diff --git a/xpinstall/packager/mac/browser.jst b/xpinstall/packager/mac/browser.jst
index d0ce68443e07..aee3ea63db2a 100644
--- a/xpinstall/packager/mac/browser.jst
+++ b/xpinstall/packager/mac/browser.jst
@@ -1,27 +1,38 @@
-var err = StartInstall("Mozilla Seamonkey", "Seamonkey", "$Version$"); 
-LogComment("StartInstall: " + err);
+var err = startInstall("Mozilla Seamonkey", "Seamonkey", "$Version$"); 
+logComment("startInstall: " + err);
 
-var communicatorFolder = GetFolder("Communicator");
-LogComment("communicatorFolder: " + communicatorFolder);
+var communicatorFolder = getFolder("Communicator");
+logComment("communicatorFolder: " + communicatorFolder);
 
-err = AddDirectory("Program",
+var subFolder = "Mozilla Folder";
+err = addDirectory("Program",
                    "$Version$",
                    "viewer",           // jar source folder
                    communicatorFolder, // target folder
-                   "Mozilla Folder",   // target subdir 
+                   subFolder,          // target subdir 
                    false);             // force flag 
 
-LogComment("AddDirectory() returned: " + err);
+logComment("addDirectory() returned: " + err);
+
+// create the plugins folder next to mozilla 
+var pluginsFolder = getFolder("Plugins");
+var ignoreErr = dirCreate(pluginsFolder);
+logComment("dirCreate() returned: " + ignoreErr);
+
+// make an alias to the browser on the desktop 
+var desktopFolder = getFolder("Mac Desktop");
+var appFolder = getFolder("Communicator", subFolder);
+ignoreErr = fileMacAlias(appFolder,     "apprunner", // source
+                         desktopFolder, "Mozilla");  // target
+logComment("fileMacAlias() returned: " + ignoreErr);
 
-err = GetLastError();
 if (err==SUCCESS || err==REBOOT_NEEDED)
 {
-	err = FinalizeInstall(); 
-	LogComment("FinalizeInstall() returned: " + err);
+	err = finalizeInstall(); 
+	logComment("finalizeInstall() returned: " + err);
 }
 else
 {
-	err = AbortInstall();
-	LogComment("AbortInstall() returned: " + err);
+	abortInstall();
+	logComment("abortInstall() due to error: " + err);
 }
-
diff --git a/xpinstall/packager/mac/editor.jst b/xpinstall/packager/mac/editor.jst
index 83113f152c6c..0343b2b79fd0 100644
--- a/xpinstall/packager/mac/editor.jst
+++ b/xpinstall/packager/mac/editor.jst
@@ -1,28 +1,28 @@
-var err = StartInstall("Mozilla Editor", "Seamonkey", "$Version$"); 
-LogComment("StartInstall: " + err);
+var err = startInstall("Mozilla Editor", "Seamonkey", "$Version$"); 
+logComment("startInstall: " + err);
 
-var communicatorFolder = GetFolder("Communicator");
-LogComment("communicatorFolder: " + communicatorFolder);
+var communicatorFolder = getFolder("Communicator");
+logComment("communicatorFolder: " + communicatorFolder);
 
-err = AddDirectory("Program",
+err = addDirectory("Program",
                    "$Version$",
                    "bin",              // jar source folder
                    communicatorFolder, // target folder 
                    "",                 // target subdir 
                    false);             // force Flag 
 
-LogComment("AddDirectory() returned: " + err);
+logComment("addDirectory() returned: " + err);
 
-err = GetLastError();
+err = getLastError();
 if (err==SUCCESS || err==REBOOT_NEEDED)
 {
-	err = FinalizeInstall(); 
-	LogComment("FinalizeInstall() returned: " + err);
+	err = finalizeInstall(); 
+	logComment("finalizeInstall() returned: " + err);
 }
 else
 {
-	err = AbortInstall();
-	LogComment("AbortInstall() returned: " + err);
+	abortInstall();
+	logComment("abortInstall() due to error: " + err);
 }
 
 
diff --git a/xpinstall/packager/mac/install.jst b/xpinstall/packager/mac/install.jst
index 3d2080ad58c8..06848cc3a654 100644
--- a/xpinstall/packager/mac/install.jst
+++ b/xpinstall/packager/mac/install.jst
@@ -1,27 +1,31 @@
-var err = StartInstall("Mozilla Seamonkey", "Seamonkey", "$Version$"); 
-LogComment("StartInstall: " + err);
+var err = startInstall("Mozilla Seamonkey", "Seamonkey", "$Version$"); 
+logComment("startInstall: " + err);
 
-var communicatorFolder = GetFolder("Communicator");
-LogComment("communicatorFolder: " + communicatorFolder);
+var communicatorFolder = getFolder("Communicator");
+logComment("communicatorFolder: " + communicatorFolder);
 
-err = AddDirectory("Program",
+var subFolder = "Mozilla Folder";
+
+err = addDirectory("Program",
                    "$Version$",
                    "viewer",           // jar source folder 
                    communicatorFolder, // target folder 
-                   "Mozilla Folder",   // target subdir 
+                   subFolder,          // target subdir 
                    false);             // force flag 
 
-LogComment("AddDirectory() returned: " + err);
+logComment("addDirectory() returned: " + err);
 
-FileDelete(communicatorFolder+":Component Registry"); // we don't care if this fails
+// delete the component registry
+var ignoreErr = fileDelete(communicatorFolder + subFolder + ":Component Registry"); 
+logComment("fileDelete() returned: " + ignoreErr);
 
 if (err==SUCCESS || err==REBOOT_NEEDED)
 {
-	err = FinalizeInstall(); 
-	LogComment("FinalizeInstall() returned: " + err);
+	err = finalizeInstall(); 
+	logComment("finalizeInstall() returned: " + err);
 }
 else
 {
-	err = AbortInstall();
-	LogComment("AbortInstall() returned: " + err);
+	abortInstall();
+	logComment("abortInstall() returned: " + err);
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/xpinstall/packager/mac/mail.jst b/xpinstall/packager/mac/mail.jst
index dbf499b27467..74e0aee6f329 100644
--- a/xpinstall/packager/mac/mail.jst
+++ b/xpinstall/packager/mac/mail.jst
@@ -1,27 +1,27 @@
-var err = StartInstall("Mozilla Mail", "Seamonkey", "$Version$"); 
-LogComment("StartInstall: " + err);
+var err = startInstall("Mozilla Mail", "Seamonkey", "$Version$"); 
+logComment("startInstall: " + err);
 
-var communicatorFolder = GetFolder("Communicator");
-LogComment("communicatorFolder: " + communicatorFolder);
+var communicatorFolder = getFolder("Communicator");
+logComment("communicatorFolder: " + communicatorFolder);
 
-err = AddDirectory("Program",
+err = addDirectory("Program",
                    "$Version$",
                    "viewer",           // jar source folder 
                    communicatorFolder, // target folder
                    "Mozilla Folder",   // target subdir 
                    false);             // force flag 
 
-LogComment("AddDirectory() returned: " + err);
+logComment("addDirectory() returned: " + err);
 
-err = GetLastError();
+err = getLastError();
 if (err==SUCCESS || err==REBOOT_NEEDED)
 {
-	err = FinalizeInstall(); 
-	LogComment("FinalizeInstall() returned: " + err);
+	err = finalizeInstall(); 
+	logComment("finalizeInstall() returned: " + err);
 }
 else
 {
-	err = AbortInstall();
-	LogComment("AbortInstall() returned: " + err);
+	abortInstall();
+	logComment("abortInstall() due to error: " + err);
 }