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Why is "Console" "Diagnostic and usage messages" now dominated by Safari messages?

Why is "Console" "Diagnostic and user messages" now dominated by Safari messages?


I have randomly used Console over the years for trouble shooting, and now find it to be virtually worthless.


Both "All Messages" and "Diagnostic and Usage Messages" are now dominated by messages from Safari.


I do have the "Develop" menu displayed so that I can periodically "Empty Caches" since that option is no longer available otherwise.


10.8.2

iMac, OS X Mountain Lion (10.8.2), iMac Core i7 2.93GHz 4GB

Posted on Jan 26, 2013 10:22 AM

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Jan 26, 2013 12:31 PM in response to Linc Davis

In the log file, they are not expanded as they are here.

Occasionally, they references something like shockwave, but most are this kind of "statistical" message.


1/26/13 2:58:50.713 PM Safari[1355]: Window count

com.apple.message.domain: com.apple.Safari.WindowCount

com.apple.message.value: 1



1/26/13 2:58:50.714 PM Safari[1355]: Tabs per window count

com.apple.message.domain: com.apple.Safari.TabsPerWindowCount

com.apple.message.value: 1



1/26/13 2:58:51.717 PM Safari[1355]: Items modified in last hour

com.apple.message.domain: com.apple.Safari.History.ItemsModifiedIn1Hour

com.apple.message.value: 32

com.apple.message.summarize: YES



1/26/13 3:07:44.683 PM Safari[1355]: Web Page visited

com.apple.message.domain: com.apple.Safari.PageVisited

com.apple.message.summarize: YES



1/26/13 3:07:51.184 PM Safari[1355]: Web Page visited

com.apple.message.domain: com.apple.Safari.PageVisited

com.apple.message.summarize: YES



1/26/13 3:07:51.840 PM Safari[1355]: Web Page visited

com.apple.message.domain: com.apple.Safari.PageVisited

com.apple.message.summarize: YES



1/26/13 3:08:01.389 PM Safari[1355]: Web Page visited

com.apple.message.domain: com.apple.Safari.PageVisited

com.apple.message.summarize: YES



1/26/13 3:08:05.677 PM Safari[1355]: Web Page visited

com.apple.message.domain: com.apple.Safari.PageVisited

com.apple.message.summarize: YES



1/26/13 3:08:21.102 PM Safari[1355]: Back button clicked

com.apple.message.domain: com.apple.Safari.BackForward

com.apple.message.signature: back

com.apple.message.summarize: YES



1/26/13 3:08:21.713 PM Safari[1355]: Web Page visited

com.apple.message.domain: com.apple.Safari.PageVisited

com.apple.message.summarize: YES



1/26/13 3:08:23.207 PM Safari[1355]: Back button clicked

com.apple.message.domain: com.apple.Safari.BackForward

com.apple.message.signature: back

com.apple.message.summarize: YES



1/26/13 3:08:26.909 PM Safari[1355]: Web Page visited

com.apple.message.domain: com.apple.Safari.PageVisited

com.apple.message.summarize: YES



1/26/13 3:08:38.567 PM Safari[1355]: Web Page visited

com.apple.message.domain: com.apple.Safari.PageVisited

com.apple.message.summarize: YES



1/26/13 3:09:08.540 PM Safari[1355]: Web Page visited

com.apple.message.domain: com.apple.Safari.PageVisited

com.apple.message.summarize: YES



1/26/13 3:09:31.014 PM Safari[1355]: Web Page visited

com.apple.message.domain: com.apple.Safari.PageVisited

com.apple.message.summarize: YES



1/26/13 3:09:31.619 PM Safari[1355]: Web Page visited

com.apple.message.domain: com.apple.Safari.PageVisited

com.apple.message.summarize: YES



1/26/13 3:09:51.035 PM Safari[1355]: Bookmark visited

com.apple.message.domain: com.apple.Safari.BookmarkVisited

com.apple.message.signature: bookmark

com.apple.message.summarize: YES



1/26/13 3:09:51.882 PM Safari[1355]: Web Page visited

com.apple.message.domain: com.apple.Safari.PageVisited

com.apple.message.summarize: YES



1/26/13 3:09:59.817 PM Safari[1355]: Web Page visited

com.apple.message.domain: com.apple.Safari.PageVisited

com.apple.message.summarize: YES



1/26/13 3:10:08.996 PM Safari[1355]: Web Page visited

com.apple.message.domain: com.apple.Safari.PageVisited

com.apple.message.summarize: YES



1/26/13 3:24:55.935 PM Safari[1355]: Web Page visited

com.apple.message.domain: com.apple.Safari.PageVisited

com.apple.message.summarize: YES



1/26/13 3:24:58.077 PM Safari[1355]: Web Page visited

com.apple.message.domain: com.apple.Safari.PageVisited

com.apple.message.summarize: YES



1/26/13 3:25:00.146 PM Safari[1355]: Web Page visited

com.apple.message.domain: com.apple.Safari.PageVisited

com.apple.message.summarize: YES



1/26/13 3:25:00.275 PM Safari[1355]: Web Page visited

com.apple.message.domain: com.apple.Safari.PageVisited

com.apple.message.summarize: YES



1/26/13 3:25:18.070 PM Safari[1355]: Web Page visited

com.apple.message.domain: com.apple.Safari.PageVisited

com.apple.message.summarize: YES

Jan 26, 2013 1:52 PM in response to William H. Magill1

William --


Is anything wrong with Safari? Is it failing to display pages properly? Are you able to surf with it? Does it crash?

If it's working well, don't worry about it. After several years, I no longer even open Console unless something's very wrong. Notations there are not "errors." They're notations. That goes for the other messages you're seeing, as well.


🙂

Feb 3, 2013 9:10 AM in response to William H. Magill1

I realize they are "normal" log messages -- however, they flood the log and prevent the finding of "other" messages.


I have no problems with Safari, I'm debugging other problems, but I cannot tell if OSX or they are bothering to log anything as the log is filled with "normal" (but completely meaningless) messages from Safari.


And personally, I do not consider such content-free messages to be normal, but rather to be a screw-up by some programmer who "forgot" to turn off or remove their debugging code. There is a 10% chance that if the messages provided information about "what pages" they were about, it might be meaningful, but as placed in the log, they are completely worthless.

Why is "Console" "Diagnostic and usage messages" now dominated by Safari messages?

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