That doesn't help with the current problem, only with future installs.
Not a horrible idea though.
Chris
On Mon, 2010-11-22 at 09:38 -0800, Joe Sap wrote:
> I was just reading another one of these threads from users complaining
> about Growl being repeatedly reinstalled by some app.
>
> It occurred to me that there could be a feature designed to help users
> out of that annoying (for everyone) situation.
>
> You know how the Dashboard prompts you to "Keep" or "Remove" a new
> widget when you first open it? Couldn't Growl do the same?
>
> The first time Growl is launched after installation, it could say
> "Growl is a free notification service. Click here to learn more." with
> buttons to {Remove} or {Keep}
>
> Clicking Remove would prompt the user to uninstall Growl. It could
> also record the user's choice in the Growl preferences. If an app
> reinstalls Growl, upon first launch Growl would see that the user had
> previously chosen to remove it. It could then present a different set
> of options: {Disable} or {Keep}. Choosing Disable would turn off all
> notifications, turn off the update check, etc. Keep would revert the
> user's prior choice to Remove Growl.
>
> Hope this helps.
>
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