HDFGroup / HDFGroup/hdfview

Opening File with HDFView Opens Empty Window

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Description

# Description

Opening a HDF5 file on macOS (e.g. in Finder) with HDFView does not work. Instead of opening a window containing the actual HDF file HDFView presents an empty window.

# Steps to Reproduce

1. Select an example HDF5 (e.g. `experiment.hdf5`) file in Finder
2. Open the info dialog: + I
3. Select HDFView under “Open with”

Open With

5. Close the info dialog: + W
6. Double-Click on the example HDFView file

# Expected Result

HDFView opens the example file in the sidebar:

Expected Result

# Actual Result

HDFView opens an empty window:

Actual Result

# Workaround

Open the file using the executable inside the application directory:

```sh
/Applications/HDFView.app/Contents/MacOS/HDFView ~/Documents/Work/Projects/ICOtronic/Software/ICOc/experiment.hdf5
```

# General Information

OS: macOS `13.3.1`
HDFView Version: `3.3.0`

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