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In case of trouble, please visit the [https://github.com/spack/spack/issues Spack repo issues list], and browse through Octave related issues by writing <code>is:issue octave</code> in the filters box. | In case of trouble, please visit the [https://github.com/spack/spack/issues Spack repo issues list], and browse through Octave related issues by writing <code>is:issue octave</code> in the filters box. | ||
==Create a launcher app with AppleScript== | == Create a launcher app with AppleScript == | ||
Open the "AppleScript Editor" application and write the following text in the editor window: | |||
tell application "Terminal" | tell application "Terminal" | ||
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end tell | end tell | ||
or if Octave is in your default path: | (e.g. Homebrew installs Octave to {{Path|/usr/local/bin/octave}} by default) or if Octave is in your default path: | ||
tell application "Terminal" | tell application "Terminal" | ||
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do shell script "/path/to/octave --force-gui" | do shell script "/path/to/octave --force-gui" | ||
Then: | |||
* Select "Save as ..." from the "File" menu | * Select "Save as ..." from the "File" menu | ||
* In the menu that appears, select "Application" from the "File format" menu, then navigate to the "Applications" folder and save your script there as "Octave.app" | * In the menu that appears, select "Application" from the "File format" menu, then navigate to the "Applications" folder and save your script there as "Octave.app" | ||
To change the application icon | To change the application icon: | ||
* Open [[:File:Icon.png|this link]] in a web browser, right-click and select "copy image". | |||
* Open [ | * Select "Octave.app" in the Finder, then press {{Key|command-i}} to bring up the file info dialog. | ||
* Select "Octave.app" in the Finder, then press command-i to bring up the file info dialog. | * In the file info dialog, select the icon (in the top left) and press {{Key|command-v}} to paste the Octave icon over it. | ||
* In the file info dialog, select the icon (in the top left) and press command-v to paste the Octave icon over it. | |||
== See also == | == See also == | ||