Bordermaker on a Mac - part II
Onno Huijgen
of things to consider:
First of all, the example.brd file is created on a Windows machine, so
the Destination folder and the Preview file need to be corrected
(because the \ (backslash) on a Mac is legit in folder names). After
that just save the adjusted settings.
Second are the Java Virtual Machine settings. If you just start the
bordermaker.jar, you might end up with a Memory Heap Space Error
Something. On Windows a bordermaker.bat is supplied, which starts Java
with a couple of JVM settings. You can do this on a Mac too!! It has a
downside however, because you must descend to the realms of command
lines and unix commands :-) Just copy (or rename) the bordermaker.bat
to Bordermaker. Edit this file with your favourite texteditor. Replace
'start javaw' with 'java' and put a line in front that says 'cd /to/
the/place/where/you/unzipped/bordermaker' e.g. 'cd /Applications/
Bordermaker' and save the file. Now fire up a Terminal, type in the
command you've just added to the textfile. Use the commands 'pwd' and
'ls' to check if you're in the right place. If you spot a
bordermaker.jar and the Bordermaker file, that's where you should be.
Now type 'chmod +x Bordermaker', which allows you to start it. And
that's it.
Third is the '.bordermaker.cfg' file which resides in your home
directory and isn't visible in the Finder. Bordermaker uses this file
to keep track of you recent activity and if you donated or not! If you
want a fresh start (because you downloaded a new version), just delete
the file. Open up the Terminal again. Type 'ls -a' to see if the file
is there and then type'rm .bordermaker.cfg'.
There may be a fourth and a fifth, which I don't know about, but love
to hear!