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If I download and install the latest nightly Webkit, will it make the already fast Shiira 1.2.1 even faster, or does Shiira already have the latest nightly? Or will this only give Safari a speed boost? (2.0.3 on OS X 10.4.4)
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You would need to hack WebKit's run-safari script to run Shiira instead. And WebKit nightlies aren't about speed. They're about improving the engine.
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I was just wondering about the speed update/difference. I'm fairly new to the Mac platform, so, "hacking or chaing" binaries and stuff probably won't be for me. I understand this is a project, and I'm sure a lot of people contribute to helping it get better. I know of a program that downloads and installs the latest nightlies, and if the user wants, can revert to the original they had. So, I know the nightlies improve browsing over all, and I do know they bring some speed boosts. So I didn't know if this would help/affect the already fast Shiira. Isn't a Webkit folder located in the system for any app that requires it to use it, or does Safari have its own Webkit folder?
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Yes, there is a WebKit framework in the System folder that Safari and Mail and Help Viewer and many other applications use.
The nightly builds you download have a self-contained framework that does not alter the System-level one. When you double-click the WebKit application icon, it acts like a "wrapper" and launches the regular Safari binary with its own custom frameworks. It would be a Very Bad™ idea to replace the System framework with what is included with the nightly builds. There may be stability, security, or other problems related to it that you don't know. Remember that the nightly builds are untested and are not intended for widespread use. The quality of this board depends on the quality of the posts. The only way to guarantee thoughtful, informative discussion is to write thoughtful, informative posts. AppleNova is not a real-time chat forum. You have time to compose messages and edit them before and after posting. |
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Got'ca, thanks for all the info Brad. I was just wondering if there way any other way that I could make Shiira 1.2.1 run even faster. (Or Safari, for that matter.)
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