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Safari 3 on Snow Leopard
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Is there a way to run Safari 3 (specifically 3.2.1) on snow leopard? I know there were work arounds and stand alone versions on Leopard but I can't seem to find anything on 10.6. I'm trying to get to the bottom with a problem a user is having on a site I work on but I’m all up to date on Safari 4
I tried using the stand alone from here:
http://www.dweebd.com/mac-os/run-saf...side-safari-4/
But had no luck with it.
Any ideas are appreciated?
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Maybe letting us know what exactly the problem is would be a better course of action. What is the user trying to do and what is not working correctly that does seem to work correctly for you in 10.6?
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I understand the 10.6 upgrade installs Safari 4. I have a user with a specific application that does not work with Safari 4. I told him this but he didn't realize upgrading to 10.6 would also upgrade the browser. (yeah. I know. user error.)
Is it possible to revert to safari 3 on a 10.6 system and how if yes?
Many Thanks.
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What does "no luck" mean?
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What is this "specific application"?
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Originally Posted by Chuckit
What does "no luck" mean?
Apologies, I should have elaborated
the "no luck" I'm having running the Standalone of Safari 3.2.1 is I go to open the standalone and I get a message that says "You can't use this version of the application Safari 3.2.1 with this version of Mac OS X. You have Safari 3.2.1 3.2.1" Not sure what's up with the last sentence there, as I have Safari 4.0.3 but alas, I can't open the 3.2.1 standalone
It seems it may be impossible to run it on Snow Leopard but figured I'd ask if anyone knew a way.
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Try using the Safari 3.2.3 user agent. Basically this fools websites into thinking that the browser is 3.2.3 even if it's 4. To get it to show up go to Safari's preferences and click on "Advanced."
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Originally Posted by imitchellg5
Try using the Safari 3.2.3 user agent. Basically this fools websites into thinking that the browser is 3.2.3 even if it's 4. To get it to show up go to Safari's preferences and click on "Advanced."
That would only make a difference if he were sniffing, which I think he'd know about.
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If you go to the Safari 3.2.1 application and left click, select "Show Package Contents", navigate to Contents:MacOS: , you will find a UNIX executable called TrueSafari. Double Click this and it will launch terminal, which will run Safari 3.2.1 without checking your OS version.
It is very slow to start up but seems to run ok and works with old pulg-ins that won't run on Safari under snow leopard.
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I doubt that's what he wants, since it would launch using the SL version of WebKit, and so have the same rendering as Safari 4. Unless you bundle the app with all of the frameworks it needs, at the versions it needs, it doesn't really matter if you can run the app. Do you have access to a Leopard install, or have a partition? You can dynamically partition your HD on an Intel machine. Install Leopard onto that and you can run Safari 3, as it ought to be the default.
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