Yes, that is what I was surprised about. Finder can see/open
files in .app bundles, but requires <cntrl> click. Host commands
from j are unaware of the "special character" of .app files and
can see and work with the directory structure just fine.
I'm looking forward to poking at things like "accidentally"
trashing the "jsoftware" folder in ~/ I did that already and
don't understand the results which was that every thing I
tried worked OK... I don't know why there was no complaint
about the missing folder or why it wasn't recreated...
- joey
At 10:12 -0400 2007/10/04, Eric Iverson wrote:
Just realized that there is probably no need for the J system files
to be in the app contents branch. I will take a look at putting the
system files in a folder at the same level as j602.app and
j602break.app. This will be exactly the same style install but
without the opaquenss provided by app. Not that finder can in fact
look into an app as a directory and I had assumed that I would have
to fix mbopen to be able to do the same. But putting the system in a
normal folder is much better. And the apps become just simple launch
icons.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Oleg Kobchenko" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Beta forum" <[email protected]>
Sent: Thursday, October 04, 2007 2:11 AM
Subject: Re: [Jbeta] Mac 602 beta update
This works as expected, however it is a good example of
installation for a J-written end-user product rather than
J as development environment.
The previous layout was better, when all the files and folders
are observable and explore-able rather than hidden.
Some things may not even work, like Find in Files, open
system scripts with open dialog, etc. Writing addons into
the space of conceptually immutable app doesn't feel right either.
However, the dmg package is better than tgz.
A closest system to compare is Eclipse: it has three parts:
immutable Java runtime, extensible IDE and user workspace.
--- Eric Iverson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Following the many suggestions I have repackaged J602 for Mac. There are
still serious rough edges but it feels like progress. I have not updated the
web site beta download page as I'd like to get some feedback first.
Mac 602 beta users:
http://www.jsoftware.com/download/j602abeta_intel.dmg
http://www.jsoftware.com/download/j602abeta_powerpc.dmg
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