• Register
    • Login
    • Search
    • Categories
    • Recent

    Cookie v. 5.2.4 – Feedback + why "No Delete On Tab Close"?

    Cookie 5
    2
    3
    1005
    Loading More Posts
    • Oldest to Newest
    • Newest to Oldest
    • Most Votes
    Reply
    • Reply as topic
    Log in to reply
    This topic has been deleted. Only users with topic management privileges can see it.
    • M
      MainCoonz last edited by

      Hi,

      Whilst (unsuccessfully) searching for a Safari version of Self-Destructing Cookies, I fell over Cookie, so downloaded it to give it a try.  I will not be buying it, but thought you'd like some Feedback.

      macOS Sierra 10.12.4, on an iMac Retina 5K, i7, Radeon R9
      Safari v.10.1 (12603.1.30.0.34)

      Show Cookie in Menubar  [x] and Hide Dock icon

      – No menubar icon is shown, no matter what other options are un/checked, Safari restarts, etc.
      Apart from that, it all seems to work.

      However, Cookie seems to be essentially a GUI front end to the manual deletion of cookies oneself via Safari > Prefs > Privacy > Manage Website Data.
      It does automate the process somewhat via the "Delete on exit" etc. options but honestly, who ever closes their browser?  Mine is always open with something or other in it.  And I often have > 1 window open.

      Far, far more useful would be an option to delete cookies, history, etc. when a tab is closed – which, of course, is what Self-Destructing Cookies does.  Implement that option, and I would buy Cookie in a heartbeat, despite its exorbitant price.

      Just my 10 cents worth.

      1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
      • SweetP
        SweetP last edited by SweetP

        Safari doesn't send any notifications (as far as I am aware) of tab closures. I guess I could add a Safari Extension, but I don't have similar functionality available for other browsers....
        ...I guess it could be a Safari only feature.... maybe in an update

        as for the MenuBar, make sure that you don't have the option checked:
        Preferences>Advanced>Run Cookie in the Background

        This hides Cookie from the MenuBar

        ~
        Russell
        SweetPProductions.com

        1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
        • M
          MainCoonz last edited by SweetP

          Hi, thanks for the response.

          No, I don't have "Run Cookie in the Background" checked.  I did read the Forum wrt the problem before posting, and saw that you make that point.

          Re Safari not sending any notifications on tab closure, I had a very quick look on the weeb and fell over this page:
          https://developer.apple.com/reference/safariextensions

          It contains some events which might be helpful, eg:

          • Safari Activate Event: Instances of the SafariActivateEvent class are used to notify listeners when a tab or window is activated.

          + SafariCloseEvent:  Instances of the SafariCloseEvent class are used to notify listeners when a tab or window is closed.

          Clearly, going that route would metamorphose Cookie into an extension rather than a helper app... but would that be a Bad Thing

          Wish I could help, but am a Linux coder, Apple and its pretty-much-closed source aren't somewhere I wish to go, my life's too short 😞

          C'mon, let me encourage you to go for it!

          1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
          • First post
            Last post