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Re: Writing Applications for Mac OS X

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• Subject: [mg41051] Re: [mg41022] Writing Applications for Mac OS X
• From: Raul Martinez <rmartinez at vrinc.com>
• Date: Wed, 30 Apr 2003 04:22:55 -0400 (EDT)
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One of the nice features of MacOS X is a directory (aka folder) called Library.
The Library contains a folder labeled Mathematica (aparently installed by the
Mathematica installer since I did not install it myself). The Mathematica
folder in turn contains several other folders familiar to Mathematica users. I
installed several applications and other packages in the appropriate subfolder
and they show up in the Help browser and are accessible for loading, using,
etc. One of the packages I installed is David Park's DrawGraphics. Another is
the Signals and Systems package, which is one of Wolfram Research's
applications.

So check out the Library folder in MacOS X. It is a big help.

BTW, "AddOns is *hidden* in OS X" is not correct. The Mathematica icon is a
folder that can be opened and modified. It's just that opening the folder is
not done the old way by double clicking it (clicking it launches Mathematica).
The easiest way to access the contents of the Mathematica folder is to select
the three-column view in the finder.

HTH,

Raul Martinez

David Park wrote:

> I have written an application that involves packages, a style sheet, a
> palette, and a sets of notebooks grouped in Chapters. I used the following
> file structure, which I put in my AddOns\Applications folder on a Windows
> system.
>
> ComplexAnalysis\
>         package1.nb
>         package1.m
>         package2.nb
>         package2.m
>         Chapter 1\
>                 notebook1.nb
>                 notebook2.nb
>         FrontEnd\
>                 Palettes\ComplexAnalysisPalette.nb
>                 StyleSheets\ComplexAnalysisStyle/nb
>
> This works find for me. The notebooks have access to the packages and the
> style sheet, and the palette is in the Palettes menu. I zipped it all up and
> sent it to a friend working with Mac OS 9. It worked fine for him. I also
> sent it to another friend who is working with Mac OS X. He said
>
> "OK, but I don't know how to open the notebook from there. AddOns is
> *hidden* in OS X, and ComplexAnalysis doesn't show up in the
> Mathematica Index. That's why I'm running it from the extra copy on my
> desktop, which is not a problem so far."
>
> Apparently he can't get at the notebooks. What is the proper method to
> assemble an "application" so it can be run on Mac OS X?
>
> David Park
> djmp at earthlink.net
> http://home.earthlink.net/~djmp/

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  • Writing Applications for Mac OS X
    • From: "David Park" <djmp@earthlink.net>