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Re: CD Browser for MAC OS X

by Gregory Weston <uce@[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Aug 7, 2006 at 01:12 PM

In article <1154939767.616860.99580@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>,
 "Neel" <nilesh_ibmr@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:

> Yes, You are right. Its media mounted to prvoide the user with an
> interface where user can browse the CD contents and install PDF etc.
> and finally there should be one button say Install MAC product, so the
> installation gets start.
> 
> So is there any third party CD Browsers available for MAC ?

Nope. Not that I've ever seen. They're 100% redundant and the 
overwhelming majority of people who want them are Windows developers who 
are used to doing it that way because it's part of Microsoft's logo 
compliance requirements.

There's no autorun function on the Mac. Apple offered the behavior 
several years ago as an option, on by default. It was turned off on most 
machines and Apple subsequently stopped including the option.

If you want the user to be presented with a pretty UI showing them a 
handful of options when they pt in the CD, stage the CD with an open 
window with the things the user is likely to use prominently positioned. 
If you like you can provide a background image to enhance aesthetics or 
highlight items of interest.

Most Macintosh software doesn't need an installer; if you've got a plain 
vanilla app or collection of do***ents and you think you need an 
installer, you've done something wrong.

For the very few that do, the Apple-provided installer functionality is 
almost always sufficient. The "one-button" that says to install the 
software should be the installer package. Assume your users are as 
capable of double-clicking an icon as they are of clicking a button.


G

-- 
What I write is what I mean. I request that anyone who decides to respond
please refrain from "disagreeing" with something I didn't write in the
first
place.
 




 4 Posts in Topic:
CD Browser for MAC OS X
"Neel" <nile  2006-08-03 02:58:34 
Re: CD Browser for MAC OS X
Gregory Weston <uce@[E  2006-08-03 20:17:28 
Re: CD Browser for MAC OS X
"Neel" <nile  2006-08-07 01:36:07 
Re: CD Browser for MAC OS X
Gregory Weston <uce@[E  2006-08-07 13:12:19 

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