Re: factors to consider for the Mac port


Subject: Re: factors to consider for the Mac port
From: Leonard Rosenthol (leonardr@lazerware.com)
Date: Wed Feb 09 2000 - 12:34:59 CST


At 06:36 PM 2/9/00 +0100, Hubert Figuiere wrote:
>-we should find a way to generate MacOS resources for strings.

         Why? Keeping them just as they are is a MUCH safer way to go for
making sure the Mac port always matches the others. Also, it's makes the
localizations issues easier!

>-same for any graphics (like ./src/wp/ap/xp/ToolbarIcons/*.xpm for toolbars)
>to icon resources (then parsed again by Rez).

         Same as above - there is no good reason to move this stuff to
resources.

>For the setup (that can come later as installing a Mac program is often
>easy), we can use Apple's Installer that is Free.
         Nope, it is NOT! You have to pay Apple $$ to license the installer...

Leonard



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