Comments on: StuffIt 9 “Choose Method by Analysis” http://mjtsai.com/blog/2004/10/21/stuffit-9-choose-method-by-analysis/ Sat, 22 Nov 2008 06:39:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Anonymous http://mjtsai.com/blog/2004/10/21/stuffit-9-choose-method-by-analysis/#comment-8079 Anonymous Thu, 21 Apr 2005 19:39:47 +0000 /?p=913#comment-8079 Also, the problem is not limited to "Choose Method by Analysis." Also, the problem is not limited to "Choose Method by Analysis."

]]> By: Anonymous http://mjtsai.com/blog/2004/10/21/stuffit-9-choose-method-by-analysis/#comment-8078 Anonymous Thu, 21 Apr 2005 19:38:52 +0000 /?p=913#comment-8078 I am using 9.0.1 and the 17999 bug still happens (perhaps for different reasons). I am using 9.0.1 and the 17999 bug still happens (perhaps for different reasons).

]]> By: Michael http://mjtsai.com/blog/2004/10/21/stuffit-9-choose-method-by-analysis/#comment-4084 Michael Fri, 03 Dec 2004 17:59:24 +0000 /?p=913#comment-4084 The error 17999 bug seems to be fixed in 9.0.1. The error 17999 bug seems to be fixed in 9.0.1.

]]> By: LKM http://mjtsai.com/blog/2004/10/21/stuffit-9-choose-method-by-analysis/#comment-1880 LKM Sun, 24 Oct 2004 09:01:10 +0000 /?p=913#comment-1880 >I switched this summer and I didn’t find it confusing at all. You're also reading a blog that is in large parts about programming, so I have to assume that you're not part of the 99% of computer users who do get confused by things like this. >I switched this summer and I didn’t find it confusing at all.

You're also reading a blog that is in large parts about programming, so I have to assume that you're not part of the 99% of computer users who do get confused by things like this.

]]> By: Paul D http://mjtsai.com/blog/2004/10/21/stuffit-9-choose-method-by-analysis/#comment-1779 Paul D Sat, 23 Oct 2004 01:16:30 +0000 /?p=913#comment-1779 "Except that they’re confusing to new users." I switched this summer and I didn't find it confusing at all. In fact, I couldn't believe how easy software installation on a Mac is, thanks to the ubiquitous disk image and icon-drag installation. "Except that they’re confusing to new users."

I switched this summer and I didn't find it confusing at all. In fact, I couldn't believe how easy software installation on a Mac is, thanks to the ubiquitous disk image and icon-drag installation.

]]> By: LKM http://mjtsai.com/blog/2004/10/21/stuffit-9-choose-method-by-analysis/#comment-1737 LKM Fri, 22 Oct 2004 12:35:13 +0000 /?p=913#comment-1737 >Compressed disk images seem like the ideal way to distribute Mac software. Except that they're confusing to new users. "Okay, now double-click the file you've downloaded. Now you the image mounts." "What? Mounts? Why do I suddenly have a new disk?" "It's not a disk, it's just a, uhm, virtual... disk. Now drag the application from the... disk. Now you can eject it with the little eject button." "Eject? I haven't put anything in my drive!" "Yeah, it's just a virtual disk. Now you can delete the file you've downloaded." Of course, the "other kind" of images which do this automatically aren't better, because now you have things that look the same but behave differently ("Why didn't it mount? Where did it go?"). SIT files are better than images because they behave better. Mac OS X ZIP files are okay, too, but SIT files often compress better, and that's why people use them. >Compressed disk images seem like the ideal way to distribute Mac software.

Except that they're confusing to new users. "Okay, now double-click the file you've downloaded. Now you the image mounts."
"What? Mounts? Why do I suddenly have a new disk?"
"It's not a disk, it's just a, uhm, virtual... disk. Now drag the application from the... disk. Now you can eject it with the little eject button."
"Eject? I haven't put anything in my drive!"
"Yeah, it's just a virtual disk. Now you can delete the file you've downloaded."

Of course, the "other kind" of images which do this automatically aren't better, because now you have things that look the same but behave differently ("Why didn't it mount? Where did it go?").

SIT files are better than images because they behave better. Mac OS X ZIP files are okay, too, but SIT files often compress better, and that's why people use them.

]]> By: Anonymous http://mjtsai.com/blog/2004/10/21/stuffit-9-choose-method-by-analysis/#comment-1707 Anonymous Thu, 21 Oct 2004 21:42:53 +0000 /?p=913#comment-1707 Compressed disk images seem like the ideal way to distribute Mac software. They're read only and don't involve any intermediary files that litter the user's machine. .sit should .die. Compressed disk images seem like the ideal way to distribute Mac software. They're read only and don't involve any intermediary files that litter the user's machine. .sit should .die.

]]> By: Michael http://mjtsai.com/blog/2004/10/21/stuffit-9-choose-method-by-analysis/#comment-1689 Michael Thu, 21 Oct 2004 18:25:45 +0000 /?p=913#comment-1689 However...Andrew's writing the ATPM review, and he thinks it's worth the upgrade. However...Andrew's writing the ATPM review, and he thinks it's worth the upgrade.

]]> By: Michael http://mjtsai.com/blog/2004/10/21/stuffit-9-choose-method-by-analysis/#comment-1687 Michael Thu, 21 Oct 2004 17:15:28 +0000 /?p=913#comment-1687 I haven't seen any good reasons to update. I haven't seen any good reasons to update.

]]> By: Erik J. Barzeski http://mjtsai.com/blog/2004/10/21/stuffit-9-choose-method-by-analysis/#comment-1686 Erik J. Barzeski Thu, 21 Oct 2004 16:45:43 +0000 /?p=913#comment-1686 Ugh, stuffing things. I just .zip now, or .dmg, or .tgz. I'm glad to avoid .sit entirely (except for some people that still offer software downloads as .sit). Ugh, stuffing things. I just .zip now, or .dmg, or .tgz. I'm glad to avoid .sit entirely (except for some people that still offer software downloads as .sit).

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