Inside Macintosh: Using JBindery

The Application Panel

Figure 1-9 shows the Application panel of JBindery. You use this panel to specify some application parameters if you want to package your Java application to run under the Mac OS.

Figure 1-9 The Application panel

The Creator field lets you specify a creator for your Java application. This unique string identifies the application and any documents that the application may create. If you plan to publically distribute your application, you must register its creator name with Apple through Developer Technical Support to avoid collisions between names used by different developers. You can register a creator online or view currently registered creators at the following Web site:

http://developer.apple.com/dev/cftype/

For more information about creators, see Inside Macintosh: Macintosh Toolbox Essentials.

The Minimum and Maximum App Heap fields let you specify the amount of memory to use when executing this Java program. Mac OS Runtime for Java uses temporary memory for most allocations (the Java virtual machine and so on) so an application heap of 512K is usually sufficient.
The Merge Resources From checkbox specifies any Mac OS resources you want to add to the packaged Java application. You can drag a compiled resource file onto the box or choose a file by clicking within the box and bringing up a selection dialog box. Resources can contain a custom icon, help text, or other information, but they are optional and do not need to be included with your Java application. For more information, see Mac OS Resources.