Apple yesterday released an update to its Safari web browser version 5.1.4. The version contains improvements to performance, stability, compatibility and security. The update primarily addresses a variety of bugs and issues and claims to improve JavaScript performance. The updates include:
- Improve JavaScript performance
- Preserve links in PDFs saved from webpages
- Fix an issue that could make Flash content appear incomplete after using gesture zooming
- Improve responsiveness when typing into the search field after changing network configurations or with an intermittent network connection
- Fix an issue that could cause the screen to dim while watching HTML5 video
- Address an issue that could cause webpages to flash white when switching between Safari windows
- Improve stability, compatibility and startup time when using extensions
- Allow cookies set during regular browsing to be available after using Private Browsing
- Fix an issue that could cause some data to be left behind after pressing the “Remove All Website Data” button
- Address issues that prevented printing U.S. Postal Service shipping labels and embedded PDFs
