Would it be safe to assume that if a user is browsing with an older version of Safari, they are not running 10.5?
Diana Bert Grantges wrote: > Agreed Ryan - > > But customer would prefer not to have any flash and/or java if > possible, so we are being forced to be creative! > > Thanks for your input - > Bert > > On Mar 25, 2009, at 10:17 AM, Ryan Joy wrote: > > >> If you need that level of granularity it might make more sense to >> embed a Flash or Java component to detect the OS version. Both have >> access to system information that is not revealed via JavaScript. This >> is especially true if someone were to change their UA string. >> >> - RYAN JOY >> http://twitter.com/atxryan >> >> >> >> On Wed, Mar 25, 2009 at 10:08 AM, Bert Grantges <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>> Hello everyone - >>> >>> I am working on a pretty involved project and thought I would throw >>> this one out to the group - >>> >>> I need to be able to identify the Mac OSX version (i.e. 10.4 vs 10.5) >>> via the browser prior to preparing a download for the customer. For >>> most versions of Safari / Firefox this is not an issue as it is >>> nicely >>> provided through the navigator.userAgent property. However, in older >>> version of Safari 3 (< 3.1) the user Agent string does not provide >>> the >>> OS Version (simply states Mac OS X). >>> >>> I have noticed that WebKit version is stated clearly enough, and at >>> first thought this might be helpful. As far as i can tell though, >>> there is not a particular version I could look for in 10.5 to denote >>> that operating system. >>> >>> Has anyone run into this problem with older versions of Safari 3? Is >>> there a reliable solution? >>> >>> Thanks a bunch - >>> Bert >>> >>> > > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Our Web site: http://www.RefreshAustin.org/ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Refresh Austin" group. [ Posting ] To post to this group, send email to [email protected] Job-related postings should follow http://tr.im/refreshaustinjobspolicy We do not accept job posts from recruiters. [ Unsubscribe ] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] [ More Info ] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Refresh-Austin -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
