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Re: How do I get these new applications working?
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lugnet.cad.dev.mac
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Tue, 30 Aug 2005 02:06:47 GMT
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Christopher Masi <cjmasi@*nogarbageplease*rcn.com> wrote:
> Now I know! There is a bug in set-ldrawdir.command. Set-ldrawdir.command
> should not be using a "~". I just confirmed this by chaning mine to a
> "~", and ldglite could not find my ldraw directory.
I thought the "~" looked out of place when I was looking at the
environment.plist file, but didn't know why.
> So, you did everything right, we didn't. Sorry. Quickest fix for you...
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> Launch Terminal
> type
> pico .MacOSX/environment.plist
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> pico is a command line text editor. Actually, I think Apple switched to
> nano in 10.4, but most *nix systems will launch nano if you type pico.
> If you get a "Command not found." message, type
> nano .MacOSX/environment.plist
Typed pico, got nano. So, I guess Mac OS X must fit into the "most *nix
systems" category.
>
> use the arrow keys to get your cursor down to the line where it says
> <string>~/Library/ldraw</string>
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> Change that line to
> <string>/Users/yourusername/Library/ldraw</string>
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> where yourusername is the "short" version of your username. Check in
> "Sytem Preferences... ->Accounts" if you don't know what the short
> version is.
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> Type "ctrl o" (hold ctrl and press o) to save the changes.
> Type "ctrl x" to exit pico/nano.
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> Log out and back in. ldglite should work now.
Indeed it does.
Thanks for finding the solution to my LDGLite viewing problem.
Erik
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| (...) Now I know! There is a bug in set-ldrawdir.command. Set-ldrawdir.command should not be using a "~". I just confirmed this by chaning mine to a "~", and ldglite could not find my ldraw directory. So, you did everything right, we didn't. Sorry. (...) (21 years ago, 29-Aug-05, to lugnet.cad.dev.mac)
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