= Running Sophie on a Mac =

Sophie should run on computers that have either Java 5 or Java 6. On a Mac, if you have a 32-bit system, you need to have at least OS 10.5, running at least Java 5. If you have a 64-bit system, you need to have at least OS 10.5.6, running at least Java 5. You can download the latest Sophie [http://www.sophie2.org/users/downloads.html here]. While Sophie will run on a PowerPC Mac, it is prone to many more problems (when dealing with media, for example) than on Intel machines; we recommend using Sophie on an Intel Mac.

== Installing Sophie on a Mac ==

 1. Unzip the application files by double-clicking ''sophie-2.0.9-author-mac32i.zip'', ''sophie-2.0.9-reader-mac32i.zip'', or ''sophie-2.0.9-server-mac32i.zip''.
 2. Open ''Sophie2Author'' to run Sophie Author; ''Sophie2Reader'' to run Sophie Reader; or ''Sophie2Server'' to run Sophie Server. These application files can be moved to wherever you'd like them to be.

If you download the entire platform for the Mac, you'll get a folder with the internal workings of Sophie; you can run Sophie this way, but this isn't recommended for most users. If you have downloaded the platform, double-click on ''sophie2_author.app.zip'' and ''sophie2_reader.app.zip'' to unzip them; you can then double-click ''sophie2_author'' and ''sophie2_reader'' to start Author and Reader respectively. To start Server, you need to type ''sh sophie2_server.sh'' from the command line. As noted, it's significantly easier to use Sophie on a Mac if you don't download the platform.

== Mac-specific issues ==

 * Currently, downloading a Sophie book in Safari may change the extension from ''.spbf'' to ''.spbf.zip''. Remove the ''.zip'' suffix; the books will open normally in Sophie.
 * The menu bars in the Mac application don't appear in the standard location for Mac applications.
 * On some Mac OS 10.5 systems, the first time media or a browser frame is inserted, an error may occur. Dismiss this error; all subsequent use of media & browser frames should be fine. This will happen the first time you use the application, but shouldn't happen again.