[crarko adds: I tested this, and it works as described. Note this will only turn Private Browsing off, not back on. It really should be a true toggle instead. Maybe there will be (or is) a Safari extension to do this?]
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In Safari 4, the only way to toggle Private Browsing is via the Safari » Private Browsing... menu selection. However, in Safari 5, a button appears in the URL bar similar to the RSS and Reader buttons when Private Browsing is active. Simply click it and Private Browsing will be turned off.
[crarko adds: I tested this, and it works as described. Note this will only turn Private Browsing off, not back on. It really should be a true toggle instead. Maybe there will be (or is) a Safari extension to do this?]
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At least it givers you a warning.
Turn Private Browsing off in Safari 5
thats brilliant thank you!
Should be a preference!!!
I have filed this with Apple, and I don't know why they refuse to make this a preference.
Should be a preference!!!
Since when has apple cared what we thought?
Should be a preference!!!
That's not the point. :P
Should be a preference!!!
You know how when you are asked in iTunes to accept the new version of the user agreement and before the long bunch legalese there is a short summary of the changes. This was not always the case. A few years back I made a suggestion via the Apple feedback page that they add such a summary so that user wouldn't have to hunt for changes each time Apple introduced new features. Shortly after I made the suggestion, there was a new iTunes along with a new user agreement and box at the top explaining the changes. They may not implement most of the changes we users suggest, but they do listen.
Turn Private Browsing off in Safari 5
for those interested, the easiest solution to this problem is set up a hot key for private browsing:
Turn Private Browsing off in Safari 5
if in step 6 instead of Private Browsing... you enter Private Browsing (without the ...) then the same shortcut can be used to turn both on and off and this time without any warning messages
Turn Private Browsing off in Safari 5
Good catch - I missed that.
Turn Private Browsing off in Safari 5
Disagree with the idea of making it a persistent toggle. That's just a waste of space.
Turn Private Browsing off in Safari 5
And this is the one thing I find most characteristic and annoying about Apple users and Apple itself - the underlying assumption that someone else knows better than you and can dictate for everyone. Apple is the corporate embodiment of the nanny state, forever telling everyone what is best for them. I don't say it's wrong or bad; clearly, many people prefer this model. I do not. What I do take issue with is the pervasive Stockholm syndrome-like attitude of users who will rush to defend whatever freedom of choice Apple has limited or eliminated. It reminds me too of the child of an abusive parent, who would never dare criticize the parent all the while he or she is being abused. ---
24" Intel iMac 4 Gb RAM
Turn Private Browsing off in Safari 5
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