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+ | ====== Running RIMMF on MAC OS X ====== | ||
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+ | We are working on a compilation of RIMMF3 that will run on OS X without requiring the installation of Windows, a virtual machine, etc. | ||
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+ | This compilation relies on the WINE emulator; the download package is a single file that includes all of the WINE environment as well as RIMMF. | ||
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+ | The download is named: **rimmf3.app.zip** (about 160 MB) [send email to request link] | ||
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+ | Fetch this file to your desktop, then see the Installation notes below. | ||
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+ | Keep in mind that RIMMF is Windows software. Although it may run on OS X, it will not run the way other Mac software | ||
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+ | ===== How to help us ===== | ||
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+ | What will help us make the Mac version better is Mac users who can go through the RIMMF tutorials (link on the left sidebar) and report back to us on the problems they discover; suggestions are also welcome! | ||
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+ | Going through the tutorials is the only way we have of conducting standardized testing. | ||
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+ | Please use the [[contactus|Contact us]] option to establish email communication. Once that is done, you can email us directly in the usual manner with your problem reports. | ||
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+ | The basic functionality of the Mac version is good. We know there are a few problems with shortcut keys, especially those that use the ' | ||
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+ | ===== Installation notes ===== | ||
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+ | * After the RIMMF package (rimmf3.app.zip) has been downloaded, double-click on it to decompress it. This should result in a file named ' | ||
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+ | * When you launch this file you may receive a warning because it is not from the Apple store and has not been Apple codesigned((RIMMF is codesigned using Microsoft authenticode, | ||
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+ | * The first time you launch the rimmf3 app it will install the WINE environment, | ||
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+ | * In some cases, when RIMMF runs for the first time, a couple of messages that say ' | ||
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+ | * Use the same steps as above to update a previously installed version of RIMMF | ||
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+ | * It seems to be important to close RIMMF and restart it the first time you run it on your system (so we are just saying that again here) | ||
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+ | * Note: in the main menu of your MAC, when RIMMF is running, there will not be any options--just the word ' | ||
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+ | ===== Problems noted ===== | ||
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+ | Here is a list of the main problems noted so far, including any steps made to address them. | ||
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+ | * Keyboard issues. RIMMF uses right-clicks, | ||
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+ | To make RIMMF work more like the way it does in Windows, you may want to do the following in the System Preferences on your Mac: | ||
+ | - Select the ' | ||
+ | - Select ' | ||
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+ | * In the Mac version of RIMMF we have setup F9 to work as an Insert key (you will need to know this if you are using a macbook, which appears to have no way to emulate Insert) | ||
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+ | * Some ' | ||
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+ | This should be fixed in the current version. The problem stems from the fact that RIMMF often uses a Windows API to display views/ | ||
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+ | * Windows hiding behind other windows. | ||
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+ | This should be fixed in the current version. Originally there was a problem caused by a difference in how windows are ' | ||
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+ | ===== General notes ===== | ||
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+ | * This page is currently not connected to the rest of the RIMMF wiki. We are requesting that each person that wants to try the Mac version of RIMMF, read through these notes, and then, if applicable, use the contact us link (on the left sidebar) and ask for the download link. Until we have a better overall picture of whether the Mac version is viable, we ask that you to refrain from sharing links to this page. | ||
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+ | * The Mac version of RIMMF may be several release levels behind the Windows release. For the time being, this will be the status quo, as we don't yet have a 1) Mac that is dedicated to RIMMF production, nor 2) a routine for automating the production of the Mac package. | ||
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