonymous (not verified) on Tue, 26/06/2007 - 9:47pm

    Regarding proxy support, Safari does not work if you have to authenticate to the proxy. I mean it DOES NOT WORK AT ALL. Proxy authentication is BROKEN in Safari. So sad I have to uninstall it without even trying it properly.