Re: Run App from DMG?

2009-12-19 Thread Bill Vlahos
Yes. It is perfectly fine to run from a DMG although it would be a 2 step process. 1. Double-click the DMG file to open it and 2. Double-click the application icon. It will be read-only. Your users will be left with the open DMG image which looks like a drive volume that they will have to "Ejec

Re: Run App from DMG?

2009-12-18 Thread J. Landman Gay
Scott Rossi wrote: I'm wondering if a DMG file could serve the same purpose on OS X. I assume the DMG volume is not writable, but I don't think it matters in this case since the files are a bunch of media (Flash movies, PDF, etc). A client of mine has customers who don't know any better, and r

Re: Run App from DMG?

2009-12-18 Thread Jim Sims
On Dec 19, 2009, at 5:08 AM, Scott Rossi wrote: I assume the DMG volume is not writable I use dropDMG for putting together DMGs, adding background images to the DMG folder, EULA text, etc. You can set the DMG as writable or non as you use dropDMG. First I put it togther as writable and

Re: Run App from DMG?

2009-12-18 Thread Paul Looney
Scott, I don't know about running an app from a DMG but I regularly use them for data I read AND write. So it should work for your purposes. Paul Looney On Dec 18, 2009, at 8:08 PM, Scott Rossi wrote: Hi List: Is it reasonable to have users run an app from a DMG volume on OS X, as oppose

Run App from DMG?

2009-12-18 Thread Scott Rossi
Hi List: Is it reasonable to have users run an app from a DMG volume on OS X, as opposed to copying the app to their drive? I have a colleague who wants to distribute an app in an easily launched compressed format. On Windows one can create a self-expanding ZIP that, when double-clicked, automat