Spicy recipe to make X11 apps dock-able in OSX
I was a happy programmer when I first launched inkscape from the dock on my Mac Book Pro. Here’s how you do it:
1. Install X11. It is on the system disk that came with your Mac.
2. Install macports or fink.
3. Install The Gimp using the package tool from step 2. Use this to create icons for the dock (.png).
4. Install Platypus, which is a nice little tool that lets you create Mac .app programs for scripts.
5. Create a platypus shell script application and point it at the app you want to run. For instance, this is my script for The Gimp: /usr/bin/open-x11 /opt/local/bin/gimp.
6. Enjoy your creation with a fine wine.