id	summary	reporter	owner	description	type	status	priority	milestone	component	version	resolution	keywords	cc	blockedby	blocking	notify_on_close	platform	project
2503	On macOS Catalina ChimeraX asks for permission to access Desktop files when first run	goddard@…	Tom Goddard	"{{{
The following bug report has been submitted:
Platform:        Darwin-19.0.0-x86_64-i386-64bit
ChimeraX Version: 0.91 (2019-10-05)
Description
When ChimeraX is run for the first time on Catalina by double clicking its icon it asks for permission to access Desktop files right after the spash screen disappears, but before the main window appears.  This is pretty annoying since it shouldn't need anything on the desktop.  Tests show that it happens because the ChimeraX_main.py startup script does a chdir('~/Desktop').  That in itself does not cause the permission dialog, but something futher along in startup does.


Log:
UCSF ChimeraX version: 0.91 (2019-10-05)  
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How to cite UCSF ChimeraX  




OpenGL version: 4.1 ATI-3.0.68
OpenGL renderer: AMD Radeon Pro 580 OpenGL Engine
OpenGL vendor: ATI Technologies Inc.

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