Setting App initial size

[JamesPat]

I need to add an app that consists of a single textbox/command button pair. I expect my users will keep it open throughout the day and wondered if it could be set to initially run at a non-maximized size. In App Builder I assume maximized is the default, but I am not sure I can change it when run from the App Center. -- geometry seemed promising, but that seems more to size the App Center on startup. Can't test much at the moment, need to install App Center on a computer that does not have App Builder on it. Any Ideas?

[barrymavin]

The App Builder only runs maximized if the screen resolution is less than the recommend size.

The App Center geometry can be set as you describe.

You should not install the App Builder and the App Center on the same machine.

The App Builder can be run as the app center for testing with the --runtime command line option.

[JamesPat]

Got it, I saw the warning about App Builder and App Center on the same machine. I didn't see that App Builder could be run wth the --runtime option for testing. Thanks for the tip!

[JamesPat]

I have been working on the --runtime startup option to test how the app would look and feel on a Desktop Mac. I have tried a variety of commands, but I keep crashing Lianja. I may just not understand Lianja on the Mac. Bare bones terminal start command:

open -a Lianja --args --runtime

I think this should start the App Center, but Lianja just crashes. Wrong command syntax?

[yvonne.milne]

Hi James,

That is working correctly for me here. If you issue it without args does the App Builder open correctly?

open -a Lianja

Regards,

Yvonne

[JamesPat]

Sure, that's where I started - trying to keep it simple. This is a Mac with App Builder on it and I wanted to test runtime. I copied and pasted my code, so I don't think it's a typo. Ideas?

[barrymavin]

open -a Lianja --args "--runtime"

[JamesPat]

I was hoping it was that simple, but no it still crashes. Could this also be a problem cured with the 4.1.2 fix?

[barrymavin]

Possibly as that’s what I’m using. I have made changes to command line parsing with regards to running background tasks which are documented at:
https://www.lianja.com/doc/index.php/Background_Tasks

What version of macOS are you running on?

Try typing the command that I posted rather than cut and paste as the string quotes may be incorrect.

[JamesPat]

I have tried by entering and not copy/pasting with the same crash. Tried double and single and no quotes. OS is El Capitan 10.11.6 (15G19009) on an i5 Mac Mini. Should I open a ticket and include the Apple crash report?