Problem after I reset Safari ... revisited

Question

Hello,
This is Francie1939. I wanted to tell Barry and Starman and any others who tried to help me that today the color of my websites that I had visited NOW show in a different color, just as I wanted. What did I do to solve his problem? Not a dang thing! Why is it suddenly working? Who knows? I just am happy, will count my blessings, and move on. What a weird situation.
My original message was posted on July 7th.
Francie

Answer 1

Hi Francie
Glad you were able to get back on-line. Easier to respond to these things here in the forum than by e-mail as a running dialogue occurs in the thread that brings other people, such as Barry, into the process. More heads are better than one, that's for sure.
What to do next. Link activity on a web site (read vs not read) ought to be straight forward. When you reset Safari, you did the following:
- clears the history file of all entries
- empties the cache (think of the cache as a storage bin that helps speed up page loading from sites you've already visited during a session or more).
- removes Cookies - (those little files some web sites use to keep track of your personal information, as well as browsing activity within a specific site
- removes your Auto-fill information such as sites visited requiring name/address information, or passwords
So you can see, the reset is like wiping the slate almost clean (your bookmarks are preserved rather than erased). When you reset it, activity showing the links you had accessed disappeared too.
Safari Enhancer lets you alter the color of the read and unread links. The standard colors of "blue" for unread, and another color for "read" may not be to some people's liking. I thought by using Enhancer, you might revive the link colors. Didn't seem like this had its intended effect.
Have a look at your Safari Preferences in the Safari Menu, or press the Apple Key + the comma key (shortcut for opening preferences).
In the Auto-fill panel, make sure the "other forms" and "user names" are selected.
Also, restart the computer, then open Safari and try Google again. Let me know if it's showing the link activity.
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