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From: klsale (klsale_at_sandia.gov)
Date: Thu Oct 18 2007 - 13:35:36 CDT

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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