Safari, Google Maps street view, and Flash

Thanks Andy.

I thought this might have generated a bit more interest, given that I haven't seen it noted as a change anywhere else, and as it means that now one doesn't have to go through the rigmarole (for me, as Safari is my prime browser) of switching to Chrome every time I want to see what colour somebody's front door is.

This change means that now, about the only time I do have to switch from my preferred browser (Safari) to one with Flash integrated (Chrome) is when I want to watch videos on the BBC news site.

Just in case anyone's in the same boat and wants to avoid the slight inconvenience of copying and pasting the url each time this happens, you can speed things slightly by activating Safari's Develop menu.

Go to Safari's Prefs/Advanced, and at the bottom is a checkbox for 'Show develop menu in menu bar', which you should tick.

Then, when you're at a page that demands Flash, go to Develop in the menu bar, go to the top item, 'Open Page With', navigate to the browser you want (Chrome is best for this), and open up. Subsequently, Chrome should be there ready for you to click.

Thanks, Alancito, I missed all that technical stuff. And ta for the Instant Street View tip. There goes another few hours ...

So you can. Brilliant! Well spotted, Willcol.

I'd never quite delved that far in Develop; I'm sure it'll be helpful for other things, too.