• Addresses a potential performance issue when loading secure web pages.
• Resolves issues that may be encountered when accessing secure web pages with client certificates that reside on a smart card.

This update is recommended for all Safari users and includes improvements to stability, compatibility and security.

Improvements

Performance

• Improves JavaScript performance

Standards

• Adds support for CSS 3 web fonts
• Adds support for CSS transforms and transitions
• Adds support for HTML 5 <video> and <audio> elements
• Adds support for offline storage for Web applications in SQL databases
• Adds support for SVG images in <img> elements and CSS images
• Adds support for SVG advanced text

Microsoft Windows

• Improves Back/Forward performance
• Supports signed Java applets
• Shows Caps Lock icon in password fields
• Adds support for showModalDialog
• Localized in 16 languages
• Adds support for International Domain Names
• Improves handling of Japanese, Chinese, and Korean text
• Contextual menu now allows opening a link in a window or tab
• Improves pop-up blocking to work with plug-ins

Compatibility

• Increases site compatibility

Stability

• Improves application stability

Developer

• Adds option in Safari preferences to turn on the new Develop menu which contains various web development features
• Allows access to Web Inspector
• Allows access to Network Timeline
• Allows editing CSS in the Web Inspector

• Allows custom user agent string
• Improves snippet editor

Other

• Double clicking on the Tab Bar opens new tab
• Includes URL metadata when images are dragged or saved from browser
• Opens Download and Activity window in current Space
• Supports trackpad gestures for back, forward, and magnify on MacBook Air and compatible MacBook Pro computers
• Shows Caps Lock icon in password fields

Security

• For information about the security content of this update, visit this website.

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