![]() In Safari, as long as you have the appropriate combination of software versions. Because the problem revolves around WebKit and Flash Player, it also manifests itself when you’re using Gmail Mailplane’s developer, Ruben Bakker, identified the problem as being an interaction between the version of WebKit installed by Safari 5.0.1 and the current 10.1.53.64 version of Flash Player (that’s later than the version that Apple ships with Mac OS X 10.6.4, but is recommended for all users for security reasons see “ Adobe Flash Player 10.1.53.64 Blocks 32 Security Holes,” 11 June 2010 and “ Mac OS X 10.6.4 Fixes Highly Specific Bugs,” 15 June 2010). ![]() Alas, I far prefer writing plain text messages.Ī quick trip to the Mailplane support mailing list revealed what was going on. Interestingly, the bug bit me only when I was writing plain text mail if I switched to Rich Formatting for a given message, the insertion point worked properly again. Relaunching Mailplane made no difference, nor did turning off utilities (like Keyboard Maestro and TextExpander) that mess with the keyboard. To be specific, the insertion point disappeared entirely, such that it was impossible to tell where typed text would appear. #1657: A deep dive into the innovative Arc Web browserĪfter upgrading to Safari 5.0.1, I noticed that the flashing text insertion point in Mailplane, the WebKit-based application that improves Gmail’s Web interface, stopped working when I used the arrow keys.#1658: Rapid Security Responses, NYPD and industry standard AirTag news, Apple's Q2 2023 financials.#1659: Exposure notifications shut down, cookbook subscription service, alarm notification type proposal, Explain XKCD.#1660: OS updates for sports and security, Drobo in bankruptcy, why TidBITS doesn't cover rumors.#1661: Mimestream app for Gmail, auto-post WordPress headlines to Twitter and Mastodon, My Photo Stream shutting down.
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