Yes. It is perfectly fine to run from a DMG although it would be a 2 step
process. 1. Double-click the DMG file to open it and 2. Double-click the
application icon. It will be read-only.
Your users will be left with the open DMG image which looks like a drive volume
that they will have to
Hi List:
Is it reasonable to have users run an app from a DMG volume on OS X, as
opposed to copying the app to their drive?
I have a colleague who wants to distribute an app in an easily launched
compressed format. On Windows one can create a self-expanding ZIP that,
when double-clicked,
Scott,
I don't know about running an app from a DMG but I regularly use them
for data I read AND write. So it should work for your purposes.
Paul Looney
On Dec 18, 2009, at 8:08 PM, Scott Rossi wrote:
Hi List:
Is it reasonable to have users run an app from a DMG volume on OS
X, as
On Dec 19, 2009, at 5:08 AM, Scott Rossi wrote:
I
assume the DMG volume is not writable
I use dropDMG for putting together DMGs, adding background images to
the DMG folder, EULA text, etc.
You can set the DMG as writable or non as you use dropDMG. First I put
it togther as writable
Scott Rossi wrote:
I'm wondering if a DMG file could serve the same purpose on OS X. I
assume the DMG volume is not writable, but I don't think it matters in this
case since the files are a bunch of media (Flash movies, PDF, etc).
A client of mine has customers who don't know any better, and
