Re: Build settings for Mac OSX - feedback

Steve King wrote: I declared the types in both the Document type and document extension part of the standalone builder, using comma separated SAC, SACp for both. Maybe this is not correct? The entries in the standalone builder just tell Rev what to put in the plist it makes. It has no affect

Re: Build settings for Mac OSX - feedback

It is my understanding that Revolution translates the file path format on the fly, so yes. Bob On Jul 9, 2010, at 9:14 AM, Steve King wrote: > Is the "/" in the script the same way round in all platforms? ___ use-revolution mailing list use-revolut

Re: Build settings for Mac OSX - feedback

Hi Jacqueline & Bob I think the version is 10.5.3? But this was just from a very quick glance and I will have to check again. It was very lpeasing it just ran though. Yes, I meant Answer file (not ask). I do use qualifier extensions in answer dialogue but I will check exactly how I have defined t

Re: Build settings for Mac OSX - feedback

Steve King wrote: The execution bit. Interestingly, this wasn't needed. I just dragged the bundle over (as created by Rev using guidance from Jacqueline) and double clicked the executable and it ran all on its own! Cool. Do you know which version of OS X he's running? I wonder if that makes a

Re: Build settings for Mac OSX - feedback

Isn't there an argument in the ask file dialog that allows you to specify which types of files you will be able to open? I think you have to give it a list of extensions there. It's in the help stack if so. Keep in mind that to the OS, .SAC and .SACp are NOT text file extensions. They are probab

Re: Build settings for Mac OSX - feedback

Dear All, Thanks for your help on icons and standalone builder for a windows built deployment on OSX Did my first test installation on a friends mac yesterady, and it worked (sort of). Firstly, iconfx built the icons fine, so building mac icons with iconfx in windows works well The execution b

Re: Build settings for Mac OSX

J. Landman Gay wrote: Richard Gaskin wrote: I wouldn't mind so much if the move were to adopt the Linux file system (rumors that it would be the Sun file system died about a year before that platform did), removing one more arbitrary distinction between Mac and other platforms. But I guess we

Re: Build settings for Mac OSX

Richmond wrote: Well, to be fair, the creator/type codes were introduced almost 30 years ago. To forsee something 30 years into the future, especially in technology, would be a pretty good trick. Exactly; and it gave me the excuse I've been looking for to use 'umwhiles' . . . :) I had t

Re: Build settings for Mac OSX

Hi Jacqueline Many thanks, brilliant answer, I can understand why it may have taken a little while. Best regards Cheers Steve ___ use-revolution mailing list use-revolution@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage yo

Re: Build settings for Mac OSX

On 07/06/2010 08:22 PM, J. Landman Gay wrote: Richmond wrote: No, I'm sure "Apple didn't schedule a deprecation of Creator Codes just for fun, or just to be lazy, or just to fit in with lowest common denominator operating systems."; they probably had to deprecate them because they were up aga

Re: Build settings for Mac OSX

Richmond wrote: No, I'm sure "Apple didn't schedule a deprecation of Creator Codes just for fun, or just to be lazy, or just to fit in with lowest common denominator operating systems."; they probably had to deprecate them because they were up against their elastic limit; or, put it another wa

Re: Build settings for Mac OSX

On 07/06/2010 07:47 PM, J. Landman Gay wrote: Richard Gaskin wrote: I wouldn't mind so much if the move were to adopt the Linux file system (rumors that it would be the Sun file system died about a year before that platform did), removing one more arbitrary distinction between Mac and other p

Re: Build settings for Mac OSX

Richard Gaskin wrote: I wouldn't mind so much if the move were to adopt the Linux file system (rumors that it would be the Sun file system died about a year before that platform did), removing one more arbitrary distinction between Mac and other platforms. But I guess we'll see what the remov

Re: Build settings for Mac OSX

J. Landman Gay wrote: Richard Gaskin wrote: stephen barncard wrote: In the early 90s I registered a creator code "BARN" and a document code "rtfd" I know the document codes are not registered anymore (and Apple uses *rtfd*now). But my question is : Do I own my creator code forever? As fore

Re: Build settings for Mac OSX

Richard Gaskin wrote: stephen barncard wrote: In the early 90s I registered a creator code "BARN" and a document code "rtfd" I know the document codes are not registered anymore (and Apple uses *rtfd*now). But my question is : Do I own my creator code forever? As forever as your memory allow

Re: Build settings for Mac OSX

stephen barncard wrote: In the early 90s I registered a creator code "BARN" and a document code "rtfd" I know the document codes are not registered anymore (and Apple uses *rtfd*now). But my question is : Do I own my creator code forever? As forever as your memory allows: creator codes were

Re: Build settings for Mac OSX

In the early 90s I registered a creator code "BARN" and a document code "rtfd" I know the document codes are not registered anymore (and Apple uses *rtfd*now). But my question is : Do I own my creator code forever? Is there no way to verify that I still own it? It was a long time ago. On 5 July 2

Re: Build settings for Mac OSX

J. Landman Gay wrote: The document type does not need to be registered. You can make up your own, or use an existing type. One more thing about this: if your app creates common document types that the Mac already knows about, like jpg, rev, txt, etc. then you can leave the document type bl

Re: Build settings for Mac OSX

Steve King wrote: In the meantime, does anyone have any further guidance on what I have to put in the various OSX standalone builder screen fields (if anything) It's a long answer which is why you probably didn't get immediate replies. There are lots of uses for plist ("property list") files

Re: Build settings for Mac OSX

On 07/05/2010 09:03 PM, Steve King wrote: Hi David I actually have Icofx installed but never realised it created Mac icons as well. I've created some, I'll saee if they work when I try and install this app later in the week. Thanks to everyone else who suggested tools. In the meantime, does any

Re: Build settings for Mac OSX

Hi David I actually have Icofx installed but never realised it created Mac icons as well. I've created some, I'll saee if they work when I try and install this app later in the week. Thanks to everyone else who suggested tools. In the meantime, does anyone have any further guidance on what I have

Re: Subject: Build settings for Mac OSX

use-revolution-requ...@lists.runrev.com wrote on Sun, 4 Jul 2010 12:00:04 -0500: >Also, are there any free WINDOWS apps for building MAC Icons that anyone is >aware of? > >Cheers >Steve See if this does what you want: Cheers, Warren ___

Re: Build settings for Mac OSX

> Also, are there any free WINDOWS apps for building MAC Icons that anyone is > aware of? Hey Steve, I haven't actually had the need to build any icons for Mac as of yet, but according to the help file, IcoFX software (free!) is supposed to do the job. I can say that it works well for the Windows

Re: Build settings for Mac OSX

On 07/04/2010 01:41 PM, Steve King wrote: Also, are there any free WINDOWS apps for building MAC Icons that anyone is aware of? Not that I am aware of; I invested in Axialis (which I run under WINE on Linux). However; if you have a friend with a Mac you can send them a JPG or PNG of the

Build settings for Mac OSX

Hi I normally only build windows versions of Rev apps, but I am trying for the first time to build an OSX version. Reading the User Manual, there is stuff like plist, file types, creator signature and file types .. All a bit confusing for a windows user. (I know, windows is normally a bit confusi