[mythtv-users] Myth frontend on PPC OSX?

[Brian Wood]

On Feb 9, 2007, at 8:53 PM, Stroller wrote:

>
> On 10 Feb 2007, at 02:17, Brian Wood wrote:
>> On Feb 9, 2007, at 7:05 PM, Stroller wrote:
>>> On 10 Feb 2007, at 00:57, Mark Knecht wrote:
>>>> .... I'm not much of a Mac guy. What's the proper way to really
>>>> install
>>>> this so that it works for anyone that's logged on? When I double
>>>> click
>>>> on your .dmg file I get a broser that shows the file which I simply
>>>> dragged ot my desktop to test but there must be a better way to do
>>>> this. Should I be putting in the Application folder?
>>>
>>> Any user can run it by double-clicking on the .app (or from a
>>> terminal `open /path/to/someProgram.app`) as long as the Unix file
>>> permissions are suitable.
>>
>> Put it in the dock do folks can fine it easily, or use TigerLaunch to
>> start it from the menu bar.
>
> The icon in the dock is just a shortcut, tho'.
> Other users won't be able to run the program unless the app's bundle
> is already somewhere they can read & execute it.
> Hence the need to drag & drop it somewhere like Applications.
>
> I _think_ also that the dock is user-specific (see "~/Library/
> Preferences/com.apple.dock.plist", note the "~/") so in order for
> other users to find it easily in the dock he'd have to log on as each
> user in turn & drag the program there for them.
>
Right, I assumed he would put it in the apps folder and then setup  
the dock icon for each user who has to use it.