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Use the Reload button in Safari for initial page loading
Authored by: wsdr on Aug 15, '06 04:34:50PM

Wow, this redeems a "feature" that I have always considered a "bug" in Safari. Namely, if you start typing in a URL, and realize that you failed to Bookmark or make a note of the page you were on (assuming you want to, of course), hitting the refresh button does not bring back the currently visible page. This is the normal behavior in many other browsers.

This is particularly a pain if you _inadvertently_ type in the location bar. Yes, there are ways to get the info (using the back button at this point), but it completely breaks the rhythm of whatever it was you were trying to do. D'oh

So, now it looks like the Apple programmers did something clever, but not intuitive, to save a tiny bit of space on the location bar-- imagine that. Oh, and it irks me to no end to watch users take their hands off the keyboard to click on the "Go" button in certain browsers, instead of just hitting return. Bah, who needs a redundant button?



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Use the Reload button in Safari for initial page loading
Authored by: qwerty denzel on Aug 15, '06 04:58:37PM

Yes, that behaviour has to be one of the most ridiculous habits that people seem to get into. Another is clicking to select the next text field in a form, instead of simply pressing the tab key.

To revert what you have typed in the location bar, simply press escape.



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Use the Reload button in Safari for initial page loading
Authored by: wsdr on Aug 17, '06 05:52:09AM

Escape! Yea! And here I'm thinking today will be a day that I learning nothing. Thanks, seriously.



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