Re: [Visualpython-users] Mac package

[Jon S. <js...@gm...>]

Yes, please, and it would be great to have it eventually rolled into the Mac
Vpython package.


On 9/24/08 11:55 AM, "Joe Heafner" <hea...@gm...> wrote:

> This morning, one of my students downloaded and installed John Armstrong's Mac
> VPython package. It installed and works flawlessly, but I just want to point
> out something and offer a solution. The package creates a generic shell script
> icon in /Applications that must be double clicked to start VPython. Upon
> termination of IDLE, the Terminal window is left open and X11 is left running.
> The former can be fixed in Terminal's preferences. The latter can be fixed by
> manually closing X11.
> 
> I have a droplet that works with a Fink installation. It automatically handles
> calling the VPython scripts, initiating X11 (only under OS X 10.5 and later!),
> and closing everything when the IDLE editor is exited. It also provides drag
> and drop editing of Python scripts. Multiple files can be dropped onto the
> droplet icon and opened in different IDLE windows. One problem that I don't
> how to fix is that once IDLE is open, drag and drop doesn't work. As long as
> the user has a working Fink installation of VPython running on OS X 10.5 or
> later, the droplet can simply be copied to /Applications and placed in the
> Dock for quick access.
> 
> I'll happily make the droplet available to anyone who wants to use it.
> 
> Joe
> 
> 
> -------------------------------------------------------------------------
> This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge
> Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win great prizes
> Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world
> http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/
> 
> _______________________________________________
> Visualpython-users mailing list
> Vis...@li...
> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/visualpython-users

Jon Schull      jon...@ri...    cell: 585-738-6696
Associate Professor         Rochester Institute of Technology