Steve wrote:So please summarise for me how it got to work on a mac (simple steps for s simple man)
The program did and does run fine on suitable Mac’s with Java SE 1.6 or later installed. Currently Apple have only made this available for 64 bit Intel based Mac’s.
On a suitable Mac ensure you are running OS X version 10.5.5 or above then simply install the latest version of Java from Apple Updates (currently Java SE 1.6 update 2) and then set it as the default version by running:
/Applications/Utilities/Java/Java\ Preferences.app/Contents/MacOS/Java\ Preferences
The problems Eric had getting it to run were down to a problem on his computer, no changes to the program were required.
Although the program runs on Mac’s there are a few issues affecting OS X only to be resolved as follows:
1. There is an issue with data entry on OS X. On all other operating systems pressing the tab key will accept the value entered in a table and move to and select the next cell for data entry. Currently on OS X it is necessary to select the next cell with the mouse and click it to open the cell editor. This makes data entry more of a pain.
I will get to this soon and hopefully find a way to make the OS X data entry the same as other operating systems.
2. There was an issue with the Options Dialog font selection combobox not showing and other very minor issues with a few titles not fully showing. These issues are resolved in the latest version which I will issue as soon as I have sorted the data entry issue.