At 3:24 PM +0000 12/8/2009, Liam Proven wrote: >Unfortunately, on my 10.4-only iBook G4, I am starting to find apps >that only support 10.5+ now - such as Growl. I may be forced to >upgrade just to be able keep my apps current. :¬(
Growl is a bad example. The 1.1.6 release (demon and panel) works just fine on Tiger and will continue to do so. Their recent update push error notwithstanding, the new 1.2.x frameworks being distributed to developers will talk to 1.1.6 just fine. It's just the 1.2 demon and panel that requires Leopard and newer - and it doesn't really add any capabilities to the mix. To make it seem more complicated, they are having some short-term problems, because the frameworks their current 1.2.0 developer distribution can crash on Tiger (in apps that support Tiger and newer). They're fixin that right now, tho. A better example is Firefox. The upcoming 3.6 is the last that will run on Tiger. For 3.7 and it's bazillion new features, the developer team has already updated to Apple's newer frameworks, that require Leopard or SL. - Dan. -- - Psychoceramic Emeritus; South Jersey, USA, Earth. -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
