Bellhop Help

Installation

Installation of the Bellhop application is straightforward: simply drag the application from the disk image and save it anywhere on your hard drive. There are no special requirements for where the application must reside. A good place might be your standard "Applications" directory.

What is Installed?

When you run Bellhop for the first time, the application will automatically some required folders underneath your home folder (note that $HOME signifies your home folder):

 

Migrating from 1.x

Bellhop 2.0 is not backwards-compatible with Bellhop 1.x, however you can migrate your existing 1.x documents to the new Bellhop database format. The first time you run Bellhop 2.0, you will be prompted to upgrade to the new database format, and be given a chance to import your existing documents. You can also import documents later by selecting File > Import > Bellhop 1.0 Document from the menu.

Bellhop 2.0 is not backwards compatible with older versions, however your old documents are not deleted. Should you decide you want to revert to Bellhop 1.x, you can simply re-run an older copy and it will find your old documents; you will probably have to rebuild the services menu, however. If you don't need to revert, you can simply drag the Bellhop documents folder to the Trash.

Uninstalling Bellhop

In order to completely remove Bellhop, you must remove both the service provider bundle (located at $HOME/Library/Services/BellhopSP.service), as well as the Bellhop application. To remove the service provider from within Bellhop, select Bellhop > Uninstall Service Provider from the menu. Then quit Bellhop and drag it to the trash.