The Mac version is not as polished
as the Windows version, but should be perfectly usable. Any
problems are likely to be user interface glitches only, rather
than the calculations. (A comprehensive test suite for the
calculations passes on all systems.) I have also had reports of
success running the Windows version on emulators for the Mac;
speed is only likely to be an issue for the larger calculations
(asymmetric tops, for example).
The website has the following file
available:
- Intel: pgopher-MacOSX-i386.app.zip
compiled for OS X Leopard (10.5) and above.
Simply double click on the zip file to produce the application
that can be run in the normal way. The application is not signed,
so more recent versions of OS X will give a security warning. In
this case to run
PGOPHER for the first time control
click or right click on the
PGOPHER icon and select "
Open".
A PowerPC version is available on request.
Usage Notes
- Interactive fits are much easier with a two button mouse
rather than a one button mouse or trackpad. (Right clicking is
required, which can be done with a slightly awkward
ctrl+click.)
- Some operations require the delete (not backspace) key. This
is fn+backspace if your keyboard doesn't have a (forward)
delete.
- The Help menu entries do not do anything at the moment, but
the help files are available at http://pgopher.chm.bris.ac.uk/Help/
and a zip file containing the current help files can be
downloaded from the website.
Retina Displays
PGOPHER