Hello, I don't know what you're talking about. A real normal user expects a start button (on every os), looks for the correct icon, and clicks it. Even better, a shortcut exists on his desktop. These shortcuts do not bear an extension, so I don't know what all the fuzz is about. The only native feel a user expects is a native look and feel, not a grey / purple looking app that doesn't fit in your os...
Greetz, -- Rob. > -----Original Message----- > From: Thomas R. Corbin [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, July 15, 2004 11:16 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: [Mono-list] missing "native feel" ? > > On Thu, 2004-07-15 at 14:53, Todd Berman wrote: > > > > ... then WRAP it like everything else. > > > > > > I will - but isn't one reason to use computers is to get stuff > > > automated, to make our life easier? It would be nice if every > > > programmer out there didn't have to do this by hand. > > > > No one forces you to use the .exe file ending, but doing anything else > > is confusing to your uses. > > If you are suggesting just leaving off the .exe, then I don't think > that really gets what's been suggested above, you couldn't just execute > "foo" as opposed to "foo.exe". You'd still have to do "mono foo". > > > > > I believe that mcs can output file instead of file.exe just fine, and > > mono should be able to execute file instead of file.exe without any > > issues. > > > > However, mono will *still* need to execute file, its not magic. > > > > We are writing software, not making rabbits jump out of hats. > > I don't know, mono seems like a pretty fine magic! > > > > > Regardless, I recommend manually wrapping it with a shell script, as > > that allows you to put private dlls in your AppBase without > > poluting /usr/bin with a bunch of .dlls. That is by far the best way to > > go. > > It would be nice if there was a standard beginning wrapper that > could > be used until or unless something more advanced is needed. > > Or maybe not even a script, there's got to be a better way. > > > > But its a problem that has lots of different solutions. Pick the one > > that works for you, and use it. > > I will end up wrapping stuff manually, but only because there > doesn't > seem to be any enthusiasm for doing anything else. I know, I know I > could try to add it myself, but I don't think it would get accepted. > > _______________________________________________ > Mono-list maillist - [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://lists.ximian.com/mailman/listinfo/mono-list _______________________________________________ Mono-list maillist - [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.ximian.com/mailman/listinfo/mono-list
