Safari tips and ending an alert

[kimmer]

Since I'm new to using Safari as my default browser, I'm still discovering things. You may know all this, you may not.

Annoying alert: Anytime I have typed something into a Safari browser window (google search, yahoo search, forum reply page, etc), if I tried to close the window without posting whatever (and who posts something in a search window?), Safari would ask me ...

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I was tired of having to hit the CLOSE button, so I began searching for a remedy. Strangely, it's not a pref you can turn on and off.   However, at the apple forums I found the info that using Terminal and typing in this command would turn off the alert -- and it works! Yippee!

CODE

defaults write com.apple.Safari DebugConfirmTossingUnsubmittedFormText NO

Really cool info: while searching for the fix, I stumbled across these tips from other users:

• You can drag a tab off the Browser window onto your Desktop and it opens in it's own browser window.
• If you have a few Tabs open as their own window and you want to consolidate them just go to Window ~> Merge All Windows.
• You can also drag Tabs from one open window to the next or rearrange them around in one Browser Window without the need to use a modifier key.

I'm sure there's more spiffy things you can do, but I found these all to be right handy and thought I'd share them.

[Paddy]

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If you have a few Tabs open as their own window and you want to consolidate them just go to Window ~> Merge All Windows.

So, when I have some 45 windows open in Safari (it has happened - too often!) I can just combine them all in one tabbed window? Now that sounds like fun!!

I'd never come across that alert message except on the odd occasion when I'd typed something in a forum reply window and then decided to shut the window without posting. I guess I just carry through with my searches once I type something in the search window!

[krissel]

The one I didn't know about was the dragging a tab to make a new window. BTW, you only have to drag it a bit off the bar and it will make a small translucent window under the arrow. Just let go there and it will pop into a full sized window (or drag it back to the bar).  

[Xairbusdriver]

I found out about the "new-window-from-a-tab" just last week after reading about IE9. But it is a neat looking transition. Since I only have a 24" screen, I tend to never have more than one Safari window. I just find tabs easier to keep open than looking for a covered up window.

A terminal script from Kimmer! Look out Cupertino, you may have competition from up the coast!

PS: Thanks for the trick to get rid of that alert. Why can't they put a "Never repeat this irritating message, ever!" checkbox on all alert windows?

LATER: I think this alert may be triggered if you have entered any data (in any kind of text field) on a tabbed page. I just saw it when I tried to close a Google search page where I had changed the text in the search field. And this was after closing several tabs that were results of that search. Of course, that make it even more irritating, IMHO.

[kimmer]

QUOTE(Xairbusdriver @ Sep 20 2010, 05:50 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

A terminal script from Kimmer! Look out Cupertino, you may have competition from up the coast!

Scary, isn't it?  

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LATER: I think this alert may be triggered if you have entered any data (in any kind of text field) on a tabbed page. I just saw it when I tried to close a Google search page where I had changed the text in the search field. And this was after closing several tabs that were results of that search. Of course, that make it even more irritating, IMHO.

See!?!?! That's what was driving me nuts. Now you know how to get rid of it.