andu wrote:
>
> Actually you can build a win standalone on mac. You have to extract mc.exe from the
>win
> version and when you are asked to choose an engine for the standalone choose
> mc.exe. Trouble is you still need windows to get to the engine. And for testing.
I've done this, it isn't hard. You can do a whole Windows standalone
without ever touching a Windows machine, but I'd recommend taking the
finished product to a real PC for testing before showing it to anyone
else. There are some significant differences that have to be seen to be appreciated.
To make a Windows standalone on a Mac, download the Win32 version of
MetaCard from the ftp server. You can download directly to your Mac. Use
StuffIt Expander to extract the .zip archive. Look for a file in the
uncompressed archive called MC.exe. It will have a generic icon, but it
is the whole MetaCard engine regardless. Note the path to the file. Then
launch MetaCard/Mac and build the standalone as usual, but point it to
the MC.exe file in the field that asks for which engine to use. Because
the Mac version of MC won't "see" the Windows file on your Mac disk, you
can't use the browse button to find it -- you will have to type in the
file path manually. Remember to use "/" instead of colons in the file path.
If you don't want generic MetaCard defaults for the application
properties information, click that button and fill in the fields. If you
want a custom Windows icon, that's a little harder. Graphic Converter
claims to be able to make Windows icons, but they are not the right
format for MetaCard (GC's icons are too large.) So if you want a custom
Windows icon for your app, you will probably have to create it on a
Windows machine with a Windows icon editor. You can store the icon on
your Mac disk when you are done and use it for the build though. Type in
the file path to the .ico file where indicated. Close the Windows info
window, which takes you back to the Standalone Builder's main window,
and click the Build button to create the app.
When it is done, the application will have a generic icon on the Mac,
but will use the Windows icon when you move it to a PC (if you installed
an icon.) You can take the completed application to any PC and it should
run. It is pretty amazing to see.
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