OSX browser war -ongoing update on what I like/dislike about the primary browsers I use..
Sad enough the default Safari browser has shortcomings so this post is my ongoing update on which browser I use and what I dis/like with them.
Currently my active browsers are Safari and Camino.
Safari
PROs
CONs:
Camino
PROs:
CONs:
Currently my active browsers are Safari and Camino.
Safari
PROs
- Built-in RSS reader. Yeah yeah - I know there are gazillion readers out there but I frankly have not found the right one yet. Its just "easier" to have this integrated and the bookmark show unread entries..dont have to start other app. Also like simple (for dummies) search, change days viewed, change amount of lines to display,etc
CONs:
- RSS feed - I'd really like this to be plain XML docs in file system so I can take my RSS feeds with me if/when I switch to other apps. Over time RSS feeds have become part of my knowledgebase..
- Too many webpages do not work well - seem that the Safari renedring engine has its quirks. Sites w trouble: Some of my financial sites (not disclosing details here - duh!), Zillow.com, more to be listed....
- Blogger.com post editing doesnt work - no kind-of-wysiwyg interface
Camino
PROs:
- Seem to be much faster than Safari in rendering.
- Most sites work well - gecko engine seem to be broadly recognized.
CONs:
- Copying part of a webpage (HTML) into an email (Mail.app) or doc (winword) lose almost all formatting. Here Safari works much better - Font sizes, links, bullets,etc are copied as in the webpage

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