Can I create a window / UI for applications created using Automator?
Or is this just not possible with Automator apps?
Background:
I created an "application" through Automator, and dragged the app into the Dock and it works fine. However the app does not act like an normal app. e.g. I can't seem to "open" a window for it, or have it in the CMD + Tab menu.
Note: this is a follow up question to: “drag n drop” application to convert images to base64 string for web development
SOLUTION
As per answer below I used the free platypus. I simply created a new script through the UI and copy and pasted the code I'd used for my Automator app:
for f in "$@"
do
openssl base64 -in "$f" | pbcopy
done
Note: this copies the base64 string to clipboard, and thus I assume its only good for simple imgs (which is all I want it for)
Best Answer
Create the application with Platypus instead:
The application window looks like this: