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Get Swift!
Swift is a Webkit based browser for Windows (the first of its kind). What does that mean to you? Well, Webkit is the HTML engine that drives Safari, and is included in OS X with lots of hooks for developers. Chances are if you are doing web browsing on the Mac you're using Webkit (though the Firefox based browsers do not make use of Webkit).Thanks to the open source nature of Webkit Swift is being developed to bring some Webkit love to the PC. I tried out Swift and it is definitely a work in progress but it is something to keep your eye on.
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Pete said 7:18PM on 8-17-2006
Between this and the "Intel Mac: web developers' dream machine", there are some hefty excuses for web developers NOT to bother with Macs.
Specifically, that Mac users can use IE (as well as firefox, native or not), and that the developers can now test with Swift instead of doing a proper check in Safari.
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Dinesh said 8:11PM on 8-17-2006
Hey can u please post some screen shots .. i don't see em on the website. I am using Flock on my windows pc at work , will love some safari goodness.
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tripdragon said 8:15PM on 8-17-2006
Ba they even have a better web design app than we do expression http://www.microsoft.com/products/expression/en/default.mspx
It does all sorts of visual css smarts... Something I TRIED AND TRIED to get accross fat swarmy pig nosed ignorant developers eyes for the longest time... But nooooo just use code or dreamweaver they said...
Great ... now I get to go back to windows to design,, just what I never wanted.. Thanks ....
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Ed said 9:28PM on 8-17-2006
I tried out Swift, and compared to firefox it seems much faster at rendering pages. Clearly its very much an alpha release but it seems stable, despite lacking many features (e.g. bookmarks, the tools menu, bookmarks toolbar, loading progress bar, status bar changing, print preview working etc). As far as rendering itself goes, it seems flawless. Overall, its a good start, and I imagine will help people with only access to windows support mac users.
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Ed said 9:31PM on 8-17-2006
I've uploaded an image of swift here: http://misc.opencoding.net/swift.jpg
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Chris Meisenzahl said 8:04AM on 8-18-2006
Thanks, I'll check it out, but I'm spoiled by my Firefox extensions. ;-)
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Stridey said 9:18AM on 8-18-2006
I feel compelled to mention that browsers like Camino and Seamonkey aren't "Firefox based." All three browsers are Gecko based, which means that they're siblings to Firefox, not children.
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Alex Hillman said 10:28AM on 8-18-2006
@#1
no way man. I develop on PC at my full time job, and on a mac at home for my freelance. Developing on my intel iMac is WAY more effective. thanks textmate.
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Brad said 11:44AM on 8-18-2006
That is one ugly browser.
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Dari said 12:30PM on 8-18-2006
After launching it, you can immediately tell it's at 0.1. The UI is nonexistant and the rendering with WebKit is a -tiny- bit off.
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Stephen C. said 6:13PM on 8-18-2006
Hey... Is that screenshot adless?!?! I don't believe it.. I'm definitely downloading for my test PC!
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Don Parr said 10:10AM on 8-19-2006
Very nice beginning indeed. Still needs work, but so far looking pretty good :)! I seldom use my Windows XP PC anymore, but when I do, it would be nice to have some Mac like programs so I don't feel quite as uncomfortable?
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tanurhan said 6:23PM on 11-13-2006
i haven't any comments because of i can't download Swift..any i have an suggestion about this,can anybody send Swift setup to my mail(tanurhan@gmail.com)...if you send setup i can use it and i will write any comment here...and i want it too much please send me..!
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