Thanks for the detailed response!

[RCS]

Thanks Ken! It's nice to know the details...no matter how ugly they are.

Nice web-site too...many helpful bits and pieces.

JR


> How do I change the 'MetaCard' default menu in a Mac OSX stand-alone to
(my
> Application name) or anything else? I have tried a few menu definitions,
but
> it seems like this is permanent...is it?
>
> I really wish we could define information for stand-alones like we can in
> Windows...this is frustrating.  :-(
>
> Thanks,
> JR
>
>
> --__--__--
>
> Message: 2
> From: "Ken Ray" <kray at sonsothunder.com>
> To: <metacard at lists.runrev.com>
> Subject: Re: Metacard menu in OSX stand-alone
> Date: Sun, 26 Jan 2003 21:15:57 -0600
> Organization: Sons of Thunder Software
> Reply-To: metacard at lists.runrev.com
>
> Well, it's a long story. But the short form is this - the name of the
> application that is used to display the application menu name in OS X is
> stored in the info.pList file that is inside the "Contents" folder of the
> application bundle (to see it, control-click on your MC app and choose
"Show
> Package Contents", then double-click on the "Contents" folder). If you
open
> that file in a text editor, you will see a bunch of XML, and near the
middle
> you'll see:
>
> <key>CFBundleName</key>
> <string>MetaCard</string>
>
> change the <string> to the name of your app, save the file, and the next
> time you launch it, it will have your app name in the Application Menu.
But
> remember I said it was a long story? There's more to personalizing an MC
> standalone than just this. Take a look at my "Understanding Processes" tip
> at http://www.sonsothunder.com/devres/metacard/metacard.htm?proc005 to see
> what I mean...
>
> Ken Ray
> Sons of Thunder Software
> Email: kray at sonsothunder.com
> Web Site: http://www.sonsothunder.com/