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On a related note, anyone know why Safari has done away with favicons next to tab titles? Safari is pretty unusable as an everyday browser for me without them.
by jabo 12y ago
On a related note, anyone know why Safari has done away with favicons next to tab titles? Safari is pretty unusable as an everyday browser for me without them.
- reubenmorais 12y agoMost browsers have de-emphasized favicons in their UIs due to phishing, by moving them as far from the address bar as possible or through other measures, like Safari which only shows it when the address bar is focused. People used padlock favicons to trick users into thinking they're browsing a secure website.
- jabo 12y agoHmm, looks like Safari does display the favicon right next to the address bar: http://i.imgur.com/Gj0Wu8h.png http://i.imgur.com/Gj0Wu8h.png So someone could theoretically use a green padlock icon as the favicon and still trick users. My gripe is that with favicons missing in the tab bar, it's pretty hard to quickly navigate to the tab I want: http://i.imgur.com/yhStBMj.png http://i.imgur.com/yhStBMj.png
- robotresearcher 12y agoThat's not the current version of Safari. The current version 8.x.y does not show favicons.
- couchand 12y agoIt's hard to imagine using a modern browser without favicons on the tabs. What are the folks behind Safari thinking?
- lucianmarin 12y agoIt’s easier on the eyes. You don’t to squint at a 16x16 images to get to the right tab. Once you get used to it, you won’t want to go back to Firefox or Chrome. I use Safari 8 daily and it’s simply amazing, fast and reliable.
- ubertaco 12y agoNice try, ghost of Steve Jobs.