Re: [OT] Disk image creation
Re: [OT] Disk image creation
- Subject: Re: [OT] Disk image creation
- From: Michael Watson <email@hidden>
- Date: Tue, 6 Mar 2007 19:26:03 -0500
Apple's not perfect, and I think they've got this one quite wrong.
Lessee here.
1. When you put in a CD and open the icon, does it install your
program on the Desktop and eject itself? No? Score card:
Internet-enabled images: 0.
2. When you double-click a zip file on the Desktop and an app
appears, does the zip file delete itself? No? Score card:
Internet-enabled images: 0.
3. If you back up software you download, which isn't a bad idea
necessarily, an Internet-enabled disk image kicks a bucket of suck
all over your plans. Before you double-click the image and it does
its thing, it just looks like . . . a disk image. Inconsistent
behaviour that results in deleting stuff people might want. Argh.
Score card:
Internet-enabled images: 0.
4. I was going to put that on another computer, but I wanted to look
on this one first. Thanks for making me download that thing again.
Score card:
Internet-enabled images: 0.
5. When Software Update downloads the latest iTunes update and
installs it for you in the background, you never see the temporary
package. It's buried--out of sight. Disk images you download from Web
sites aren't like that. Users have an expectation that when they see
something on their Desktop, it's not a temp file that the computer is
going to remove automatically. I downloaded it by clicking on a link,
I saw Safari say it downloaded to my Desktop, I see it next to my HD
icon, it's "my" data. Score card:
Internet-enabled images: 0.
With no points on the board, the Internet-enabled disk image doesn't
get anywhere near the playoffs, and probably should get kicked out of
the league.
It's great to make things easier on users, but Apple hasn't convinced
me that this feature improves the overall user experience enough that
it outweighs the significant problems presented by it.
--
m-s
On 06 Mar, 2007, at 19:07, Alexander von Below wrote:
"[An internet enabled disk image] improves the manual install
experience by performing a few tedious tasks for the user."
http://developer.apple.com/documentation/DeveloperTools/Conceptual/
SoftwareDistribution/Containers/chapter_3_section_3.html
In the case of this particular app, I have to agree. The user
expectes "MyProduct.app", right? With an internet enabled image,
she will find this in the default download location. I would think,
as expected.
But, "Mungo only pawn in game of life", I am glad to listen to
arguments telling me that internet enabled images are a work of the
devil. So, if you wish to expand, please do.
Alex
Am 07.03.2007 um 00:58 schrieb Michael Watson:
I gotta say, this is really annoying. If you distribute software,
PLEASE don't use "Internet-enabled" disk images. Nothing is more
confusing than data deleting itself.
--
m-s
On 06 Mar, 2007, at 18:28, Alexander von Below wrote:
# Internet enable the
hdiutil internet-enable -yes "$DISKPATH"
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