Running Elan/simple Elan on AlmaLinux

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Hi all,

I would like to install ELAN/SimpleElan on a Linux Server running AlmaLinux.
Is was to create a big jar using the maven shade plugin.
The current problem is, that the annotation, tier and type buttons in the toolbar are disabled (probably due to the OS distribution). Is there a fix for this/ a guide on how to contribute to the project (in case the have to be some handlers implemented)?

I think the following error results in this behaviour:

May 03, 2023 4:43:40 PM mpi.eudico.client.annotator.DesktopAppHandler setHandlers
INFO: The APP_ABOUT action is not supported on the current platform!
May 03, 2023 4:43:40 PM mpi.eudico.client.annotator.DesktopAppHandler setHandlers
INFO: The APP_QUIT_HANDLER action is not supported on the current platform!
May 03, 2023 4:43:40 PM mpi.eudico.client.annotator.DesktopAppHandler setHandlers
INFO: The APP_OPEN_FILE action is not supported on the current platform!
May 03, 2023 4:43:40 PM mpi.eudico.client.annotator.DesktopAppHandler setHandlers
INFO: The APP_PREFERENCES action is not supported on the current platform!

Thanks in advance and best regards,

Valentin

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Hi Valentin,

A quick question, just to be sure: are those menu’s in the menubar still disabled after opening an existing document (an .eaf file) or creating a new document? If so, there probably should be more specific error messages in the log or terminal window. As long as no document has been opened in ELAN, the menu’s you mention, as well as many menu-items in the other menus, are disabled, because there is nothing to operate on.

The information messages you included in your post are not really error messages and are not the reason for the disabled menu’s. Integration of Java applications (like ELAN) with the hosting operating system varies, therefore some ‘actions’ are implemented on one OS but not on others. I believe the four actions you copied are ‘inspired’ by the way applications are integrated in macOS.

-Han

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After opening a video file, these menu-options are also accessible. Should have checked that beforehand, just compared the initial behaviour between the maven built and the OSX version.

Thanks

-Valentin