After trying ecto and MarsEdit, I thought I would give the experimental build of the all-Java program JBlogEditor a spin. It was a little more complicated that I thought it would be, so here's some instructions for others:
- Download the tar file from the above link.
- Untar it (by doubleclicking in Finder); this creates a jblogger directory.
- Edit the file config.ini, which you'll find in the macosx.carbon.ppc -> configuration folder. Find the reference to org.eclipse.swt.win32.win32.x86 and carefully change it to org.eclipse.swt.carbon.macosx.ppc. This fixes a bug in the default download.
- If you don't already have it, download and install Java 1.5 from Apple: Java 2 SE 5. Tiger defaults to Java 1.4.2 for maximum compatibility.
- As I can't work out how to configure the application to automatically choose Java 1.5 (please add a comment if you know how), I then have to run the application from Terminal (ignore the lines that start with ##, they just explain the actual commands that follow):
That last command is all on one line, and may vary a little depending on your shell.$ ## Change to the jblogger/macosx.carbon.ppc directory. $ cd ~/Incoming/jblogger/macosx.carbon.ppc $ ## Set the PATH variable to prefer Java 1.5 and then $ ## execute the editor using open: $ export PATH=/System/Library/Frameworks/JavaVM.framework\ /Versions/1.5/Commands/:${PATH}; open -a jblogeditor.app
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