From the Cambridgesoft website MacOS X 10.5 Leopard "We have done some cursory testing and we are aware that our 11.0 ChemDraw Plugin does not work in Safari 3.0." The plugin did work perfectly with previous versions of Safari, and worked with embedded webviews in a number of projects (iBabel http://homepage.mac.com/swain/Macinchem/page6/page6.html) however these all now fail to function. Chemdraw is a key plugin for chemists and the loss of this functionality is a major regression.
How can one get access to this plugin? I could only find a reference to "ChemDraw ActiveX/Plugin Pro 11.0", which sounds like something that is Windows-only.
The plugin is part of the ChemBioOffice package and a trial version is available here http://scistore.cambridgesoft.com/software/category.cfm?group=free Depending on the platform you either get a plugin or activeX control. More details here http://www.cambridgesoft.com/services/DesktopSupport/Documentation/ChemDrawPlugin/ and an example of its use http://www.cambridgesoft.com/services/DesktopSupport/Documentation/ChemDrawPlugin/UserDocs/StreamTest.aspx (In reply to comment #1) > How can one get access to this plugin? I could only find a reference to > "ChemDraw ActiveX/Plugin Pro 11.0", which sounds like something that is > Windows-only. >
This page only lists a Windows download for ChemBioOffice. Could it be one of ChemDraw/BioDraw/ChemBioDraw offerings instead?
Sorry they keep changing the names ChemBioDraw Ultra 11.0 Trial Version Download Edition contains the plugin (In reply to comment #3) > This page only lists a Windows download for ChemBioOffice. Could it be one of > ChemDraw/BioDraw/ChemBioDraw offerings instead? >
I have downloaded and installed ChemBioDraw Ultra 11.0 Trial. Its installation log shows that all the items were installed to /Applications/CS ChemOffice 2008 - so, there is no plugin in /Library/Internet Plug-ins or elsewhere. I have tried launching CS ChemBioDraw Ultra, but it asks to locate an "items folder" which I don't seem to have, and refuses to work without it.
Within the folder /Applications/CS ChemOffice 2008/CS ChemDraw/ You should find Read Me-CS ChemDraw® Plugin.htm A folder called HTML which has all the web stuff and the details of how to call the plugin and a folder ChemDraw items which has all the document styles. (In reply to comment #5) > I have downloaded and installed ChemBioDraw Ultra 11.0 Trial. Its installation > log shows that all the items were installed to /Applications/CS ChemOffice 2008 > - so, there is no plugin in /Library/Internet Plug-ins or elsewhere. > > I have tried launching CS ChemBioDraw Ultra, but it asks to locate an "items > folder" which I don't seem to have, and refuses to work without it. >
I see it now! At first, I have used Custom Install with all options selected - and I only got a partial installation. With Easy Install, I do see the plug-in installed. However, it seems to work perfectly well for me (other than complaining about a soon-to-expire key twice per browser session). I've tried both Safari 3.0.4 and a recent nightly. I'm running Mac OS X 10.5.2.
After complaining to Cambridgesoft for months and nothing happens, I put the bug on this list (and tell them) and within a few days they have a fix! Your influence is impressive. (In reply to comment #7) > I see it now! At first, I have used Custom Install with all options selected - > and I only got a partial installation. With Easy Install, I do see the plug-in > installed. > > However, it seems to work perfectly well for me (other than complaining about a > soon-to-expire key twice per browser session). > > I've tried both Safari 3.0.4 and a recent nightly. I'm running Mac OS X 10.5.2. >