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And I disagree on the disagreement. :) If I download a dmg file, I assume the author knows how to write software for a Mac. If I download a zip, I assume they d
by mbreese 13y ago
And I disagree on the disagreement. :) If I download a dmg file, I assume the author knows how to write software for a Mac. If I download a zip, I assume they don't.
At least they need to change the name from "latest.zip" to "Knock for Mac.zip" or something like that.
Even better would be having it in the Mac App Store. Since you need to download the iPhone version from the App Store anyway, it would be better to keep things unified.
- mikeash 13y agoRight, companies like Rogue Amoeba, Flying Meat (Acorn), and Running with Crayons (Alfred) don't know how to write software for a Mac. Sure! I'd buy the argument five or ten years ago. But times have changed.
- aroch 13y agoI don't know, my xcode builds 'release' builds directly into a customized DMG that has background / README / some extras + layout all set.
- mikeash 13y agoNothing says you couldn't do that with a zip file.
- aroch 13y agoActually everything says you can't do that with a zip. Custom background images and layouts are folder properties not supported by a zipped directory (or really any directory that isn't a DMG's top-level dir)
- mikeash 13y agoLayout works fine for me in testing, but the custom background image does not. I wonder what causes that. The .DS_Store file is present and clearly has a reference to the file in the unzipped version, but it doesn't show.
- mbreese 13y agoThe difference is, I've heard of them. I haven't heard of the people behind Knock. It's all just a matter of perception.