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diff --git a/build/safari-extensions-catalina-patcher/index.html b/build/safari-extensions-catalina-patcher/index.html index 0a351ef..3da9e6d 100644 --- a/build/safari-extensions-catalina-patcher/index.html +++ b/build/safari-extensions-catalina-patcher/index.html @@ -1,50 +1,58 @@ <!doctype html> -<html lang="en" id="top"> +<html lang="en"> <head> <meta charset="utf-8"> <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"> <link rel="icon" href="data:,"> <title>Enabling Safari Extensions with the macOS Catalina Patcher</title> - <link href="https://bt.ht/atom.xml" type="application/atom+xml" rel="alternate" title="Atom feed for blog posts" /> - <style>*{box-sizing:border-box;}body{font-family:sans-serif;margin:0 auto;max-width:650px;padding:1rem;}img{max-width:100%;}pre{overflow:auto;}table{text-align:left;width:100%;}</style> + <link href="/atom.xml" type="application/atom+xml" rel="alternate" title="Atom feed for blog posts" /> + <link href="/rss.xml" type="application/rss+xml" rel="alternate" title="RSS feed for blog posts" /> +<style>*{box-sizing:border-box;}body{font-family:sans-serif;line-height:1.33;margin:0 auto;max-width:650px;padding:1rem;}img{max-width:100%;}pre{border:1px solid;overflow:auto;padding:5px;}table{text-align:left;width:100%;}.footnotes{font-size:90%;}</style> </head> <nav> - <a href="#menu">Menu ↓</a> + <a href="#menu">Menu ↓</a> </nav> <main> -<h1>Enabling Safari Extensions with the macOS Catalina Patcher</h1> +<h1 id="enabling-safari-extensions-with-the-macos-catalina-patcher">Enabling Safari Extensions with the macOS Catalina Patcher</h1> + <p>2021-09-23</p> + <p>I have an old 2011 MacBook Air that is running the latest version of macOS Catalina thanks to the very wonderful <a href="http://dosdude1.com/catalina/">Catalina Patcher</a> by dosdude1. This project has made it possible for me to run and test some of the latest software from Apple - namely Safari 15.</p> + <p>I ran into a small bug early on though – Safari extensions couldn’t be activated via the preferences menu. Luckily I discovered a very simple fix. My hope is this might help others (as small of a demographic that might be) who run into the same issue with the Catalina Patcher.</p> + <ul> -<li>Close/Quit Safari completely</li> +<li>Close/Quit Safari completely</li> <li>Open the Finder and use the shortcut <code>⌘ Shift G</code></li> -<li>Paste the following to navigate to the proper folder: <code>~/Library/Containers/com.apple.Safari/Data/Library/Safari/AppExtensions</code></li> -<li>Open the <code>Extensions.plist</code> in your favourite text editor (I’m a big fan of Panic's Nova)</li> -<li>Below each extensions <code><dict></code> tag, add the following: <code><key>Enabled</key><true/></code></li> +<li>Paste the following to navigate to the proper folder: <code>~/Library/Containers/com.apple.Safari/Data/Library/Safari/AppExtensions</code></li> +<li>Open the <code>Extensions.plist</code> in your favourite text editor (I’m a big fan of Panic’s Nova)</li> +<li>Below each extensions <code><dict></code> tag, add the following: <code><key>Enabled</key><true/></code></li> <li>Save the file and relaunch Safari</li> </ul> + <p>Reference of what it should look like (AdBlock for this example):</p> -<pre><code><key>org.adblockplus...</key> - <dict> - <key>AddedDate</key> - <date>2021-09-23T14:00:47Z</date> - <key>Enabled</key> - <true/> - <key>WebsiteAccess</key> - <dict> - <key>Allowed Domains</key> - <array/> - <key>Has Injected Content</key> - <true/> - <key>Level</key> - <string>All</string> - </dict> - </dict> + +<pre><code><key>org.adblockplus...</key> + <dict> + <key>AddedDate</key> + <date>2021-09-23T14:00:47Z</date> + <key>Enabled</key> + <true/> + <key>WebsiteAccess</key> + <dict> + <key>Allowed Domains</key> + <array/> + <key>Has Injected Content</key> + <true/> + <key>Level</key> + <string>All</string> + </dict> + </dict> </code></pre> -<p>After following those simple steps you should have working extensions in Safari. Have fun on your old, "unsupported" Apple devices!</p> + +<p>After following those simple steps you should have working extensions in Safari. Have fun on your old, “unsupported” Apple devices!</p> <footer role="contentinfo"> <h2>Menu Navigation</h2> <ul id="menu"> |