Saturday, September 30, 2006

Mac Users- Quick Question

Hey,

I need quick answers as to what people prefer:

I'm building the installers for some things, and we're providing the option to install specific plugins as well as specific platforms.

So, topical example: TBK+TBK2 installer
Platforms: AU RTAS VST [ + Documentation]

You know how mac installers work? With 'custom' install type, where you get "main" options and suboptions? Well, we're figuring out how to split it.

Here are the options:

1) FLAT
AU TBK
AU TBK2
VST TBK
VST TBK2
RTAS TBK
RTAS TBK2
TBK Docs
TBK2 Docs

2) Plugins->Platform
TBK
| - AU
| - RTAS
| - VST
\- Documentation
TBK2
| - AU
| - RTAS
| - VST
\- Documentations

3) Platform -> Plugins
AU
| - TBK
\- TBK2
RTAS
| - TBK
\- TBK2
VST
| - TBK
\- TBK2
Documentation
| - TBK
\- TBK2

[the stuff with text arrows are the suboptions... you know the ones...]

Which do you want, 1 2 or 3?

I want to go with 3, because it makes more sense... i.e. ... Joey Beatbox uses Logic, so he unticks RTAS and VST, and then opens AU, and chooses to only install TBK2, which he uses the distort his vocal rhythms. Makes sense to me... but I'm often wrong...!

LET US KNOW PEOPLE!!!! QUIIIIICK!!!

p.s. did you see me on kvr! :) EXCITING! :)

4 comments:

Dave Sonalksis said...

Well, on PC I built a custom installer, and it does exactly what you describe:
Page1, which plugins do you want?
Page2, what formats do you want?
Install!

easy.

Alas, on mac-os, installers are a bit more limited... I can customise pages, but only for OS10.4 users... and it's a pain too. So it's the tree structure or nothin, basically... or write a whole new custom installer from scratch. There doesn't appear to be anything like Inno for mac :-/

But it sounds like it should be
Plugin
-> Types

Any other opinions?

Anonymous said...

#2

Anonymous said...

3...You're right

Anonymous said...

number 2 seems to be most logical ..