RE: [Flashcoders] Creating a Projector for the Mac on a PC, and dealing with file references
> PC/Mac hybrid CDs are normally created on Mac using Toast. You do > not have two sets of identical files (such as your XML files) on > PC and Mac sectors on CD because you can share them using aliases. On important thing to keep in mind if you create custom hybrid PC/Mac CDs is that the file name length is limited to 32 characters, inclusive of extensions. ...Rob ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
RE: [Flashcoders] Creating a Projector for the Mac on a PC, and dealing with file references
> 2. Is it possible to burn a CD for the Mac on a PC? Yes, but not without going through a lot of gyrations. Using Nero on the PC, you can burn *separate* Mac and PC partitions onto a CD, however to do so you need to have the Mac partition mounted on the PC. This can be done by via a SCSI interface (does anyone really run these anymore), or by using a third-party tool such as MacDrive. It's kludgy at best! As Kenneth mentioned, using Toast on a Mac with a disc type of Custom Hybrid is the easier, softer way. A MUCH EASIER WAY! > 3. If the answer to 2 is yes, is it possible to make the projector auto-run? Nope. OS X brought with it the demise of autoplay on the Mac. You can create a temporary disk partition/image and visually tailor it to your liking, but you cannot specify an app package to automatically launch. You might want to check out FileStorm at www.mindvision.com. Most everything you can do with the basic version you can do with the Finder and Toast, but it makes the process easier. ...Rob ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
Re: [Flashcoders] Creating a Projector for the Mac on a PC, and dealing with file references
On Mac, .app is an application bundle, and a bundle is a directory acts like a single file. Therefore you can treat .app as a single file like .exe on PC. PC/Mac hybrid CDs are normally created on Mac using Toast. You do not have two sets of identical files (such as your XML files) on PC and Mac sectors on CD because you can share them using aliases. You can obviously do autorun on PC sector of the CD, but not for Mac sector - but Mac users generally know how to use CD ROMs so no problem there ;) You can at least make the Mac disk image with folder open. Kenneth Kawamoto http://www.materiaprima.co.uk/ matt stuehler wrote: All, A few questions about creating a Projector for the Mac on a PC, which I plan to burn to a CD. 1.My application reads data from several XML configuration files. Those files are stored in a folder named "xml", so, in actionscript, I tell Flash to look in the relative path "./xml/" for those files. On the PC version of the CD, the .exe and xml subdirectory are in the same place - the root level of the CD. This works great. However, the Mac projector creates a whole set of folders and subfolders that I don't understand. So, I don't know where to put the xml subfolder. Specifically, when I create a Mac Projector, I get this: [program name].app Contents Resources movie.swf So, when I burn the Mac CD, should the xml subdirectory be on the same level as [program name].app, or in the same subdirectory as movie.swf? Or, someplace else? 2. Is it possible to burn a CD for the Mac on a PC? 3. If the answer to 2 is yes, is it possible to make the projector auto-run? Many thanks in advance! Cheers, Matt ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
