Re: Smile (Was: AppleScript4programmers)
Re: Smile (Was: AppleScript4programmers)
- Subject: Re: Smile (Was: AppleScript4programmers)
- From: Olivier Ringenbach <email@hidden>
- Date: Thu, 06 Dec 2007 19:22:22 +0100
- Thread-topic: Smile (Was: AppleScript4programmers)
>> At 11:12 AM +0100 12/6/07, Skeeve wrote:
>>> Emmanuel wrote:
>>>> Since we make Smile, why would Apple do that? Let them maintain
>>>> AppleScript it's enough work.
>>>
>>> I haven't tried it yet. I wanted to, but I already can say that it
>>> will have a hard stand.
>>> 1) It comes as a .pkg -> I usually ignore such things
>>
>> That's your problem.
>>
>>> 2) It wants me to reboot -> WHY? I thought it's an Editor/IDE thing.
>>> Why shall I reboot? Is this WinDOS?
>>>
>>> Since I don't reboot until the next 10.4 update comes, I think,
>>> smile will have to wait.
>>
>> That's an issue, you're right.
>>
>> The point is that in some rare circumstances it's good to restart the
>> machine after installing Smile. The reason is that Smile's installer
>> installs / replaces some Scripting additions, and if some background
>> process has already loaded a S.A. which was replaced it may crash.
>>
>> In most cases you don't really need to restart. For instance, we at
>> Satimage-software never do. Just quit the installer. Installer maker
>> does not allow for providing an optional restart.
>>
>> Emmanuel
>
> Really?
>
> I try out lots of applications and it seems there are very few other
> installers that force a restart.
Anyway it is a very poor polemic!
Smile is is a robust development and production tool, with amazing
functionalities.
I use it every day because Smile is the best productivity tool I ever found.
Yes, twice a year I reboot my system. What's the matter?
Olivier
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