I was actually thinking of using AppleScript to make a launcher, instead of the Pd.command. I think its good to stick with the MacOS X packages.

I like the Folder Action idea, that sounds very Mac-like.

.hc

On Tue, 18 Mar 2003, Adam Lindsay wrote:

Do you mean AppleScript as an installer? I could go on about the lack of security in running unknown scripts (and the bad habits it encourages), or how I know of few to no successful AppleScript-driven installers on MacOSX.

But I'd rather just say that AppleScript is a real pain to program with. Ick.

However, on the other hand, I have kicked around the idea of Folder Actions (with AppleScript most likely) allowing for a nice drag-and-drop install of externals. (Drag a folder onto /Library/Pd, and it moves the folder into AdditionalDocumentation, the externals/libraries/abstractions into Externals, and help patches into Help.) That, however, would require a strong, top-down convention for marking the locations and destinations of the externals and help patches.

Cheers, adam

Hans-Christoph Steiner said this at Tue, 18 Mar 2003 06:29:03 -0800:

...

Has anyone tried to use AppleScript to write a nice double-clicker for PD on MacOS X? Someone suggested this approach to me but I have never used AppleScript.

.hc

zen \ \ \

---

PD-dev mailing list PD-dev@iem.kug.ac.at http://iem.kug.ac.at/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/pd-dev

--

Adam T. Lindsay atl@comp.lancs.ac.uk Computing Dept, Lancaster University +44(0)1524/594.537 Lancaster, LA1 4YR, UK Fax:+44(0)1524/593.608 -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-

zen \ \ \