Index: lib/Padre/Wx/Main.pm
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--- lib/Padre/Wx/Main.pm	(revision 19064)
+++ lib/Padre/Wx/Main.pm	(working copy)
@@ -2945,9 +2945,13 @@
 					system qq(xterm -sb -e "$cmd; sleep 1000" &);
 				}
 			}
-		} elsif (Padre::Constant::UNIX) {
+		} elsif (Padre::Constant::MAC) {
 
-			# tome
+			my $pwd = $self->current->document->project_dir();
+			$cmd =~ s/"/\\"/g;
+			# Applescript can throw spurious errors on STDERR: http://helpx.adobe.com/photoshop/kb/unit-type-conversion-error-applescript.html
+			system qq(osascript -e 'tell app "Terminal"\n\tdo script "cd $pwd; clear; $cmd;"\nend tell'\n);
+			
 		} else {
 			system qq(xterm -sb -e "$cmd; sleep 1000" &);
 		}