Feature Requests item #3185057, was opened at 2011-02-17 12:01
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Category: Jmol extensions
Group: None
Status: Open
Priority: 5
Private: No
Submitted By: Albert DeFusco (adefusco)
Assigned to: Nicolas (nicove)
Summary: Mac OS X APP (prototype provided)
Initial Comment:
I have included an AppleScript application called a "droplet" which allows Jmol
to feel more like a native application on Mac OS X. This means that file types
can be assigned to Jmol. An example of this is included in
Jmol.app/Contents/Info.plist where each entry in CFBundleDocumentTypes has been
exported by something else, but the exported types can be included directly in
this Info.plist (e.g., org.jmol.state).
The AppleScript (Jmol.app/Contents/Resources/main.scpt) works by directly
running jmol using the "do shell script" command. This behaves identically to
the previously supplied shell scripts. Alternatively, Jmol.jar (and the
others) can be included directly into the Jmol.app directory without the need
to have Jmol previously installed elsewhere. This means that Jmol.app can live
anywhere on the file system and always know how to find the jar since
AppleScript understands "path to me" as the absolute path to the Jmol.app
directory at runtime.
One thing to note is that when running, the droplet itself is not shown in the
Dock. This is because Info.plist specifies
<key>LSUIElement</key>
<true/>
I did this because the java instance also has a dock icon when running and I
give it the Jmol icon with the flag "-Xdock:name=Jmol
-Xdock:icon=path/to/jmol.icns" It is important to note that Jmol.app can be
REPEATEDLY opened and a new java instance will appear in the dock. Note also
that if Jmol.app is in the dock another Jmol icon for the java instance appears
when Jmol.app is opened.
How to open Jmol:
1. double-click Jmol.app
2. double-click a file whose type is included in CFBundleDocumentTypes and
where Jmol is the default application
3. right-click a file and "open with..."
4. drag a file over the Jmol.app icon either in the Finder or the dock
5. in the Terminal run "open -a jmol somefile.ext"
After one of the 5 steps above, the user can continue to use the Jmol open and
save dialog boxes or drag a new file over an active Jmol window.
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