Raul, I have looked at your writeup and agree with most of it. Your way of anticipating many little distracting problems is especially thoughtful.
However, your recommendation to launch apps by control-clicking and selecting Open seems unusual. Doesn't double clicking on the icon also Open (launch) the app? So why control-click ... ? Another question I have is regarding your suggestion to place the j64-804 folder into the Applications folder instead of the <username> folder. I know that most apps are placed there, but this is not an app but a folder for an app. Somewhere I read that placing the J folder elsewhere from the <username> folder means that the user may be required to supply a password. I cannot verify that because I have always installed in my brian folder. Your instruction to open Terminal seems complex when all that is needed is to double-click on the grey jcon to launch jconsole in Terminal. Perhaps the problem with my idea is that it only works if the j64-804 folder is placed in the <username> folder? Most non developers are unaware of Terminal, in my experience, so I would avoid even its mention. On Mon, Aug 3, 2015 at 3:59 PM, Raul Miller <[email protected]> wrote: > On Mon, Aug 3, 2015 at 10:36 AM, Henry Rich <[email protected]> wrote: > > The kids' problem is not the Windows AIO installer, which they manage > > successfully. It's with the Mac, which they find baffling. And it > baffles > > me too! So I need an expert to write an explanation. > > Here's one approach: > > > http://www.jsoftware.com/jwiki/Raul%20Miller/Installing%20j804%20on%20a%20Mac > > I wrote this up today, and tested it several times, so it should be > close to accurate. > > Note however that there are variables which will change the exact > details. For example, using different browsers changes the procedure. > And, I expect that over time the procedure will drift - both because > of changes in browser releases and because of changes in OSX itself. > But that is out of my control. > > Good luck, > > -- > Raul > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm > -- (B=) <-----my sig Brian Schott ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm
