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Tip: Make Safari 4 Look Like Safari 3

Want to get the nice new rendering speed and features of Safari 4 but not the new interface? Drop these three commands into Terminal:

defaults write com.apple.Safari DebugSafari4IncludeToolbarRedesign -bool NO
defaults write com.apple.Safari DebugSafari4LoadProgressStyle -bool NO
defaults write com.apple.Safari DebugSafari4TabBarIsOnTop -bool NO

This will give you the old Safari 3 interface (including tabs below and the old loading bar) as well as the older Safari 3 behaviors for the tab bar like double-clicking dead space to create a new tab.

Don’t forget to customize your toolbar and add the Stop/Reload button.

I’m trying hard to embrace change and live with the top tabs and without the old loading bar. Because, maybe once I get past my initial resistance, I would actually like the Safari 4 UI and be made more productive by it. But, right now it’s just annoying and even painful. I keep staring at the Terminal icon and then talking myself back down. We’ll see how long I last.