Re: Cocoa App Package Question
Re: Cocoa App Package Question
- Subject: Re: Cocoa App Package Question
- From: Mark Munz <email@hidden>
- Date: Mon, 5 Apr 2004 13:22:57 -0600
On Apr 4, 2004, at 3:54 PM, Malte Tancred wrote:
On 4 apr 2004, at 22.35, Mark Munz wrote:
Third - Checking an option in the user account that says "Enable Show
Contents Menu" is not a horrible requirement for an advanced user. It
wouldn't prevent either actions described above because I'm assuming
you have admin access to your machine.
Yes, it's a horrible requirement because it's a totally useless
feature! :-)
I'll ask the same question Charles Srstka asked: "Why are you so
concerned with users editing the data file or image resources?"
Further, if your an administrator on a multi-user system, why would
you want to disable viewing the contents of an application package?
Because viewing is what it's a bout right? the non-admin users don't
have write access to the apps, right? And it's not like there's a huge
sign on every application saying "hey! come over here and look at my
contents!". It's an item in a contextual menu.
I don't mean to be rude but I seriously do not understand what you're
after.
First, I personally don't have a problem with folks looking at the data
file images. I look at this more as a usability issue, not a security
issue. I've already said that file permissions wouldn't allow you to
change the data unless you had rights.
Second, I don't think the feature is useless. Just because it might not
meet your personal needs doesn't make it useless. Perhaps it just needs
to be an option for Limited User accounts rather than all accounts (ie.
Admin accounts always have it).
What are you getting by allowing limited users to access the data file
or image resources? The argument for removing the "Show Contents" is
the same for having the "Simple Finder" interface. Remove from the
interface things which may cause confusion to the user.
Perhaps you don't have to support users, but in my experience, an
option like "Show Package Contents" leads to confusion on the part of
the user. Most basic users don't understand the concept of a package
and it can just lead to confusion. They see the application as an
application (that's the whole purpose of a package). True, advanced
users may want access to the insides of that package, must basic users
don't.
What am I after? I want to keep the interface as simple as possible so
that my Mom can use it and not get confused by functionality that
doesn't do anything for her.
Are you also opposed to the Simple Finder interface? Because it's all
basically the same issue. Providing a simple interface for basic users.
I don't understand why folks are freaking ("it's a horrible
requirement") out over such an idea.
Regards,
Mark
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