Re: [Qgis-user] Mac problem
Hi,
Yes, the QGIS instructions are wrong due to confusion over left and right
click of the mouse. If you right-click, you don't need the Option key for
as long as I can remember. However, Macs don't have right-click turned on
by default, so right-click may not work for some users.
The preferred instructions should be as Apple says, to control-click on the
icon and choose Open from the context menu, after which a confirmation
dialog is shown and they need to click the Open button.
John.
On Fri, 27 Jan 2023 at 17:17, Andrea Giudiceandrea via QGIS-User <
qgis-user@lists.osgeo.org> wrote:
> *John Layt*
> *Thu Jan 26 07:12:39 PST 2023*
> --
>
> you need to manually
> approve the app by first right-clicking on the app and selecting Open from
> the context menu. The Option key is not required.
>
>
> So the instructions ("right-click on the QGIS app icon, hold down the
> Option key, then choose Open") on the QGIS website [1] are wrong? See a
> comment by a macOS 13.0 user complaining that "If you hold the option key
> you cannot choose Open" [2].
>
> Moreover, the instructions by Apple at [3] say: "in Finder locate the app
> then Control-click the app icon -> Open -> Open". It seems this worked for
> a macOS 13.0 user [4].
>
> Maybe the instructions are macOS version specific?
>
> Could a macOS expert propose an improvement to the instructions on the
> QGIS website?
>
> Best regards.
>
> Andrea Giudiceandrea
>
> [1] https://qgis.org/en/site/forusers/download.html
> [2] https://github.com/qgis/QGIS/issues/51616#issuecomment-1406762797
> [3] https://support.apple.com/en-gb/guide/mac-help/mchleab3a043/mac
> [4] https://github.com/qgis/QGIS/issues/51616#issuecomment-1406795420
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Re: [Qgis-user] Mac problem
Hi, Apple has some extra security checks when running apps for the very first time. If the app is signed with a developer certificate purchased from Apple, then you can just double-click to run the app and it gets approved. If the app is not signed, as in the case of QGIS, then you need to manually approve the app by first right-clicking on the app and selecting Open from the context menu. The Option key is not required. Note that on Macs, the right-click is not enabled by default, so you might need to enable that first in the System Preferences. I seem to recall the association was trying to obtain a developers certificate? Has there been any progress on that? John. On Thu, 26 Jan 2023 at 14:39, Andrea Giudiceandrea via QGIS-User < qgis-user@lists.osgeo.org> wrote: > *Peter Petrik* > *Wed Jan 25 22:44:00 PST 2023* > -- > > right click on the icon in menu -> Open -> Open > > > Hi, > at https://qgis.org/en/site/forusers/download.html is written: "On first > launch, please right-click on the QGIS app icon, hold down the Option key, > then choose Open." > > Are those instructions still valid? Should them be updated? > > Best regards. > > Andrea Giudiceandrea > ___ > QGIS-User mailing list > QGIS-User@lists.osgeo.org > List info: https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-user > Unsubscribe: https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-user > ___ QGIS-User mailing list QGIS-User@lists.osgeo.org List info: https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-user Unsubscribe: https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-user
Re: [Qgis-user] "QGIS" can't be opened because Apple....
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Re: [Qgis-user] RAM and processing speed requirements for QGIS
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