Hi, Pinus - It doesn't bother me. But a few users have complained.
My PDA has two files in /PALM/Launcher (a .prc file and LAUNCHER.DAT), and 7 directories in /PALM/Programs. Apparently other programs do it this way too. Regards, Walt "Pinus Alba" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >Hi Walt, > >I can understand why you might prefer that the files went to a particular >directory. > >But, why could your users care less? Unless this affects the usability of >your application from a user view point why can't you just accept it? > >Regards, > >On 09/02/07, Walt Bilofsky <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> Sorry to post again on this issue, but it's driving me nuts. >> >> I'm still trying to design an elegant method for installing database >> files for my app either in RAM or on an expansion card. >> >> The user will install the .prc file and two or more from a set of .pdb >> files. >> >> If the pdb files go on the card, they wind up in /PALM/Launcher, which >> is ugly. They should go into /PALM/Programs/myapp, but that requires >> copying them on the first execution of the program, which is slow and >> ugly. >> >> I could give them a different extension and register it with VFS so >> they install directly into /PALM/Programs/myapp. But that requires >> telling the user to (1) install my app, (2) run it once to register >> the extension, and then (3) install the databases. They have enough >> trouble installing files as it is. >> >> Also the user will no longer be able to install the files by >> double-clicking on them; they'll have to run the Install Tool >> explicitly. And then I'd have to rename the files to .pdb. Presumably >> there's a way to do that if they're in RAM but I don't know it yet. >> >> Any suggestions for how to make this installation process nice would >> be appreciated. >> >> Do other apps deal with this problem? How? >> >> -- >> For information on using the PalmSource Developer Forums, or to >> unsubscribe, please see http://www.palmos.com/dev/support/forums/ >> -- For information on using the PalmSource Developer Forums, or to unsubscribe, please see http://www.palmos.com/dev/support/forums/
