[QGIS-trac] Re: [Quantum GIS] #2294: help dialogs don't work on osx

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#2294: help dialogs don't work on osx
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        Reporter:  epifanio                          |         Owner:  dassau       
            Type:  bug                               |        Status:  reopened     
        Priority:  major: does not work as expected  |     Milestone:  Version 1.4.0
       Component:  Documentation and Help            |       Version:  HEAD         
      Resolution:                                    |      Keywords:  qgis_help    
Platform_version:                                    |      Platform:  OS X         
        Must_fix:  No                                |   Status_info:  0            
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Comment (by kyngchaos):

 Massimo is using Qt 4.6 Cocoa, and at least the help app appears in front
 for him, so that may be either a Qt version thing or Cocoa vs Carbon (I'm
 using 4.5 Carbon).

 Replying to [comment:8 jctull]:
 > Also, the icon is low-resolution again in the dock and application
 switcher. Not sure if this is related or not, but guessing it is.

 Just qgis_help, or both?  Didn't happen for me (xcode build), and Massimo
 sent me a screenshot and qgis_help has a hires icon.  Try a clean
 configure and make?

 > Is there a property item that makes an application icon not appear in
 the dock? If the help application does not have an icon it would be ok.
 Alternatively, it should have a unique icon. How is this handled on other
 systems?

 I pondered the possibility of a help icon or not showing it in the Dock.

 It looks like other systems just use whatever the system does, ie no
 special handling like was done with the original help app here.  On
 Windows, I assume it would show up as a generic command prompt app or
 generic app in the start bar.  On Linux, probably just nothing but the
 window, unless the window system does something with CLI programs.

 Not showing it in the Dock requires an application package, like the
 original build, so the info.plist can have a certain key set.

 An icon on OSX would also require the original app build for qgis_help, so
 the plist can define a separate icon for it.

 So, both ideas require an app package build.

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Ticket URL: <https://trac.osgeo.org/qgis/ticket/2294#comment:9>
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