Delta.app does not open in Mac 10.3.3

[GoogleCodeExporter]

What steps will reproduce the problem?
1.Download Open Delta.dmg Mac version from Atlas of Living Australia.
2.Open disk image and drag folder contents to Applications.
3. Open Delta.app (accept download from unknown source).

What is the expected output? The application launches and .dlt files can be 
opened, edited, etc.

What do you see instead? Application does not load.  I have an earlier version 
of Delta downloaded a least one year ago on a second machine and it functions 
properly.  Trying to install on a new machine, with identical OS and Java 
versions, fails.  Does Delta install the Java Virtual Machine itself?  On the 
older machine in System > Library a Java folder containing Java Virtual Machine 
is present.  On the newer machine where I downloaded the current version of 
Delta, the Java folder and JVM folder, do not appear. All other settings are 
identical.  Is the current downloadable version of Open Delta incomplete or is 
some way corrupted?  I have tried on several Macs, and on none does the 
application load.

What version of the product are you using? Version 1.01 from 
http://downloads.ala.org.au/p/Open%20DELTA

On what operating system? Mac OX 10.3.3 and Java 8 upgrade 45.  Again, on a 
machine with this same operating system and Java 8.45 containing a version of 
Delta downloaded one or two years ago functions perfectly well. But downloading 
the current version from ALAu is the problem - does not open or does not instal 
the JVM.

Please provide any additional information below.

Ralph Holzenthal
University of Minnesota

Original issue reported on code.google.com by [email protected] on 18 Apr 2015 at 10:46

[wboeger]

Have you solved this problem? I cannot run Open Delta in my Mac os...the same symptoms happen.
I am using High Sierra
Thanks

Walter

[chrisala]

This problem was introduced when Apple introduced "App Translocation" as a security measure.
Because the DELTA Editor and Intkey share a lot of resources, the app was bundled such that each app launches from a shared location, which isn't in the location expected by the application anymore (due to the translocation).

The bundled Intkey.sh and DeltaEditor.sh files need to be updated to either reference the hardcoded path /Applications/Open Delta (this means it won't work if the folder is dragged somewhere other than /Applications)

OR

should be changed to both include a full copy of the application instead of relying on a shared approach. (this will make the bundle twice the size)