[mcsjgs]

Try this to noticeably speed up Safari page loads:

1. Quit Safari
2. Open Terminal
3. Type:

defaults write com.apple.Safari WebKitInitialTimedLayoutDelay -float 0.25

Hit return, close Terminal

4. Restart Safari

The difference is quite noticeable.

Original MacOSXHints thread:

http://www.macosxhints.com/article....739506#comments

See also:

http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/wlg/4924

[Thinine]

Also note: http://weblogs.mozillazine.org/hyatt

[scaught]

hmm. it certainly does seem to work.

is that terminal trick going to "stick" or will i need to enter it after a restart or whatever?

[nooon]

you could also do this "manually" by adding these two lines

Code:
<key>WebKitInitialTimedLayoutDelay</key>
<real>0.25</real>

into ~/library/preferences/com.apple.Safari.plist (somewhere inside the <dict> tag)

Just make sure Safari isn't running, or the changes will be overwritten.

[mcsjgs]

Originally posted by scaught:
hmm. it certainly does seem to work.

is that terminal trick going to "stick" or will i need to enter it after a restart or whatever?

The "float" in the Terminal command makes it stick in your Safari preferences file.

[gorickey]

I don't notice much of a difference at all...

[bma_mat99]

I dont notice a difference at all, but then again, i got a t1 connection, so what am i looking for?

[AKcrab]

Hyatt says:

This algorithm completely transforms the feel of Safari over DSL and modem connections. Page content usually comes screaming in at the 250ms mark, and if the page isn't quite ready at the 250ms, it's usually ready shortly after (at the 300-500ms mark). In the rare cases where you have nothing to display, you wait until the 1 second mark still. This algorithm makes "white flashing" quite rare (you'll typically only see it on a very slow site that is taking a long time to give you data), and it makes Safari feel orders of magnitude faster on slower network connections.

[eddiecatflap]

WOW!

..it worked!