Comments on: Leopard Safari Fade To Grey

By: gridman

gridman — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 00:28:35 +0000

I’m not really sure what difference it makes, either, but I noticed a few support messages concerning problems with Safari 3 when smooth scrolling was on.

Might be time to post an inquiry to discussions.apple.com

By: Lone Locust

Lone Locust — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 00:28:00 +0000

I’m not really sure what difference it makes, either, but I noticed a few support messages concerning problems with Safari 3 when smooth scrolling was on.

Might be time to post an inquiry to discussions.apple.com

By: Simon

Simon — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 19:07:49 +0000

It’s off. Though I don’t know what it is.

I couldn’t find anything in preferences in Safari either. I’m not sure what to call it, so it was hard getting even that one hit on Google.

It doesn’t happen all the time. My new theory is that maybe it has something to do with an external monitor I’ve been occasionally connecting since around the same time I put Safari on, though there’s not good reason to suppose a connection…

By: Simon

Simon — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 19:07:00 +0000

It’s off. Though I don’t know what it is.

I couldn’t find anything in preferences in Safari either. I’m not sure what to call it, so it was hard getting even that one hit on Google.

By: gridman

gridman — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 06:15:12 +0000

That video did have a certain deliberate feel to it. I couldn’t find anything in preferences in Safari that might account for that. I also looked and didn’t find anyone else with the problem. Does it happen all the time?

Do you have “smooth scrolling” turned on in System Preferences?

By: Lone Locust

Lone Locust — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 06:15:00 +0000

Do you have “smooth scrolling” turned on in System Preferences?

By: Simon

Simon — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 08:22:45 +0000

Thanks for the info. I’m not sure what it means, mine says this:

Chipset Model: GMA 950
Type: Display
Bus: Built-In
VRAM (Total): 64 MB of shared system memory
Vendor: Intel (0×8086)
Device ID: 0x27a2
Revision ID: 0×0003

Which would appear to be identical. Safari is version 3.0.4.

The “bug” is so smooth, it almost appears to be a feature.

By: Simon

Simon — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 08:22:00 +0000

Thanks for the info. I’m not sure what it means, mine says this:

Chipset Model: GMA 950
Type: Display
Bus: Built-In
VRAM (Total): 64 MB of shared system memory
Vendor: Intel (0×8086)
Device ID: 0x27a2
Revision ID: 0×0003

Which would appear to be identical. Safari is version 3.0.4.

The “bug” is so smooth, it almost appears to be a feature.

By: gridman

gridman — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 00:01:14 +0000

I wonder what hardware configuration that other person was running.

I’ve not seen anything like that in Safari on my MacBook. (Older than yours, if I recall correctly).

That video looks like a video card driver problem, something in the refresh during the scrolling operation. Have they changed the video subsystem since the introduction of the MacBook?

My config for the graphics:
Chipset Model: GMA 950
Type: Display
Bus: Built-In
VRAM (Total): 64 MB of shared system memory
Vendor: Intel (0×8086)
Device ID: 0x27a2
Revision ID: 0×0003

By: Lone Locust

Lone Locust — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 00:01:00 +0000

I wonder what hardware configuration that other person was running.

I’ve not seen anything like that in Safari on my MacBook. (Older than yours, if I recall correctly).

That video looks like a video card driver problem, something in the refresh during the scrolling operation. Have they changed the video subsystem since the introduction of the MacBook?

My config for the graphics:
Chipset Model: GMA 950
Type: Display
Bus: Built-In
VRAM (Total): 64 MB of shared system memory
Vendor: Intel (0×8086)
Device ID: 0x27a2
Revision ID: 0×0003