That's an interesting thought, but it appears to be a bonafide app, with a directory structure, etc. Here's the Info.plist from it. Not sure if it tells much.
$ cat Info.plist <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple Computer//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd";> <plist version="1.0"> <dict> <key>CFBundleDevelopmentRegion</key> <string>English</string> <key>CFBundleDisplayName</key> <string>MakeBooklet</string> <key>CFBundleDocumentTypes</key> <array> <dict> <key>CFBundleTypeExtensions</key> <array> <string>pdf</string> <string>PDF</string> </array> <key>CFBundleTypeOSTypes</key> <array> <string>****</string> </array> <key>CFBundleTypeRole</key> <string>Viewer</string> </dict> </array> <key>CFBundleExecutable</key> <string>MakeBooklet</string> <key>CFBundleGetInfoString</key> <string>MakeBooklet 1.0 Copyright 2006 Fabien Conus</string> <key>CFBundleIconFile</key> <string>appIcon.icns</string> <key>CFBundleIdentifier</key> <string>ch.iConus.MakeBooklet</string> <key>CFBundleInfoDictionaryVersion</key> <string>6.0</string> <key>CFBundleName</key> <string>MakeBooklet</string> <key>CFBundlePackageType</key> <string>APPL</string> <key>CFBundleShortVersionString</key> <string>1.0</string> <key>CFBundleSignature</key> <string>????</string> <key>CFBundleVersion</key> <string>1.0</string> <key>LSEnvironment</key> <dict> <key>APP_BUNDLER</key> <string>Platypus-3.2</string> </dict> <key>LSHasLocalizedDisplayName</key> <false/> <key>LSUIElement</key> <true/> <key>NSAppleScriptEnabled</key> <false/> <key>NSHumanReadableCopyright</key> <string>MakeBooklet 1.0 Copyright 2006 Fabien Conus</string> <key>NSMainNibFile</key> <string>MainMenu</string> <key>NSPrincipalClass</key> <string>NSApplication</string> </dict> </plist> > On Jun 16, 2017, at 5:24 AM, Arno Hautala <[email protected]> wrote: > > It's very likely an AppleScript that you can open with the Script > Editor to see what it's trying to do. It may have been saved in the > compiled form without the source attached, but there's a chance it's > there and you can possibly fix it. My guess is it's calling out to a > PDF tool that isn't in the same place as it used to be, isn't included > anymore, or is something that you had installed but isn't anymore. > > On Thu, Jun 15, 2017 at 8:40 PM, Carl Hoefs > <[email protected]> wrote: >> Voila! Yes, that's it. I have something from 2013 called MakeBooklet.app >> installed in ~/Library/PDF Services. But when I try to run it, it does >> nothing, double-clicking on it from Finder, or even opening it from >> Terminal: >> >> open /Users/carl/Library/PDF\ Services/MakeBooklet.app >> >> Googling turns up no references to it. I guess the only thing to do at this >> point is to delete it. >> >> -Carl >> >> On Jun 15, 2017, at 4:15 PM, David Schwartz <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Anything you put in: >> >> ~/Library/PDF Services >> or >> /Library/PDF Services >> >> will show as an item in your print dialog’s PDF menu. You can put folders, >> Automator Actions, compiled binary applications, etc there. >> >> -david >> >> >> >> On Jun 15, 2017, 1:37 PM -0700, Carl Hoefs <[email protected]>, >> wrote: >> >> macOS 10.12.5 >> >> I have a multi-page PDF document. There's a curious item in Preview.app, >> accessible via the top menu: >> File -> Print -> PDF (pulldown) -> Make a Booklet >> >> When I select "Make a Booklet", it pops up a little panel that says >> "Processing page n...", from 1 to the end of the document. Then the panel >> goes away, and nothing. What did it do? Where did it place the booklet? I've >> searched my directories (home, Desktop, Documents, Dropbox, iCloud, /tmp, >> etc), but there's no sign of it, nothing going to the printer, either. Most >> odd. >> >> -Carl >> >> _______________________________________________ >> MacOSX-talk mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://www.omnigroup.com/mailman/listinfo/macosx-talk >> >> _______________________________________________ >> MacOSX-talk mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://www.omnigroup.com/mailman/listinfo/macosx-talk >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> MacOSX-talk mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://www.omnigroup.com/mailman/listinfo/macosx-talk >> > > > > -- > arno s hautala /-| [email protected] > > pgp b2c9d448
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