>From: James Greenidge <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Sent: Jun 17, 2007 6:27 PM >To: mac@porting.openoffice.org >Subject: Re: [mac] Slow performance of aqua alpha > >> >> I think that would be a good idea as long as there are the X11 and the >> aqua version having the same filename. Maybe the text could be sth. >> like "To avoid performance issues, please drag the application out of >> the disk image to any folder on your hard disk and run the application >> from there". I think then it's absolutely clear. > >Why can't a script be run that when a newbie clicks the application in a >disk image it summons a pop up menu asking where to place it? Fail safe >user compliance. > It may be amazing, but that same 'newbie' may not know what the Applications folder is, or even what is in it. All most Mac users know is that there is this thing called the 'Dock' and that is where their programs are at. Microsoft got this right but they use the Apple Installer and even ask if you want to add programs to the dock. Mox Soini produced a program that built this functionality into his add-on to OpenOffice.org for the Mac. I don't know if it would be worthwhile but we may want to revive the effort to build an installer for OpenOffice.org for the Mac, once Aqua is complete. This is just about the only method that I know of to place programs and dependencies where they need to be (I work in the Windows World and .NET with Visual Studio does this for you to, its called a Microsoft Software Installer (.msi) package with the mostly familiar Setup.exe and Setup.ini files.) However, I do not think much work was done the last time before it was determined that a .dmg file was a much better and easier to produce method of installation.
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