Thanks Jim I did look into the disk image option but it appears to create huge files. My game is self contained and approx 7 mb in size however it seems to create a disk image that is about 40mb.
Any advice on how to create the disk image much appreciated. Thanks Paul -----Original Message----- From: flashcoders-boun...@chattyfig.figleaf.com [mailto:flashcoders-boun...@chattyfig.figleaf.com] On Behalf Of Jim McIntyre Sent: 31 December 2008 15:07 To: Flash Coders List Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] Distributing packaged file on the Mac Depends on the target audience, and the requirements of your application. Many smaller Mac apps, especially shareware or freeware published online, is distributed in .dmg (disk image) format. Double-clicking the .dmg file mounts the image, which can be in a compressed, read-only format. The appearance of the Finder window that opens when the image is mounted can be customized to include design elements and simple instructions. One common technique is to place an alias to /Applications at the root level of the disk image, allowing the user to copy your application's folder into their Applications folder. Firefox and Thunderbird both use this approach. That works only if your application is self-contained, and doesn't need to install files into other locations before first launch. Let me know if you want more info. -Jim Paul Steven wrote: > I have created a game using Flash CS3 and would like to distribute it for > the PC and Mac. For the PC, I am using the free "Inno" installer to create > an installer. However for the Mac, I am not having much joy finding a > suitable installer application. Can anyone recommend a Mac installer? This > is a one off job so I don't want to spend too much on the Mac installer > software. The game is a single file with all assets embedded so I am not > looking for anything too complex. > > I guess the alternative is just to zip the file and distribute it as a zip > but my client is keen to have an installer to make it really simple for > users. > > Thanks and a happy new year to everyone!! > > Paul > > _______________________________________________ > Flashcoders mailing list > Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com > http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders > _______________________________________________ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders _______________________________________________ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
