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Speed up Safari page load times by disabling JavaScript
Authored by: Handycam on Oct 13, '03 12:40:43PM

Yeah, and I'll bet you can save a few more seconds by running in 256 colors! ;-)

Seriously, most everything on the web relies heavily on Javascript, so if you disable it you can surf faster (perhaps) but miss out on a great deal of functionality. To each their own, i suppose.

I agree about Java, I always disable it, on any platform I've used. It's not as widely used, so I don't really care.

If you want to surf to plain-vanilla sites with real spped, try using Lynx in the Terminal. If it's a site wherein images aren't important, this is wicked fast.



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Speed up Safari page load times by disabling JavaScript
Authored by: dr_turgeon on Oct 13, '03 08:43:16PM
Agreed.
HTML is lifeless without JavaScript. This page included.
Just press command-option-V to see! Most web pages and XML have functionality that depends on manipulating elements in the DOM (document object model). This is the whole point of JavaScript--to make pages dynamic.
Use the bug button if it isn't working the way you think it should.

Better for Apple to fix the slowdown than to ignore a great chunk of web functionality!

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Speed up Safari page load times by disabling JavaScript
Authored by: mistercow on Oct 14, '03 10:34:10PM

Actually, 256 colors slows you down in OS X. It seems to be much better optimized for 16-32 bit color.

Yeah, I know. You are just trying to make the point that it isn't worth the sacrifice. Still, an interesting thing to notice.



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