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From: Boris Steipe (boris.steipe_at_utoronto.ca)
Date: Thu Oct 18 2007 - 13:47:21 CDT

Interesting. I can't reproduce this on my MacBook Pro (VMD 1.8.6,
Intel Dual Core 2.2GHz, Os X 10.4.10, purchased in July): started
terminal, ran top to keep it busy, then started VMD, loaded structure
via Web ... no problem there.

Boris

On 18-Oct-07, at 2:35 PM, klsale wrote:

> I've noticed that VMD 1.8.6 on my Mac Pro desktop (dual quad core,
> OS X
> 10.4.10) does not open if I have terminal windows open. Once I
> close all
> terminal windows it starts up as usual and is very stable and
> continues to
> run when I reopen other terminal windows. Same thing happens on my
> Macbook
> Pro (dual core, OS X 10.4.10).
>
> Ken
>
>
> On 10/17/07 10:07 PM, "Boris Steipe" <boris.steipe_at_utoronto.ca> wrote:
>
>> 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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>>
>>
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