I’m working on a rather cool, and perhaps somewhat ambitious app that will apply effects to images. I know there are similar apps out there but I’m taking a shot at it and hopping to have somewhat unique effects built in. It does have some standard things built in.
Anyway, if anyone wants to try it it out, I’m looking for some feed back on it.
A few things the app:
It is still in development so there is no saving and watermarks and whatnot appear on the image in this demo.
Haven’t named the app yet as I’m debating on a few names I have for it.
Its universal binary for Mac OS. (maybe someday there will be a Windows version)
No plugs are used. No openGL or the like is used, just pure XOJO code.
Its not code signed or notarized yet. Money has been tight so haven’t been able to get that done. If anyone is concerned about it being not code signed or notarized, I have many apps up on MacUpdate and they are not signed/notarized and people download them.
The problem is that newer macOS makes it harder to run those types of apps.
As you can see the screenshot shared above there are only 2 options ‘Cancel’ and ‘Move to Bin’ (trash). Most people will not be able to run your apps while using the newer macOS even if they download your apps from MacUpdate or elsewhere.
Not sure, I recently updated macOS and I only get those 2 options. Haven’t checked what is needed to make your Demo run. I guess I need to change some settings but not sure what.
…and literally anything other than ‘works first time’ will make potential users either silently walk away, or send a support email.
Most Mac users are used to installing apps by copying the app into Applications from an opened DMG file. Yet I still hear from people who put the whole DMG into Applications and complain that it doesn’t work.
This happens, but at least they see the app. It does stop them from downloading the same version a dozen times. For the most part, Mac apps when built properly should work from any location.
I would not cal it “better”, because it has other disadvantages.
For example, the fact that a dmg is automatically mounted when double clicked means I can just double click on the Safari’s download button and copy the app to /Applications. I don’t ever need to open the downloads folder.
One issue among others.
I find, from helping as end user, client, and family technical support, that today’s Mac users just don’t get the disk image process. I have seen first hand Desktops and Downloads folders littered with additionally downloaded copies of disk images. Unfortunately, from what I’ve seen just not enough end users understand disk images.
Markets will vary, of course. But I find zip easier for both the end user and myself as a developer.