Christopher, I found an example in a wiki that works perfectly accepting objects before and after startup.
http://wiki.wxpython.org/index.cgi/Optimizing_for_Mac_OS_X Towards the end there is a sample wxPython applications and a setup.py file. Be aware that you need to replace a line in the setup.py: change "from setuptools import setup" to "from distutils.core import setup" but with that one change it worked perfectly for me. My system is OS X 10.4.8 python 2.5 MacbookPro core 2 Duo Daniel On Mar 8, 2007, at 10:32, Christopher Barker wrote: > Hi all, > > I'm working on making an app accept drag and drop of files. It appears > to do that I need to put the right incantations into the plist in the > app bundle. > > Py2app helps out a lot with that, but now I need to figure out what > incantations I need. > > The case at hand is a text editor, so I want: > > - It should accept ALL text files for editing. > > - It shouldn't impose its icon on anything. > > - Maybe it should accept all files -- you never really know, and it > really bugs me when an app won't accept a file that the OS thinks it > doesn't know what to do with -- if I get Garbage, I get Garbage. > > This is what I've tried: > > Plist = dict(CFBundleDocumentTypes= [dict(CFBundleTypeExtensions= > ["*"], > CFBundleTypeRole="Editor"), > ] > ) > > That does seem to allow it to accept all files. What if I did just > want > text? There's no way to specify all the possible extensions. > > I've noticed that there is: > > CFBundleTypeName > > Which I could set to: "kUTTypeText" > > would that do it? And is the ByndleTypeName and > BundleTypeExtensions an > AND or OR relationship? > > This is all a bit confusing, as I thought OS-X figured out file types > from combination of extensions, old Type and creator codes, and the > *nix > "file" utility. I that case, couldn't I just set a Mime-type or > something, and let the OS (or is the Finder?) figure out extensions, > etc. Is that what CFBundleTypeName does? > > Is there anything else I should do? > > This is a wxPython App, by the way but I don't think that effects this > issue. > > -Chris > > > -- > Christopher Barker, Ph.D. > Oceanographer > > Emergency Response Division > NOAA/NOS/OR&R (206) 526-6959 voice > 7600 Sand Point Way NE (206) 526-6329 fax > Seattle, WA 98115 (206) 526-6317 main reception > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > _______________________________________________ > Pythonmac-SIG maillist - Pythonmac-SIG@python.org > http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/pythonmac-sig _______________________________________________ Pythonmac-SIG maillist - Pythonmac-SIG@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/pythonmac-sig
