Safari problems

[nightfever]

Hopefully someone can help.

I'm having some weird problems with safari on my macbook. When I click on some image links (google image search for example), the pictures are downloaded rather than being viewed on a page.

Also, I've specified that downloaded items are removed from the download list manually, but things still disappear once they've been downloaded.

Thanks

[PJ S]

Could be a borked preference file - look in User>Library>Preferences>com.apple.safari.plist (or close to that)
Quit Safari, move to desktop or trash, and relaunch Safari.
Redo your preferences again, and see how that works.
Although, just before doing that, Empty Cache and quit, then relaunch. If no different, try the .plist file option.
Can't guarantee it's the issue, but it's a possibility.
Might be worth downloading and running Main Menu, as it has a few functions that might prove handy - Verify and Remove Preference Files, being one.
As always, best to make a copy of the Prefs folder, and put it to one side before running that.
Something like Folder Compare will let you see what's been removed, if anything, and you can launch those Apps and redo their Prefs again.
Sometimes, I like to delete ALL the caches - System and User, which requires a restart, and let them get rebuilt afresh once more.

Edited by PJ S on Friday 15th August 02:46

[nightfever]

Thanks for your help. Your method solved the download list problem but Safari still downloads the imaged when I click "See full sized image". I can live with it though!

[PJ S]

Point me to the site(s) where this is happening for you, or is it every site?
I'll have a look myself - one further fix could be (but don't hold me to it) is resetting the PRAM, which you'll find on Apple's Support section.
Meant to add, that depending on the site, scripts run viewable content as download only - so instead of opening in another frame or a new window/tab, they get flagged as a download action.
Happens irrespective of whether you use the left click context options of viewing in new window/tab/etc.

Edited by PJ S on Friday 15th August 18:42

[phoenixblend]

Perhaps your 'alt' button is stuck?

Sounds unlikely but worth a look.

[nightfever]

Ah I think PJS has identified the problem.

Example here

It looks like most images on blogs on GIS download instead of just displaying. Does this happen for you too?

[HiRich]

Just tried your example (Panther +Safari 1.3.2), and it does what you say (thanks for nothing, by the way). So it would appear to be a case of "they all do that, sir".

It does it even if you Apple-click the link (equal to Alt-click "open in a new tab") - creating the new tab but not putting the image in it. That's never happened to me before (some of which have been blogs), and trying it with a random GIS produces the "correct" result (new link, no download). So I'm suspecting it's something in the blog site coding or system. I note that if you click "Remove frame" then click on the image in the actual blog, it goes to a Flash page, not the image. Perhaps that's what's confusing everything.

[cyberface]

PJ S said:

Point me to the site(s) where this is happening for you, or is it every site?
I'll have a look myself - one further fix could be (but don't hold me to it) is resetting the PRAM, which you'll find on Apple's Support section.
Meant to add, that depending on the site, scripts run viewable content as download only - so instead of opening in another frame or a new window/tab, they get flagged as a download action.
Happens irrespective of whether you use the left click context options of viewing in new window/tab/etc.

Edited by PJ S on Friday 15th August 18:42

I'd be careful about throwing around 'reset the PRAM' as a fix for random problems - should always be last resort, shureley?

Besides, you got it right with the second comment

First thing I'd try is to attempt to visit the site with another browser based on a different engine (e.g. Firefox) to see whether the behaviour is scripted rather than buggy / corrupt preferences in Safari though