Re: how to warn users of wrong system
Re: how to warn users of wrong system
- Subject: Re: how to warn users of wrong system
- From: Bill Cheeseman <email@hidden>
- Date: Tue, 14 Oct 2003 16:32:30 -0400
on 03-10-14 11:55 AM, John Stiles at email@hidden wrote:
>
On Tuesday, October 14, 2003, at 03:35 AM, Bill Cheeseman wrote:
>
>
> Eventually, I intend to write a generic, reusable Xcode project
>
> template
>
> that has a tiny, run-on-all-systems app to check the system version and
>
> either fail gracefully or launch the "real" app.
>
>
Remember, if you want to run on "all" systems, you need to go to Carbon
>
CFM ;) We actually did this, because we wanted OS 8/9 users to get a
>
reasonable error message.
I have no intention of going that far, but it's interesting that you felt
the business need. It certainly illustrates the fact that the consumer
marketplace reflects every possible level of understanding, from 0% to 100%.
>
Actually, come to think of it, didn't Omni do a cute trick where under
>
OS 9, they explicitly don't set the package bit, so when you double
>
click the ".app", its folder opens, and inside (along with the Contents
>
folder) is a readme explaining that you need OS X? That seems clever.
I had forgotten about that. Glad you reminded me. Yes, I thought when I
first saw it that it was very clever. Characteristic of the folks at Omni
Group!
--
Bill Cheeseman - email@hidden
Quechee Software, Quechee, Vermont, USA
http://www.quecheesoftware.com
The AppleScript Sourcebook -
http://www.AppleScriptSourcebook.com
Vermont Recipes -
http://www.stepwise.com/Articles/VermontRecipes
_______________________________________________
cocoa-dev mailing list | email@hidden
Help/Unsubscribe/Archives:
http://www.lists.apple.com/mailman/listinfo/cocoa-dev
Do not post admin requests to the list. They will be ignored.