> > I used to see the point of disk images back when I needed to make
> > complete floppy disk images. Why are they necessary now?
>
> They aren't. A .dmg or Disk Image is basically a compression
> format like .zip or .sit. The real difference between Mac and
> Windows apps lies in the bundling of most of the parts within
> the basic structure of the program itself as opposed to
> scattering them in several different locations like Windows
> apps tend to do. Those pieces that have to be moved to
> specific locations are usually handled within the program
> itself in a Mac program and do not require outside installers
> to accommodate this.
>
> Because of this, Mac applications are usually easier to
> relocate than similar Windows apps. It often makes them
> easier to uninstall as well.
Right, but the nice thing about most RAD tools is that you can build an easy
to install product. Its possible to do that with not-so-RAD tools in some
cases as well. At Paradigma for example, we have a wx-widgets project under
Windows that's a single directory product.
Best regards,
Lynn Fredricks
President
Proactive International, LLC
- Because it is about who you know.(tm)
http://www.proactive-intl.com
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