diff --git a/act b/act
index 6d8a89a1eecab9ab63a20dc434afda36a79fd7a5..09e5e62a9f10e3dadeb3d329c7b16d7e0c4f8855 100755
--- a/act
+++ b/act
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 # /usr/local/bin/ or elsewhere.
 
 
-# $Header: //tmp/pathsoft/artemis/act,v 1.7 2005-08-25 10:55:38 tjc Exp $
+# $Header: //tmp/pathsoft/artemis/act,v 1.8 2005-10-20 12:51:37 tjc Exp $
 
 # resolve links - $0 may be a link
 PRG=$0
@@ -96,11 +96,17 @@ else
     JAVA=$JAVA_VM
 fi
 
+PLATTMP=`uname`
+if [ "$PLATTMP" = "Darwin" ]
+then
+  FLAGS="$FLAGS -Dapple.laf.useScreenMenuBar=true -Dcom.apple.mrj.application.apple.menu.about.name=ACT"
+fi
+
 
 if [ $QUIET = no ]
 then
     echo starting ACT with flags: $FLAGS 1>&2
 fi
 
-$JAVA -Dcom.apple.mrj.application.apple.menu.about.name="ACT" $FLAGS $ACT_PROPERTIES uk.ac.sanger.artemis.components.ActMain $*
+$JAVA $FLAGS $ACT_PROPERTIES uk.ac.sanger.artemis.components.ActMain $*
 
diff --git a/art b/art
index 6694b255399ab629a570a6049b5cf0965850789c..5976a1349db6011436eae8922ddb314eb0b1004d 100755
--- a/art
+++ b/art
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 # necessary a symbolic link can be made to this script from
 # /usr/local/bin/ or elsewhere.
 
-# $Header: //tmp/pathsoft/artemis/art,v 1.12 2005-09-07 13:35:24 tjc Exp $
+# $Header: //tmp/pathsoft/artemis/art,v 1.13 2005-10-20 12:49:29 tjc Exp $
 
 # resolve links - $0 may be a link
 PRG=$0
@@ -112,10 +112,15 @@ else
     JAVA=$JAVA_VM
 fi
 
+PLATTMP=`uname`
+if [ "$PLATTMP" = "Darwin" ]
+then
+  FLAGS="$FLAGS -Dapple.laf.useScreenMenuBar=true -Dcom.apple.mrj.application.apple.menu.about.name=Artemis"
+fi
 
 if [ "$QUIET" = no ]
 then
     echo starting Artemis with flags: $FLAGS $ARTEMIS_PROPERTIES 1>&2
 fi
 
-$JAVA -Dj2ssh -Dcom.apple.mrj.application.apple.menu.about.name="Artemis" -Djdbc.drivers=org.postgresql.Driver $FLAGS $ARTEMIS_PROPERTIES uk.ac.sanger.artemis.components.ArtemisMain $*
+$JAVA -Dj2ssh -Djdbc.drivers=org.postgresql.Driver $FLAGS $ARTEMIS_PROPERTIES uk.ac.sanger.artemis.components.ArtemisMain $*