Re: using a disk image to install software
Re: using a disk image to install software
- Subject: Re: using a disk image to install software
- From: Sanford Selznick <email@hidden>
- Date: Thu, 23 Jun 2005 16:30:43 -0700
At 4:09 PM -0700 6/23/05, Chuck Soper wrote:
For one of our products I use a disk image for users to install
software. The user is supposed to drag the application to the
Applications directory. Invariably, someone always double-clicks on
the application on the disk image and becomes confused. Next, they
send tech support emails, etc.
I have two questions:
1. Does anyone know of a good generic description of how to install
an application from a disk image? I have a customer that doesn't
understand that they're running my application from the disk image.
We've already gone back and forth quite a bit. I'm looking for
something like this, but generic:
http://www.omnigroup.com/applications/omniweb/download/
2. It would be great if the Finder could warn, not allow, or allow
launching from a disk image. This could be a property added to the
info.plist of an application. Has this been considered? Should I
file a bug/request?
Check out the disk image for the Shareware program "Fetch".
(http://www.fetchsoftworks.com/) The programmers there came up with
a superb and innovative solution. I've used this with my own
software and have had zero support e-mails on it.
Just make the link with ln -s and add it to your image. (I assume
you're using FileStorm for that.)
Good luck,
Sanford
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