I think this is a very good point which is often over-looked. After our efforts, the customers get a single file, which automatically unpacks on download and gives them a disk image already open on the desktop. All they have to do is drag what appears to be a single file to their hard disk (although many apps will run fine from the disk image) and double-click. That's it - the complete installation process. Uninstalling is just as easy - trash that single file and it's gone. We know what lies under the surface, but why should our users have to bother about that.
Who said Macs were easier? Not when it comes to compiling and delivering
apps! (<--WARNING: OBVIOUS TROLL)
This has always been true. From day one. Macs have been easier for end users but supporting that properly has always required more work by programmers (even with such great tools like THINK products were).
Given that, I still have one problem with an OS X distribution which hopefully some guru on the list will be able to answer :-) (Alex - are you listening?)
I have an application and it is all bundled into a neat package, which I have set up in a folder with a background picture so that it shows the logo and the install instructions ("Drag this to your applications folder.") This works fine on my own computer and even when I create a disk image, compress it and then extract it again, I still get the picture showing. However when I send the compressed disk image to another computer, the picture doesn't show, even though the picture is hidden on the disk image.
I can only think of 2 possibilities and have no idea how to get around either of them:
1. The path is absolute, so it's looking for the image in "Sarah's HD" rather than in it's own folder.
2. This is dictated by a preference that is stored on my computer, not on the disk image.
I know this can be done as I have downloaded disk images with a background picture, so does anyone know how?
TIA, Sarah [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.troz.net/Rev/
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