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>If growl didn't exist, every application would provide its own mechanism for notifications As I see it now, as a developer, growl doesn't exist anymore. I lo
by cbs 15y ago
>If growl didn't exist, every application would provide its own mechanism for notifications
As I see it now, as a developer, growl doesn't exist anymore. I loved using it both as a user to receive notification and as a developer to send them to users, but I now I feel there is no way I can rely on it anymore.
Even if I was selling my software instead of giving it away, I'd have a hard time asking users to swallow that pill "oh, now go buy this other thing to make my software work".
- Sidnicious 15y agoGrowl could offer (for a reasonable license fee) a version of the Growl framework that works regardless of whether the user has the "full" version of Growl installed on their computer. Users could buy Growl from the App store for a way to centrally manage notifications, change the notification style, send notifications between computers, etc.
- zacwest 15y agoCould? This is literally exactly what Growl 1.3 does.
- Sidnicious 15y agoWait, really? That's great, and it seems like it solves the parent's problem. Where is that documented? I can't find anything on the website.
- zacwest 15y agoIt's called Mist inside the framework. I'm yelling at the Growl folks to make it more obvious to users, but it's documented at http://growl.info/documentation/developer/implementing-growl.php#growl1.3sdkchanges http://growl.info/documentation/developer/implementing-growl...
- cbs 15y ago(As that is what they're doing) I'm sure its a smart business strategy for Growl, because it maintains Growl's momentum and developers have less reason to seek alternatives and introducing those alternatives to the users. But its just not something I'm comfortable shipping.