Editing Safari (web browser) (section)

=== Safari 4 ===
[[File:Safari4 osx.png|alt=Safari 4 interface on display.|left|thumb|Safari 4 ''(pictured)'' was the first version that had entirely passed the [[Acid3]] rendering test.]]
Safari 4 was released on June 8, 2009.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Michaels |first=Philip |date=June 8, 2009 |title=Apple releases Safari 4 for Mac, Windows |url=https://www.macworld.com/article/198492/safari4.html |access-date=2023-01-18 |website=Macworld |language=en |archive-date=October 20, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211020225938/https://www.macworld.com/article/198492/safari4.html |url-status=live }}</ref> It was the first version that had completely passed the [[Acid3]] rendering test,<ref>{{Cite web|last=Keizer|first=Gregg|date=September 28, 2008|title=WebKit browser engine aces Acid3 test, stakes claim to No. 1|url=https://www.computerworld.com/article/2533228/webkit-browser-engine-aces-acid3-test--stakes-claim-to-no--1.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210602191622/https://www.computerworld.com/article/2533228/webkit-browser-engine-aces-acid3-test--stakes-claim-to-no--1.html|archive-date=June 2, 2021|access-date=June 2, 2021|website=[[Computerworld]]}}</ref> as well as the first version to support [[HTML5]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=McDaniel |first=Adam |url= |title=HTML5: Your Visual Blueprint for Designing Rich Web Pages and Applications |date=2011-11-08 |publisher=John Wiley & Sons |isbn=978-0-470-95222-1 |pages=7 |language=en}}</ref> It incorporated WebKit [[JavaScript engine]] SquirrelFish that significantly enhanced the browser's script interpretation performances by 29.9x. SquirrelFish was later evolved to SquirrelFish Extreme, later also marketed as Nitro, which had 63.6x faster performances.<ref>{{Cite web|last=McLean|first=Prince|date=September 19, 2008|title=SquirrelFish Extreme promises to speed JavaScript in Safari 4.0|url=https://appleinsider.com/articles/08/09/19/squirrelfish_extreme_promises_to_speed_javascript_in_safari_4_0.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210601231845/https://appleinsider.com/articles/08/09/19/squirrelfish_extreme_promises_to_speed_javascript_in_safari_4_0.html|archive-date=June 1, 2021|access-date=June 1, 2021|website=[[AppleInsider]]}}</ref> A public beta of Safari 4 was experimented in February 24, 2009.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://arstechnica.com/apple/news/2009/02/hands-on-safari-4-beta-fast-mixes-polish-rough-ui-edges.ars|title=Hands on: Safari 4 beta fast, mixes polish, rough UI edges|website=[[Ars Technica]]|access-date=September 12, 2015|date=February 24, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200622080631/https://arstechnica.com/apple/news/2009/02/hands-on-safari-4-beta-fast-mixes-polish-rough-ui-edges.ars|archive-date=June 22, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref>

Safari 4 relied on [[Cover Flow]] to run the History and Bookmarks, and it featured Speculative Loading that automatically pre-loaded document information that is required to visit a particular website. The top sites can be displayed up to 24 thumbnails based on the frequently visited sites in a startup. The desktop version of Safari 4 included a redesign similar to that of the iPhone. The update also commissioned many developer tool improvements including Web Inspectors, CSS element viewings, JavaScript debuggers and profilers, offline tables, database management, [[SQL]] support and resource graphs. In additions to CSS retouching effects, CSS canvas, and HTML5 content. It replaced the initial Mac OS X-like interface with native Windows themes on Windows using native font renderings.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Chartier|first=David|date=February 24, 2009|title=Hands on: Safari 4 beta fast, mixes polish, rough UI edges|url=https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2009/02/hands-on-safari-4-beta-fast-mixes-polish-rough-ui-edges/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210225010922/https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2009/02/hands-on-safari-4-beta-fast-mixes-polish-rough-ui-edges/|archive-date=February 25, 2021|access-date=June 2, 2021|website=[[Ars Technica]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Alderman|first=Nathan|date=June 17, 2009|title=Safari 4|url=https://www.macworld.com/article/198647/safari4-3.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210601232331/https://www.macworld.com/article/198647/safari4-3.html|archive-date=June 1, 2021|access-date=June 1, 2021|website=[[Macworld]]}}</ref>

Safari 4.0.1 was released for Mac on June 17, 2009, and fixed Faces bugs in [[iPhoto]] '09.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Moren|first=Dan|date=June 17, 2009|title=Apple releases Safari 4.0.1, Bluetooth Firmware Update 2.0|url=https://www.macworld.com/article/198669/safari_bluetooth_updates.html|url-status=live|access-date=October 20, 2021|website=[[Macworld]]|archive-date=April 10, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210410144502/https://www.macworld.com/article/198669/safari_bluetooth_updates.html}}</ref> Safari 4 in [[Mac OS X v10.6]] "Snow Leopard" has built-in 64-bit support, which makes [[JavaScript]] load up to 50% faster. It also has native crash resistances that would maintain it intact if a plugin like [[Flash player]] crashes, though other tabs or windows would not be affected.<ref>{{Cite web|last=McLean|first=Prince|date=August 26, 2008|title=Road to Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard: 64-Bits|url=https://appleinsider.com/articles/08/08/26/road_to_mac_os_x_10_6_snow_leopard_64_bits|url-status=live|access-date=October 20, 2021|website=[[AppleInsider]]|archive-date=May 21, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190521022533/https://appleinsider.com/articles/08/08/26/road_to_mac_os_x_10_6_snow_leopard_64_bits}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Michaels|first=Philip|date=June 8, 2009|title=Apple releases Safari 4 for Mac, Windows|url=https://www.macworld.com/article/198492/safari4.html|url-status=live|access-date=October 20, 2021|website=[[Macworld]]|archive-date=October 20, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211020225938/https://www.macworld.com/article/198492/safari4.html}}</ref> Safari 4.0.4, the final version which was released on November 11, 2009, for both Mac and Windows, which further improved the JavaScript performances.<ref>{{cite web|date=November 11, 2009|first=Chris|last=Foreman|url=https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2009/11/safari-404-serves-up-security-and-performance-fixes/|title=Safari 4.0.4 serves up security and performance fixes|access-date=May 21, 2021|website=[[Ars Technica]]|archive-date=May 21, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210521193954/https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2009/11/safari-404-serves-up-security-and-performance-fixes/|url-status=live}}</ref>