Re: How do I get Packagemaker to install plug-ins for Adobe InDesign
Re: How do I get Packagemaker to install plug-ins for Adobe InDesign
- Subject: Re: How do I get Packagemaker to install plug-ins for Adobe InDesign
- From: "Steven Lobo" <email@hidden>
- Date: Tue, 23 Jan 2007 23:21:30 +0530
You could install your plugins to some temporary location on the
user's hard disc. Then, via an installer plugin, you can display
UI asking the user to locate their Adobe InDesign install location
and copy your plugins to the appropriate "Plugins" folder at that
location.
Steven
-----Original Message-----
From: Michael Watson <email@hidden>
To: Walter <email@hidden>
Cc: email@hidden
Date: Tue, 23 Jan 2007 10:51:00 -0500
Subject: Re: How do I get Packagemaker to install plug-ins for Adobe InDesign
> You can't assume that's where those folders are going to be. Mine
> aren't there, for example.
>
> You'll need to do some clever science to attempt to locate the user's
> folders before installing. I want to say this almost might be easier
> with a Cocoa app of some sort, since you can leverage LaunchServices.
>
>
> --
>
>
> On 23 Jan, 2007, at 06:19, Walter wrote:
>
> > I need to locate & deliver a payload the Adobe InDesign & InCopy
> > plug-ins
> > folder. Usually its these folders that I need to copy files to:
> >
> > /Applications/Adobe InDesign CS/Plug-Ins
> > /Applications/Adobe InDesign CS2/Plug-Ins
> > /Applications/Adobe InCopy CS/Plug-Ins
> > /Applications/Adobe InCopy CS2/Plug-Ins
> >
> > Walter
> >
> > On 1/22/07 7:28 PM, "Michael Watson" <email@hidden> wrote:
> >
> >> Are you saying you need to locate the user's ID plug-in folder, and
> >> then install a payload into it?
> >>
> >>
> >> --
> >> mikey
> >>
> >> On 22 Jan, 2007, at 18:46, Walter wrote:
> >>
> >>> I use PackageMaker for an installer for my application. The
> >>> application
> >>> also has a plug-in component that should go into the Plug-Ins
> >>> folder of
> >>> InDesign & InCopy.
> >>>
> >>> Currently I make the users copy the plug-in manually but would like
> >>> to have
> >>> the installer handle it for me.
> >>>
> >>>> From what I was reading, it seems like its possible, but I can't
> >>>> figure out
> >>> where to get started.
> >>>
> >>> Walter
> >>>
> >>>
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