Mouse Gestures in Safari 4 Beta

I’ve been forcing myself to play with Safari Beta 4 recently instead of firefox.  The latest version of the browser seems to have a lot of ripped off features that make other browsers good, including a few things ripped off from Apple themselves (cover flow bookmarks).  Lifehacker tells a better story: http://lifehacker.com/5159907/a-hands-on-look-at-safari-4s-crashy-eye-candy

The one thing I’ve never been able to find with Safari are Mouse Gestures (well, that and ad block).  This has been a staple plugin for me in firefox and I had to have it in Safari.  Here’s how I made it happen.

First, you’ll need an app for Mac OS X called “xGestures” (I know, I know, it’s $5, but it was worth it to me).

Next, go through the general setup for XGestures.  I told mine to start when I log in, and my right mouse button activates gestures.

Now, create Safari specific gestures by defining a new custom application.

Finally, create the custom gestures you’ll need.  For starters I created Page Back, Page Forward, New Tab, New Window, and View Page Source.

There you have it.  Easy stuff.