Yes, I meant the other way around - you might offer the 10.4 download file by default for Safari versions with no detection string. For all other versions, offer the download for whichever OS is detected.
Diana Bert Grantges wrote: > Wish that was the case but 10.4 supports up through Beta 4 of Safari > > > On Mar 25, 2009, at 10:31 AM, Diana wrote: > > >> 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
