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From: ZT Yew (jamieno10_at_hotmail.com)
Date: Thu Oct 18 2007 - 07:03:23 CDT

Thanks for the advice.

I have apologise for not stating that I'm running Ubtuntu linux on a mac pro. Sorry about this.

Thanks again.

> From: boris.steipe_at_utoronto.ca
> Subject: Re: vmd-l: multiple attempts before vmd starts up
> Date: Thu, 18 Oct 2007 01:07:55 -0400
> To: vmd-l_at_ks.uiuc.edu
>
> Just an observation that may be related: running 1.8.6 on my new
> MacBook Pro (Intel Core Duo, Os X 10.4.10), if I generate a dock icon
> by running VMD and then selecting 'keep in dock', that icon starts up
> VMD but then it opens the graphic windows, the main window, then
> another window opens and it terminates. It does not open a terminal
> window.
>
> If I then use 'show in finder' from the dock, it takes me to what
> appears to be the executable *inside* the app: VMD 1.8.6.app/Contents/
> Resources/VMD.app If I start that executable by double clicking it in
> the finder window, I get the same behavior.
>
> However if I double click the app's proper icon, or the dock icon
> after dragging that app into the dock, everything works fine.
>
> I would guess that the 'real' app spawns required processes that
> clicking the VMD.app or typing VMD at the commandline does not provide.
>
> Other than that, it runs stably and the only problems I have
> encountered are unrelated.
>
> IIRC 'keep in dock' worked normally on my G5 workstation, but I would
> need to check tomorrow in case this is of interest.
>
>
>
> Best regards,
> Boris
>
> ---
> Boris Steipe MD, PhD
> University of Toronto
> Program in Proteomics and Bioinformatics
> Department of Biochemistry
> Department of Molecular Genetics
> http://biochemistry.utoronto.ca/steipe/
>
>
> On 17-Oct-07, at 9:34 PM, John Stone wrote:
>
> > Hi,
> > If you're actually typing 'vmd' at the command line, it's up
> > to Apple's shell to find the program and start it, which may or
> > may not work. If you click the VMD icon in the MacOS X dock,
> > it should always start unless there's a problem with your bash
> > profile, or something similar. I'm actually surprised that
> > typing 'vmd' at the command prompt works at all. If you tell me
> > more details about precisely what you're doing, I can give you
> > suggestions to alleviate your problem.
> >
> > Cheers,
> > John Stone
> > vmd_at_ks.uiuc.edu
> >
> >
> > On Thu, Oct 18, 2007 at 01:25:55AM +0000, ZT Yew wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Hi,
> >>
> >> As per my earlier post, VMD now works fine on my mac pro. However,
> >> there are times that it will only start up only after repeated
> >> attempts (typing vmd). While there are no major problems, I was
> >> just wondering why is this so and if this might indicate any kind
> >> of instablility of vmd on my system.
> >>
> >> Thanks!
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