Hussein, Thanks for your reply. The workaround you proposed does not seem to work, however.
Having made the recommended tweak to my Info.plist file, I launched XMLMind XML Editor and the custom configuration was still not loaded. Again, right-clicking the status bar displayed no evidence that the XXE_ADDON_PATH property had taken effect. -- Kevin Yank Technical Director, SitePoint Pty. Ltd. > -----Original Message----- > From: Hussein Shafie [mailto:hussein at xmlmind.com] > Sent: Monday, 21 May 2007 9:28 PM > To: Kevin Yank > Cc: xmleditor-support at xmlmind.com > Subject: Re: Setting XXE_ADDON_PATH on Mac OS X > > Kevin Yank wrote: > > Hi there, > > > > > > > > I'm attempting to deploy XMLMind XML Editor 3.6 Professional on a Mac > > for the first time. > > > > > > > > We have a customized DocBook XML configuration that we use by setting > > the XXE_ADDON_PATH property to an absolute URL on our Windows > workstations. > > > > > > > > In an attempt to set up the same configuration on my Mac OS X > computer, > > I have created a directory called .MacOSX in my user home directory, > and > > created in that directory a file named environment.plist, with the > > following contents: > > > > > > > > <?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>XXE_ADDON_PATH</key> > > > > > > > <string>@http://www.sitepoint.com/books/xxe_config/configs.list;+</stri > ng> > > > > </dict> > > > > </plist> > > > > > > > > I have further confirmed that this variable is being applied to the > > system by opening Terminal and typing the 'set' command, which lists > > active environment variables, including XXE_ADDON_PATH. > > > > > > > > Unfortunately, the XXE_ADDON_PATH variable specified therein is not > > being used by XMLMind XML Editor when I launch it, and it is not > listed > > when I right-click on the status bar after the program has started > up. > > > > > > > > Can you provide any advice on how I might get this working? > > I'm affraid this cannot work due to a limitation of Apple's Java[tm] > launcher on the Mac. > > There is no way to specify in XXE's Info.plist (see attachment): ``Java > property XXE_ADDON_PATH is equals to the value of environment variable > XXE_ADDON_PATH, if any''. > > The workaround is obvious but horrible: open the Info.plist file found > deep inside the XMLEditor.app bundle and using a text editor add the > following key/string elements: > > --- > <key>Properties</key> > <dict> > > ... > > <key>XXE_ADDON_PATH</key> > <string>@http://www.sitepoint.com/books/xxe_config/configs.list;+</stri > ng> > > ... > > </dict> > ---
