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Magnus · 17th May 2007, 08:38

Hint: Safari Activity Window
by Magnus

The Activity Window in Apple’s web browser Safari may not be that well known by most users but it has some really interesting and useful functionality. You find the Activity Windows by selecting Window > Activity or by pressing Command+Option+A. As the name gives away, by looking in the Activity Window you can see what’s going on with Safari. You see a list of the sites you’re connecting to and if you click the little triangle next to the site’s name, you see all the things that Safari is trying to download for that particular page. This includes HTML files, pictures, Flash (SWF) files, movies, stylesheets (CSS), and more. It shows the size of the files that have been downloaded, or the status which can help you figure out what the problem is if something is not working. For example, Safari may have problems downloading one particular file and that’s why you experience issues with your web browsing. What’s of most help to web developers, and others who want to really know what’s going on with a web site, is the ability to download any file that is used on a web site. If you double-click on any file in the Activity Window list, Safari will attempt to open just that file in a new browser window. If you hold down the Option-key while double-clicking on a file, Safari will download that file. This is a terrific way to download a Flash animation, for example. If you select a number of files, or even all of them with Command+A, then copy them (Command+C), switch to the Downloads Window (Command+Option+L), and paste (Command+V), all those files will start downloading. Finally, you can bookmark a set of pages with the help of the Activity Window. Open the sites you want to bookmark each in its own tab. Then make sure you only see each site’s URL in the Activity Window, not all the files too, select all (Command+A), copy (Command+C), open the Bookmarks Manager (Command+Option+B), navigate to where you want the bookmarks, create a folder if you like, then paste (Command+V). Now you should have a bookmark for each of those sites. There you go, now you can use the Activity Window in Safari to make your browsing experience more enjoyable and productive.

17th May 2007, 08:38	#20 (permalink)
Magnus Administrator Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Dubai Posts: 8,536	Hint: Safari Activity Window Hint: Safari Activity Window by Magnus The Activity Window in Apple’s web browser Safari may not be that well known by most users but it has some really interesting and useful functionality. You find the Activity Windows by selecting Window > Activity or by pressing Command+Option+A. As the name gives away, by looking in the Activity Window you can see what’s going on with Safari. You see a list of the sites you’re connecting to and if you click the little triangle next to the site’s name, you see all the things that Safari is trying to download for that particular page. This includes HTML files, pictures, Flash (SWF) files, movies, stylesheets (CSS), and more. It shows the size of the files that have been downloaded, or the status which can help you figure out what the problem is if something is not working. For example, Safari may have problems downloading one particular file and that’s why you experience issues with your web browsing. What’s of most help to web developers, and others who want to really know what’s going on with a web site, is the ability to download any file that is used on a web site. If you double-click on any file in the Activity Window list, Safari will attempt to open just that file in a new browser window. If you hold down the Option-key while double-clicking on a file, Safari will download that file. This is a terrific way to download a Flash animation, for example. If you select a number of files, or even all of them with Command+A, then copy them (Command+C), switch to the Downloads Window (Command+Option+L), and paste (Command+V), all those files will start downloading. Finally, you can bookmark a set of pages with the help of the Activity Window. Open the sites you want to bookmark each in its own tab. Then make sure you only see each site’s URL in the Activity Window, not all the files too, select all (Command+A), copy (Command+C), open the Bookmarks Manager (Command+Option+B), navigate to where you want the bookmarks, create a folder if you like, then paste (Command+V). Now you should have a bookmark for each of those sites. There you go, now you can use the Activity Window in Safari to make your browsing experience more enjoyable and productive.