goFurthur 1.0 (c) 2003 by Joshua Harriman Introduction goFurthur is a simple AppleScript to launch the Furthur application using Java 1.3.1 to avoid problems with 1.4.1. Installation If you're reading this, you've already installed the app. Installing Furthur is up to you. Configuration Double-click on goFurthur and navigate to your current Furthur.jar installation. Click Choose, and goFurthur will launch Furthur and then quit. Furthur should start up a few seconds later. After the first time, the path to your Furthur install is saved in your preferences folder so that goFurthur seemlessly launches Furthur without any user interaction. Questions and Answers Q: What versions of the Mac OS does this work on? A: This was tested on OS X 10.2.4, and should work on any version past 10.1.2. Q: Why 10.1.2? A: Because that's when Apple introduced AppleScript 1.8.1 which included the "do shell script" command. Q: There's a new file called "trace.txt" in my Furthur directory. What the heck is that? A: I decided to run Furthur in debug mode, and have it dump any problems to the trace.txt file. I may change this in a future release. Q: What if I change where I put Furthur? A: I do some simple error checking at launch time to see if Furthur is still there. This should pick up on any changes and delete your preference file. If you want to install a new version of Furthur and keep your old one, I suggest trashing the prefs file by hand (~/Library/Preferences/com.arcticlounge.goFurthur.txt). Q: Can I open multiple instances of Furthur? A: Again, I do some simple checking at launch time to see if Furthur is already running. I give you the option of opening it again, but I really don't recommend it. Q: This rocks hard core! How can I send you money? A: If you have money to burn, consider sending it to a charity. One of my favorites is the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society . Tips and Tricks If you really want to be sneaky, drag your Furthur.jar (or, even sneakier, the furthur directory) onto goFurthur to avoid the Choose File dialog box. I implemented this just as an exercise in creating droplets. General Disclaimer This software is provided to you, the user, AS IS. There are no written or implied warranties, so I'm really not responsible if this thing crashes your computer. Contact Information This software was written by me, Joshua Harriman. You can find me on the furthurNET forums as GragJ, and you can email me at josh@arcticlounge.com.