Apple issued a new beta of Safari 5.1.2 to developers last night, requesting that those testing the new beta to focus especially on PDF support, plug-ins, printing, and Safari extensions.
- Inline PDF Support: Fixes an issue where PDFs in frames were not displayed in the browser. Test using websites that use PDFs inline such as banks and document management systems. Also test saving and using context menus with PDFs in frames.
- Plug-ins: Test mouse and keyboard interaction in plug-ins with input fields.
- Printing: Test printing web pages. Printing web pages to PDF is sufficient.
- Known Issues: There is a known issue with some Safari Extensions that use the ‘beforeload’ event. This can cause Safari to crash under certain circumstances.
Safari 5.1 originally launched alongside OS X Lion, and has been criticized by some due to its security and functional bugs, as well as its slow speen in comparison to other modern browsers. No date has been set for a public launch of the update.
