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'''Bug cleanup'''
 
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= Feb 2 =
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* Experimented with Songbird for Mac as a working comparison of a XUL Runner build with dylibs
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* Replaced the old and fishy XR framework with the one from Songbird
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** Portable Canvas now recognizes canvas elements, and doesn't tell you to get the c3d extension!
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** Unfortunately, it simply gives you a blue outline of the canvas element, rather than display 3d
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(3 hours)
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= Jan 26 =
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* Advanced XULRunner for Macs (mostly details about Info.plist)
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** http://www.mactipsandtricks.com/articles/Wiley_HT_appBundles2.lasso
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= Jan 22 =
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* installed RealVNC (free edition) with hextile encoding instead of the default zrle
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* configuring remote desktop remotely on a mac:
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** http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2370
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= Jan 19 =
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* visited #seneca, received an empowering speech from armenzg
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* got a handy link from Cathy! (use broader search terms)
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* https://developer.mozilla.org/En/XULRunner/Creating_custom_app_bundles_for_Mac_OS_X
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* https://developer.mozilla.org/en/Code_snippets/File_I%2f%2fO
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* grabbed libcanvas3d.dylib from canvas3d.xpi (just like libcanvas3d.dll for the Windows side)
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* sticking the dylib into PC.app/Contents/MacOS/ doesn't work
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* sticking the dylib into PC.app/Contents/MacOS/components doesn't work
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* sticking the dylib into PC.app/Contents/Resources/components doesn't work
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* (learning xulrunner for Mac is nothing like learning xulrunner for Windows...)
  
  
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* Try VNC and remote desktop to access the Mac from home
 
* Try VNC and remote desktop to access the Mac from home
 
* Attempt to find help on irc with prolonged access to a Mac
 
* Attempt to find help on irc with prolonged access to a Mac
 
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Latest revision as of 13:30, 3 February 2009

Progress starts again with v0.4 of the XUL Runner App project!

Version 0.3 -
☆ Windows → (incomplete)
☆ Mac OS X → (incomplete)


Planned Features

Bug cleanup


Feb 2

  • Experimented with Songbird for Mac as a working comparison of a XUL Runner build with dylibs
  • Replaced the old and fishy XR framework with the one from Songbird
    • Portable Canvas now recognizes canvas elements, and doesn't tell you to get the c3d extension!
    • Unfortunately, it simply gives you a blue outline of the canvas element, rather than display 3d

(3 hours)


Jan 26


Jan 22


Jan 19


Jan 16

Progress

  • Stuck the dylib into the Mac version of Portable Canvas, with no avail!


Next Steps

  • Try VNC and remote desktop to access the Mac from home
  • Attempt to find help on irc with prolonged access to a Mac