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.

Mac 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.