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safari rendering issues

I have been getting some strange rendering issues since upgrading to OSX Mountain Lion/Safari 6. They seem to be fairly random, and happen accross multiple sites, even "big sites" like YouTube. I will get "artifacts" left behind, and I'm even getting them now as I'm typing this message with the text. Because is seems to be so "random" I have no idea what's causing it, but, it's very distracting and obnoxious when the artifacts interfere with navigation. Is anyone else experiencing these problems?

Macbook Pro, Mac OS X (10.6.6), iPod Touch 32GB (4th Gen)

Posted on Jul 27, 2012 10:21 PM

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Aug 4, 2012 10:28 PM in response to Shawn McCuan

Same here with 10.8 on a MBP Retina and Safari 6 (8536.25). I haven't found a solution, only closing the tab and opening a new window.


Another issue I've seen is when typing text into a text box (like this box where I am typing this comment now). As I type, the last word or two will disappear for a moment and then reappear... a flicker-like effect is the best way I can describe it.


Annoying but these issues will get worked out over time.


If you suffer from this, too, the best thing you can do is to post your experience at:


http://www.apple.com/feedback/macosx.html

Aug 10, 2012 11:58 AM in response to stereoscott

stereoscott wrote:


Another issue I've seen is when typing text into a text box (like this box where I am typing this comment now). As I type, the last word or two will disappear for a moment and then reappear... a flicker-like effect is the best way I can describe it.


I have noticed this on various sites as well.


Also, I especially notice the rendering issue when using Gmail, although it does happen on other sites as well. It's rather annoying!

Aug 10, 2012 2:11 PM in response to Shawn McCuan

So has a bug been filed with Apple on this issue? I've done the "feedback thing" but have also scheduled time at the Apple Genius Bar on Monday evening to see if we can get my MacBook Pro downgraded back to Lion in any "easy" fashion. The combination of this bug and the Mail Exchange support bug (https://discussions.apple.com/thread/4139511) has made Mountain Lion virtually unusable for me.

Aug 19, 2012 9:20 AM in response to Shawn McCuan

Also experiencing these issues in Mountain Lion. This was an upgrade from Lion on a late-2011 high-end 15" MacBook Pro, and while I had absolutely no issues whatsoever with Safari on Lion, I am having rendering issues all the time since the upgrade. Reopening Safari usually fixes the issue for a while, then something happens that makes it return as bad as ever, sometimes I can't make any sense of what I'm typing since the rendered text ends up being completely different from what I've just typed. Rendering problems are not restricted to textareas, though -- I've seen the reply form on reddit pop over content that should have moved out of the way when the form appeared, and a full-page selection (Command+A) revealed that the content wasn't really there, it was just a rendering problem.

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