Introduction
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Organization of This Document
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Safari 3.1 and later includes tools that you can use to analyze, test, and debug websites and web applications. These tools can help you improve performance and insure cross-browser compatability. This document describes how to enable the Develop menu and use the various tools that it provides.
Note: Safari is based on WebKit. Many of the Safari developer tools are available to any WebKit-based application. They can be enabled by setting WebKitDeveloperExtras boolean true in the application's .plist file.
If you develop websites or web applications, you should read this document.
Organization of This Document
This document contains one chapter, “Safari Developer Tools,” that shows how to enable the Develop menu in Safari and describes how to use the developer tools to analyze and troubleshoot websites and web applications.
See Also
Safari HTML Reference—The supported HTML tags for Safari
Safari CSS Reference—The supported CSS tags for Safari
Safari Web Content Guide for iPhone OS—Special considerations for developing web content for the iPhone.
Safari FAQ—Frequently asked questions about the Safari browser.
Apple JavaScript Coding Guidelines—Best practices for writing JavaScript for Apple platforms.
Web Page Development: Best Practices—Apple recommendations for webpage development.
WebKit DOM Programming Topics—Articles on using and modifying the Document Object Model.
WebKit DOM Reference—Syntax rules for working with the DOM for Safari and other WebKit-based applications.
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