> I must agree with this paragraph whole-heartedly - my single favorite thing > about OS X is the way so many applications can be installed by dragging a > simple icon somewhere, and can be uninstalled by dragging that same icon to > the Trash. No need to worry about an installer dumping crap where you don't > want it, no paranoia about trusting the uninstaller to remove everything - > just delete, and it's gone. It's a brilliant idea, and although users coming > from Windows might be used to needing to run an installer all the time, once > it's explained to them, it's the most natural thing in the world. After all, > if we're designing solely for the benefit of doing what Windows users are > used to, they're also used to launching applications through a Start menu in > the lower-left corner. Do we need one of those too? >
Absolutely, keep it small, keep it contained, and don't go putting files all over the place on the customers hard drive. That's for "other platforms". --Jon _______________________________________________ Cocoa-dev mailing list (Cocoa-dev@lists.apple.com) Please do not post admin requests or moderator comments to the list. Contact the moderators at cocoa-dev-admins(at)lists.apple.com Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: http://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/cocoa-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com This email sent to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
