[plt-scheme] Making a distribution in 372

From: Filipe Cabecinhas (filcab at gmail.com)
Date: Thu Jan 17 14:21:10 EST 2008

Hi

On 17 Jan, 2008, at 18:49, Erich Rast wrote:

> 1.) File types: right now, the machine-dependent standalone app  
> doesn't recognize its own files. I have installed an application- 
> file-handler, but this only seems to work when a document window is  
> already open, it doesn't open the file when it is double-clicked  
> from the Finder. Drag & drop of the file on the .app bundle doesn't  
> work either.
>
> 2.) Application file icons: Is there a way to programmatically set  
> the path to a .icns to be used as the file icons of application  
> documents?
>
> 3.) Executable bundle icon: Is there a way to programmatically set  
> the path to an .icns to be used as the application icon?
>

These 3 things are configurable (not programmatically beacause you  
want them to happen even when your program is not running ;-)) by  
editing the file *.app/Contents/Info.plist
You can read further at
http://developer.apple.com/documentation/Cocoa/Conceptual/ObjCTutorial/08Configuring/chapter_8_section_2.html

The rest is on the PLT Scheme side and I don't know much about that.  
Just wait a bit more.

   - Filipe Cabecinhas





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