#2 Suggestions for Mac Build

[James Adam]

I realise you're probably using some automated mac
bundler, but the application name is TinyTinyEdit -
this should be changed to Dowser :) It can be achieved
to some extent by hacking the
Dowser.app/Contents/Info.plist data. If you let me know
how you are building the package, I'll look at
automating this change.

[James Adam]

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Another thing I like to do is add LSUIElement: 1 to the
Info.plist file, which then runs the app in the background
without a Dock icon. I have then modified browser search
fields to use dowser. Maybe worth writing up as a hint on
the webpage? Let me know.

[Aristus Stain]

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Thanks for the help! At the moment I am using PyObjC, and their
example app, TinyTinyEdit to build with. Check out mac/buildapp.py in
the source. I am looking at using Platypus instead, which seems to make
a cleaner, Dock-less App. My aim is, as you say, to have the UI
completely inside the browser.

[James Adam]

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The change looks as simple as renaming the .nib file and
then modifying your scripts appropriately. You won't need to
mv the built app.

As for running entirely without a program icon, on the mac
again you can just edit the .plist file you are creating.
However, to protect newbies it might then be worthwhile, on
first launch, popping up some kind of GUI window to tell
them that Dowser is really running, and that they shouldn't
be afraid nothing is in their dock, and that everything is
going to be fine, just fine, everything will be fine :)

- James