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Growl hits 1.1.3
The best-in-class notification framework for Mac OS X, Growl, just got updated to version 1.1.3. One of the most missed features of Growl was GrowlMail, which allows Growl to issue incoming notifications from Mail.app -- Apple disabled this feature in the Mac OS X 10.5.2 release. However, the Growl team has re-written GrowlMail to work with Mail.app and 10.5.3. Some of the other updates include:
- GrowlSafari now works with Safari 3.0 and later
- GrowlTunes doesn't show ratings from iTunes unless the song has a rating above 0
- GrowlTunes is now localized in German
- Memory leaks fixed in WebKit display
- You are now able to see notifications on every space in Spaces in Leopard
Thanks, Peter!
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
josh said 6:13PM on 6-07-2008
Growl safari is not working for me. Mac OS 10.5.3, Safari 3.1.1.
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Mikooster said 6:47PM on 6-07-2008
Me either on same specs
Katanna said 3:12AM on 6-08-2008
ditto
Arnoz said 6:26AM on 6-08-2008
It didn't work for me either then I read this on the Growl forums:
1. Open Terminal
2. Type sudo chown -R root:admin /Library/InputManagers
3. Type sudo chmod -R go-w /Library/InputManagers
4. Restart Safari.
Mikooster said 11:59AM on 6-08-2008
Hm... thanks, Arnoz.
However, considering that it worked initially for none of us here, perhaps they should have tested it more thoroughly, or made the installer better, or included a readme.
Peter Hosey said 5:09PM on 6-08-2008
Arnoz: Very interesting. I'll post your suggestion on our discussion list and see whether it works for anybody else. If it does, I'll see about integrating either or both of those steps into the GrowlSafari Installer package.
Thanks!
josh said 5:11PM on 6-08-2008
Thanks, it worked for me.
JKT said 10:38PM on 6-07-2008
"Install Failed
The installer encountered and unknown error that failed the install. Contact the software manufacturer for assistance."
This is under 10.5.3 on a March 2008 MBP. I have a previous version of Growl installed which has been working fine.
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tukan said 11:03PM on 6-07-2008
had the same thing, closed safari and then installation went well when I tried again - not sure what was the reason tho
iGO said 11:02PM on 6-07-2008
If an error occurs, be sure to Uninstall 1.1.2 first.
Log out.
Then install 1.1.3.
Worked for me.
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Murphy Mac said 12:14AM on 6-08-2008
I've always had trouble with Growl networking. But I'm interested, so I'll give it another shot...
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pom said 1:43AM on 6-08-2008
For those with the instal failing, i had the same issue that was resolved if you drag and drop the growl.mpkg out of the .dmg file before you instal it (i just put it on my desktop and it worked)
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Peter Hosey said 5:07PM on 6-08-2008
That has nothing to do with the “Install Failed” message and did not have any effect on it. The Installer package almost always works the second time, whether you it's on the disk image or not.
As for why you need to run it twice in the first place: I think it's a bug in either Installer or PackageMaker. As such, I've filed it with Apple (#5991636).
Mike said 4:06AM on 6-08-2008
And for those using Entourage 2008, I have posted a script to show notifications, including different icons for urgency levels:
http://tech.am/2008/06/04/growl-notifications-with-entourage-2008/
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Ed Pummelon said 12:31PM on 6-08-2008
Growl networking still not working for me. They need to either get this sorted or get it out of the app - pointless.
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Peter Hosey said 5:04PM on 6-08-2008
Can you be more specific than “not working”?
Also, you're welcome to send a description of your problem to our discussion mailing list (http://groups.google.com/group/growldiscuss).
Ed Pummelon said 5:20PM on 6-08-2008
Thanks, but I wasted time on this on the forums with several other users a few versions ago and nothing came of it. It's not important enough for me to go through all that again.
David Silberstein said 2:07PM on 6-08-2008
I can't get GrowlMail to work, even though they said it would. It won't even appear on the Applications menu for Growl.
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Peter Hosey said 6:12PM on 6-08-2008
You need to run this command:
defaults write com.apple.mail EnableBundles -bool YES
GrowlMail's Installer package runs a similar command, but Mac OS X has started ignoring it in Leopard (possibly in 10.5.3). I intend to file this as a bug.
Greg said 5:50PM on 6-08-2008
This is great, I love growl, but it broke when I upgraded to Leopard. I never had the time to do a clean install of Leopard, but this latest upgrade to Growl has solved the problem.
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