Actually, I was thinking of running Gnome on top of Quartz. If nautilus could be modified to open .app applications using the open command, I think it would work. Its actually pretty cool, in rootless if you quit the finder, you can right click on the desktop and It will give you a menu just like it should.
> about the finder issue: > > i'm not quite sure about what I'm going to tell you, so don't take this > for granted... > > I don't think you really need the finder application itself. there is a > program available from cocoatech called snax. (visit www.cocoatech.com) > snax is another equivalent to finder AFAIK, therefore once you have snax > installed and running you can get rid of the finder.... > still I don't think that it's an easy thing to get gnome or other window > managers to be able to launch osx .apps, and to replace aqua --> I guess > this was Patricks intention right? > > cheers > alex > > On Donnerstag, Februar 14, 2002, at 12:57 Uhr, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > >> On Thursday, February 14, 2002, at 05:12 PM, Patrick Tescher wrote: >> >>> I guess there would have to be a way of recognizing .app folders and >>> running the executable inside, but that wouldn�t be too hard, it could >>> almost be a Linux system running Macintosh applications. Just an idea. >> >> This is nothing special. There is a command called open which you can >> use on any file or .app directory, and it will do the same thing as >> clicking on the icon in finder. >> >> Try: >> open /Applications/TextEdit.app >> in an xterm, or Terminal.app window >> >> Finder also runs the apple menu I think, so you will be fresh out of >> luck if you want the same functionality in a replacement. I have a >> feeling that the cocoa applications expect to have a finder to register >> with, as they need it for their menus, and if this is so, you would not >> be able to start them without finder running .. or finder would >> automatically be started by the application. >> >> -- >> Best Regards >> David Stanaway >> ================================ >> Technology Manager >> Australia's Premier Internet Broadcasters >> Phone: +612 9357 1699 >> Fax: +612 9357 1169 >> Web: http://www.netventures.com.au >> Support: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> ================================ >> The Inspire Foundation is proudly supported by Net Ventures through the >> provision of streaming solutions for it's national centres. The >> Inspire Foundation is an Internet-based foundation that inspires young >> people to help themselves, get involved and get online. Please visit >> Inspire at http://www.inspire.org.au > _______________________________________________ Fink-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/fink-users
