Re: How to generate a runnable Mac standalone from Windows

Douglas, good point ;-))) On Thu, Apr 15, 2010 at 4:56 AM, Douglas wrote: > > Computer users are just the same - > What do you mean I shouldn't have washed it? > You never told me there was a switch at the back! > etc. etc. > > Brains are an optional extra, no matter what people are doing. > >

Re: How to generate a runnable Mac standalone from Windows

Hi Kay, I agree with some of your comments, but in Richard's case it is irrelevant, as he specifically wants his installer to install both flavours to the same destination - such as a USB flash drive Unfortunately most USB drives are formatted in FAT or FAT32 - can these file systems even recog

Re: How to generate a runnable Mac standalone from Windows

On Thu, Mar 18, 2010 at 9:14 PM, Richard Gaskin wrote: > > While I haven't yet come across any formal usability studies on using disk > images as installers (if anyone here finds one please pass it along), my own > anecdotal evidence suggests that they're a good fit mainly for more > experienced M

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I've found that most Windows users not only expect to use an installer they are lost without one. The blank stares you get from a Windows user when you say, "Just copy the file and open it" are precious. Bill Vlahos _ InfoWallet (http://www.infowallet.com) is about keeping your i

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On 18/03/2010 18:18, Bill Vlahos wrote: Technically yes. But the install for most Mac applications is simply to drag copy the application itself or a folder to the desired location. This is usually the Applications folder but my program can run from a USB drive, the desktop, or any other area

RE: How to generate a runnable Mac standalone from Windows

> From: Josh Mellicker > > I didn't check to see if DOS had a chmod command, if it doesn't, the > code I posted won't work. There is no execution permission bit in Windows that needs to be set, so skip that line if the platform is "Win32". -- Ciao, Paul D. DeRocco Paul

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üngliche Nachricht- >> Von: use-revolution-boun...@lists.runrev.com [mailto:use-revolution- >> boun...@lists.runrev.com] Im Auftrag von Bill Vlahos >> Gesendet: Donnerstag, 18. März 2010 16:25 >> An: How to use Revolution >> Betreff: Re: AW: How to generate a runnable

AW: AW: How to generate a runnable Mac standalone from Windows

An: How to use Revolution > Betreff: Re: AW: How to generate a runnable Mac standalone from Windows > > I use Monte's InstallGadget for the initial InfoWallet installer on > both Mac and Windows. The Windows version is fantastic but the Mac > version is very basic. I sti

AW: How to generate a runnable Mac standalone from Windows

Thanks for the link, didn't knew that yet Tiemo > > Have you tried Monte Goulding's install tool?: > http://www.sweattechnologies.com/InstallGadget/ > > -- > Richard Gaskin > Fourth World > Rev training and consulting: http://www.fourthworld.com > Webzine for Rev developers: http://www.r

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I use Monte's InstallGadget for the initial InfoWallet installer on both Mac and Windows. The Windows version is fantastic but the Mac version is very basic. I still use the Windows version but have switched to DMG Canvas (http://www.araelium.com/dmgcanvas/) for my current Mac installer. Bill V

Re: How to generate a runnable Mac standalone from Windows

Josh Mellicker wrote: I didn't check to see if DOS had a chmod command, if it doesn't, the code I posted won't work. I don't think it does because neither FAT16 nor NTFS support have any conception of a file mode other than read-only, so there's no "mod" to "ch". In my fantasy world MS would

Re: How to generate a runnable Mac standalone from Windows

I didn't check to see if DOS had a chmod command, if it doesn't, the code I posted won't work. On Mar 18, 2010, at 4:09 AM, Richard Gaskin wrote: How do you run chmod from Windows? -- Richard Gaskin Fourth World Rev training and consulting: http://www.fourthworld.com Webzine for Rev deve

AW: How to generate a runnable Mac standalone from Windows

Tiemo Hollmann wrote: >> > Richard Gaskin wrote: >> With a DMG the user has to figure out why they have a new volume on >> their Mac desktop (you'd be surprised by how many users find DMGs >> confusing (see the links at the bottom of >> ). > >

Re: How to generate a runnable Mac standalone from Windows

How do you run chmod from Windows? -- Richard Gaskin Fourth World Rev training and consulting: http://www.fourthworld.com Webzine for Rev developers: http://www.revjournal.com Josh Mellicker wrote: Does this work? get "chmod u+x" && tPathToYourFile get shell(it) Cheers, Josh On Mar 17

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mailto:use-revolution- > boun...@lists.runrev.com] Im Auftrag von Richard Gaskin > Gesendet: Mittwoch, 17. März 2010 20:16 > An: How to use Revolution > Betreff: Re: How to generate a runnable Mac standalone from Windows > > Scott Rossi wrote: > > Recently, Richard Gaskin wro

Re: How to generate a runnable Mac standalone from Windows

Does this work? get "chmod u+x" && tPathToYourFile get shell(it) Cheers, Josh On Mar 17, 2010, at 9:17 AM, Richard Gaskin wrote: I'm writing an installer and would like to give our customers the option of installing both Mac and Win versions on a portable drive, such as a USB flash dr

Re: How to generate a runnable Mac standalone from Windows

Scott Rossi wrote: Recently, Richard Gaskin wrote: ... As a workaround based on an earlier related discussion here, I'm considering storing a zipped copy of the Mac app bundle, and spitting that zip file out with an instruction for the user to unzip it on OS X before running it there. But that'

Re: How to generate a runnable Mac standalone from Windows

Recently, Richard Gaskin wrote: > ... > As a workaround based on an earlier related discussion here, I'm > considering storing a zipped copy of the Mac app bundle, and spitting > that zip file out with an instruction for the user to unzip it on OS X > before running it there. > > But that's a lot

Re: How to generate a runnable Mac standalone from Windows

Richard Gaskin wrote: > I'm writing an installer and would like to give our customers the option of > installing both Mac and Win versions on a portable drive, such as a USB flash > drive. > > I can store the app bundle parts in custom props and spit them back out as > needed, no prob. The is

How to generate a runnable Mac standalone from Windows

I'm writing an installer and would like to give our customers the option of installing both Mac and Win versions on a portable drive, such as a USB flash drive. I can store the app bundle parts in custom props and spit them back out as needed, no prob. The issue is that the Mac executable wit