Hello! I have written an application, that interacts with another "stranger"-program by Applescript. The problem is that i need my application to look like a plugin for "stranger program"- to display a panel, and to be launched automatically when the Master-program starts (and to finish, when the master program is terminated - this is solved already using NSWorkspace's events [cocoa framework]). I have submitted this to installer mailing list, but haven't got any response, so decided to try my luck here :) How could I make my application be automatically launched, when the MasterApp process is started? Does MacOS provide any means for such activity? I was thinking about installing a daemon, that would watch application start events (not sure how to do that, but i read somewhere that Linux/BSD kernels support such a feature - when a process registers its callback functions on processStart event). - And, if it's the only way, could you point me where to read about these capabilities of the kernel? But a daemon, that is launched with the system start, and which remains in memory all the time is not a good idea for a good application (though, if there's no better way, i'd try to implement it). What could be the best way to perform this autolaunch? I would be very thankful for any advice :)
PS: Why do i need it. I am writing a "plugin" for mac:Word, that simplifies writing of big texts, but unfortunately Microsoft didn't publish mac:Office Plugin SDK. Luckily for me, Word supports external Applescipt commands. Everything is done by me, except this autolaunch, which is a real problem. I had an idea to replace MicrosoftWord binary in a bundle with mine (and rename original executable binary into something like MicrosoftWord111), so when a user doubleclicks on Word's, first my plugin starts, which launches Word. But i think it can cause problems with license agreement, and major problems with Autoupdates. Thank you, George _______________________________________________ Cocoa-dev mailing list (Cocoa-dev@lists.apple.com) Please do not post admin requests or moderator comments to the list. Contact the moderators at cocoa-dev-admins(at)lists.apple.com Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: http://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/cocoa-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com This email sent to arch...@mail-archive.com
