NOTE: This Technical Q&A has been retired. Please see the Technical Q&As page for current documentation.

Technical Q&A TB38
Navigation Services Versions

Q: What are the versions of Navigation Services, and with which versions of the OS are they compatible?

A: The best way to answer these questions is with a table:

Compatible
system
Navigation Services
version
Version of Appearance
API required
System 7.5.5
and
Mac OS 7.6.1
1.0
1.0.1 or greater
Mac OS 8.0 and 8.1
1.0
1.0.1 or greater
Mac OS 8.5
1.1
(n/a)

Navigation Services 1.0 is available in SDK form and is a shared library installed into the Extensions folder. Navigation Services 1.1 is built into the Mac OS 8.5 system file and cannot be installed on earlier systems.

Note:

For more information on Appearance versioning, please see Q&A TB39 - Appearance Versions.



[Mar 08 1999]


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