Many applications for OSX have a CFBundleIdentifyer. The standard (to my knowledge) is type_of_app(com,edu,gov,etc).name_of_company.name_of_application. For example, apple's clock application is com.apple.clock . This can be viewed by:
1)controll-clicking the application
2)selecting "Show Package contents"
3)opening the folder "contents"
4)opening the document "info.plist"
The statement is:
<key>CFBundleIdentifier</key>
<string>com.apple.Chess</string>
EV Nova's should look something like:
com.AmbrosiaSW.EscapeVelocityNova
...or something simmilar
My computer is very picky about these names, if the application doesn't have one in the correct format, my computer will not launch it. I usually fix the problem by modifying the name, or adding one if none exists.
The Problem: Most applications that are designed to be compatable with OS 9 have no "show package contents" option. Unfortunatly, all of Ambrosia's programs fall under this catagory: where I need to change it but am unable to do so. I was sad when this started happening that I was no longer able to play Ambrosia's games on my newer computer. Does anybody have any ideas as to why I am unable to modify it, or even better, how can I fix it?
Some ideas:
=>ambrosia has protected their apps, keeping people from modefying the code (this is unlikely, considering
how much they encourage plug-ins)
=>The apps are in an entirely different format that doesn't include package contents
=>I am making some stupid odvious mistake, and I need a paradigm shift
I would appreciate any ideas as to how I might change the CFBundleIdentifier
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