It worked when I put those extensions in the standalone prefs! And when I drag several files the full paths of all get put into the test field as paragraphs. Perfect. I put "JPEG" into the Doc Types field too but when I dragged a .png onto it, it also showed up, so fantastic! I appreciate all the help,
ilsa On Fri, Feb 24, 2012 at 6:46 PM, J. Landman Gay <[email protected]> wrote: > On 2/24/12 6:15 PM, ilsa wrote: >> >> The app icon in the Dock doesn't hilite when I drag a jpg over it. >> When the app opens I get the "oapp" pID. > > > I see, that's a whole different problem. You need to tell the OS that your > app will accept jpgs, or any other file type you want to work with. You can > do that by editing the plist file inside the app bundle. Or easier, do it > before you build the app by entering the document extensions and types in > the standalone builder, in the OS X pane. > > I think only the extensions are strictly required any more, so enter a list > of comma-delimited extensions there, like "jpg,jpeg,png,gif". If you know > the old-style OS 9 types you can put those into the "types" field too. Jpgs > have a type of "JPEG" for example (all capital letters.) > > That should give you the right plist entries, and the Finder will know your > app should accept image files. > > -- > Jacqueline Landman Gay | [email protected] > HyperActive Software | http://www.hyperactivesw.com > > _______________________________________________ > use-livecode mailing list > [email protected] > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription > preferences: > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list [email protected] Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
