Tag: mac os

How to configure PLIST

This is how look ORM Designer plist file to correct setup file handler and application icon:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE plist SYSTEM "file://localhost/System/Library/DTDs/PropertyList.dtd">
<plist version="1.0">
<dict>
  <key>CFBundleVersion</key>        <string>1.0</string>
  <key>CFBundlePackageType</key>    <string>APPL</string>
  <key>CFBundleExecutable</key>     <string>@EXECUTABLE@</string>
  <key>CFBundleIdentifier</key>     <string>com.orm-designer.OrmDesigner2</string>
  <key>CFBundleSignature</key>      <string>????</string>
  <key>CFBundleGetInfoString</key>  <string>ORM Designer2, Copyright 2012 Inventic s.r.o.</string>
  <key>CFBundleIconFile</key>       <string>@ICON@</string>
  <key>NOTE</key>                   <string>ORM Designer2 by Inventic Corporation</string>

  <key>CFBundleDocumentTypes</key>
  <array>
    <dict>
      <key>CFBundleTypeName</key>         <string>ORM Designer project file</string>
      <key>CFBundleTypeRole</key>         <string>Editor</string>
      <key>CFBundleTypeIconFile</key>     <string>@ICON@</string>
      <key>LSHandlerRank</key>            <string>Owner</string>
      <key>LSIsAppleDefaultForType</key>  <true/>

      <key>CFBundleTypeExtensions</key>
      <array>
        <string>ormdesigner</string>
        <string>ormdes</string>
        <string>ormdesigner2</string>
        <string>ormdes2</string>
      </array>
    </dict>
  </array>
</dict>
</plist>

Qt links:

• Mac OSX: Handling Apple Events
• Setting the Applicaton Icon

Apple developer links:

• About Info.plist Keys
• Core Foundation Keys
• Registering the File Types Your App Supports

Icon converting online tools

• Convert PNG to ico file (when 256px image passed, ico file contains 16×16, 32×32, 48×48, 64×64, 128×128 and 256×245 sizes)
• Convert ICO file to MacOS ICNS