Comments on: Is that old installer still with us? http://stealthisidea.com/articles/apple-installer/ Philip Haine's articles on Product Vision, Innovation and Design Tue, 06 Dec 2011 23:38:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Philip Haine http://stealthisidea.com/articles/apple-installer/comment-page-1/#comment-2521 Philip Haine Wed, 03 Jun 2009 18:35:14 +0000 http://stealthisidea.com/?p=633#comment-2521 It's okay to use an installer app. Just make it a one or two steps, not five or eight. (We don't need a whole step up-front emotionally preparing us for the task.) Better yet, just allow the app be dropped into the App folder, and on first launch, have it self-install the components it needs and relaunch. It’s okay to use an installer app. Just make it a one or two steps, not five or eight. (We don’t need a whole step up-front emotionally preparing us for the task.)

Better yet, just allow the app be dropped into the App folder, and on first launch, have it self-install the components it needs and relaunch.

]]> By: Josh http://stealthisidea.com/articles/apple-installer/comment-page-1/#comment-2519 Josh Wed, 03 Jun 2009 17:55:22 +0000 http://stealthisidea.com/?p=633#comment-2519 I've noticed this seems to be persistent in applications that need to write to the root directory and require an administrator password. I don't recall if I entered a password for iWork in particular, but that's been my analysis. I agree the experience is undesirable; however, is it acceptable if the requirement is security driven? Would a script requiring your password on first run be a better experience (assuming that's a technical option)? I’ve noticed this seems to be persistent in applications that need to write to the root directory and require an administrator password. I don’t recall if I entered a password for iWork in particular, but that’s been my analysis.

I agree the experience is undesirable; however, is it acceptable if the requirement is security driven? Would a script requiring your password on first run be a better experience (assuming that’s a technical option)?

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