Tonight I threw together a Mac OS X package based on Mark Finkle's "WebRunner" code (Version 0.3.)

Everything looks good on my G4 PowerMac but I don't have any other environment to test this with. I believe that it requires XULRunner 1.8.1.3 XULRunner 1.9a7pre to be installed in the default location (/Library/Frameworks/XUL.Framework/) though another version might work.

I would appreciate any feedback on this as I have minimal experience with MacOS packaging. I intend to use this experience as the basis for a tutorial on MDC and the finished app bundle will make a nice example for other developers to learn from.

If you manage to test this please let me know whether it worked along with the versions of XULRunner and OS X that you tested. Thanks in advance for any feedback you can provide.

Update: I created an icon that you might like to use for webrunner, however, I can imagine using several instances of webrunner for several different webapps. In that case it would be really cool if there were a way to generate a custom version of the icon for each unique webrunner application. More on this idea later.....

Update 2: I am writing up an article with details of how this was done. You can read what I have so far over here on the Mozilla Developer Center wiki. More...

I would like to share a couple of random, somewhat unrelated items:

• A new version 0.1.3 of POW was released recently. This version adds stability and bug fixes and some cool new features. The interesting stuff: Firebug Support and Standalone Server Support. This should be very interesting!
• Mark Finkle wrote an interesting introduction to WebRunner - a "Site-Specific Browser" that can run your webapps in a separate process from your normal browser. This makes web applications feel more like desktop applications and helps keep your main browser from getting too bloated with the overhead from sites like Google Reader or G-Mail. I'm looking forward to trying this out, I will report back once I have had a chance to use it for a few days.

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I would like to invite mozpad members to join me in blogging on Developerfriendly.com. If you don't have a blog or don't want to mix mozpad-related entries in with your other blog(s) then please let me know. I will gladly set up an account here for any mozpad members. I can also help you get acquainted with Drupal and assist you with customizing the theme and features of your blog. I can be contacted at twentyafterfour+mozpad a.t gmail . com or look me up in the #mozpad channel on irc.mozilla.org (My nick is twentyafterfour)

Ok, I missed the second Mozpad meeting today at 11:00 am CST. I had my IRC client running so I grabbed the logfile and I'm posting it here for anyone else who missed out. Just grab the text file in the attachment below.

I would like to see the Mozilla platform become more tightly integrated with desktop environments on each supported OS platform. On the mozpad wiki I have stated a personal goal to "Improve OS integration and cross-platform consistency"

Right now there are a few subtle differences between Linux, OS X and Windows that cause problems for cross-platform XULRunner applications. We should improve platform-specific documentation and eliminate inconsistency wherever it is feasible to do so.

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This is kinda like hello world, only better. I'm just testing categories - this should be tagged mozpad. Attached below you will find my copy of the mozpad kickof meeting transcript.