Tapping any link will make the highlight blink into-existence rather than fading in smoothly.
Created attachment 139988 [details] Patch
Comment on attachment 139988 [details] Patch View in context: https://bugs.webkit.org/attachment.cgi?id=139988&action=review > Source/WebKit2/ChangeLog:8 > + Set the opacity on the page-overlay the first time it is requested to be drawn. Otherwiser otherwise*
Comment on attachment 139988 [details] Patch Clearing flags on attachment: 139988 Committed r115970: <http://trac.webkit.org/changeset/115970>
All reviewed patches have been landed. Closing bug.