Jacob and Doug,
I agree with your comments about not always wanting to use App Central.
This is the reason that an App itself can go wherever it wants to check
for updates. True that means you can't go to the add or remove Apps
dialog and select the Check for Updates button. But why not have these
proprietary Apps just check for update on launch and go to whatever
server they want?
Bottom line, proprietary Apps can still auto update from non-App Central
locations but just not in all the areas of Window-Eyes (like App Get or
Add or Remove Apps dialog).
Doug
On 5/9/2011 8:56 AM, Doug Lee wrote:
I think App Central is great for public scripts, but many places I go
want scripts just for in-house stuff, and they don't expect those
scripts to appear in public places. For example, if I write scripts
for a bank, and the scripts must include screen title strings, field
names, etc., the bank probably wouldn't want those scripts to appear
on Script Central.
And please pardon me, speaking of hard-coding, for calling them
"scripts" out of habit. :-) I actually think the name "app" will
cause some problems with IT departments in places I go, but that
remains to be seen.
On Mon, May 09, 2011 at 08:38:05AM -0400, Aaron Smith wrote:
On 5/8/2011 8:20 PM, Jacob Schmude wrote:
Ouch. Why would that be hard-coded like this? Because App Central is
the official Window-Eyes app distribution center.
What happens then if, for example, I make an app for a certain piece
of software and need to host it somewhere else, then another
individual makes an app for the same software, uses different
techniques and version numbers, and puts it on app central or visa
versa? Couldn't that cause a conflict?
Unless they give it the exact same name, it shouldn't be an issue. You
can already install multiple apps for a single piece of software.
That's actually, I would argue, one of the selling points of
Window-Eyes apps.
Why not use app central by default but allow packages to override
this if necessary?
An off site location would have to conform to the XML specifications
and URL naming conventions of App Central. It would seem, if one were
going to go through the trouble of maintaining that kind of setup, one
would just use App Central. If App Central is lacking in some way that
would make someone not want to use it, that's something we need to
address.
Aaron
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