Startup Items and usability
Startup Items and usability
- Subject: Startup Items and usability
- From: Edward Hillenbrand <email@hidden>
- Date: Thu, 30 Dec 2004 14:06:11 -0700
Hi,
This is probably off topic, and I apologize, but I can't find a more
appropriate place to ask.
My application needs a helper application to launch at log in, it won't
function at all with out it. Should I silently add the helper app to
the users Startup Items or should I ask the user if it's okay first.
I've seen application do it both ways. The iCalAlarmScheduler is added
to the Startup Items silently, but applications like Konfabulator ask
the user if they want the app to start every time they log in. As a
developer I would want an application to ask first, but that's because
I care about what happens on my system, a user, on the other hand,
probably doesn't care. So what is the best approach?
My second question has to do with uninstallation. If the user drags my
app to the trash an item is left in the Startup Items. Although,
leaving an item in the Startup Items will not cause an error or any
problems, it still clutters up the user system. Should I make a note
on how to remove this item in the ReadMe or should I add a facility to
my app that would remove the item?
How have other developers handled this?
Thanks in advance,
Edward Hillenbrand
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