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Re: I swear by jEdit
Authored by: wouter on May 13, '02 05:36:33PM

I have just downloaded, installed and tried JEdit on my iBook. Works fine, but I would like to adapt the look to something a bit more Aqua-like. When I followed your instructions, I could not find the resource file you mentioned... (and yes, I was looking at the right place).

Have recent versions of the Mac OS X .dmg been changed? Could you post the minimum content for the file to make your tip work?



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Re: I swear by jEdit (addtional info)
Authored by: wouter on May 23, '02 06:47:51PM

Better late than never: after some email with the author of the tip (thanks again!) I have found out that my problem is NOT how to change the resource file (I have done so with other Java apps), but how to ACCESS the file!

* After mounting the downloaded jEdit .dmg file, I can find and view the MRJApp.properties file - but since the image is write-protected...
* After copying the entire folder on the disk image (to a hard disk or a new .dmg file), I can no longer open the Contents folder, even though the Info panel shows that it contains 136 K...

Strange! Can anyone explain this behaviour?



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Re: I swear by jEdit (solution)
Authored by: wouter on May 27, '02 06:42:50PM

My problem in accessing the file is caused by the access rights to the folders and files in the jEdit.app folder.

The solution is quite simple: you have to make the necessary change to the file from within the Terminal application: start a shell, navigate to the file using 'cd', and then use 'vi' or 'pico' to edit the file. Save and presto: you have a Java app that looks like an Aqua app.

More on making a Java application behave like the real Mac OS X thing can be found in Apple's Technote TN2042 at http://developer.apple.com/technotes/tn/tn2042.html .



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