On 11 Oct 2011, at 16:32, Peter Hosey <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Oct 11, 2011, at 00:25:44, Phat Bob wrote: >> Ignoring the debate over who broke which API and if there was even an API to >> break, has anyone given any consideration to writing a small tool that >> mimics the 1.2.x helper app and then forwards notifications it receives to >> 1.3? >> >> This at least would fix apps which fail because they can't find >> "GrowlHelperApp". > > Finding GrowlHelperApp isn't the problem since Growl 1.3 is, itself, a > GrowlHelperApp (it has the same bundle identifier). A lot of existing > AppleScript scripts would have broken if this weren't the case. Understood > > The problem is that there's no Growl *prefpane*. Any app that looks for the > prefpane (almost always by asking the framework whether Growl is installed) > will fail to find it for Growl 1.3. Any app that only notifies if the > prefpane is installed is not compatible with 1.3. > > Not to say that what you're suggesting isn't a good idea. An empty prefpane > containing only a symlink from “GrowlHelperApp.app” to the real Growl.app > could work… Ah - see, that's what I'm getting at! Call it unsupported, a hack, whatever you like, but something like this would really help me out - and, I'm guessing, many others... > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Growl Discuss" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/growldiscuss?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Growl Discuss" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/growldiscuss?hl=en.
