Applescript

Article:		Easy Access to the Applications Folder from a Disk Image
Subject:		Applescript
Date:		2005-09-03 08:33:26
From:		sinjin

I've found this aspect of disk image installer to be a pain as well, and it would be nice to see some solution that gets around the problem that developers have no one consistent model for intuitive installation. It is great that you are thinking of ideas for Fetch, but few others are aware that non-power users take pause with these disk images (and the rest of us are frequently annoyed by them). Apple, are you listening?! I'm off to post feedback with them after this. Anyhow, what I wanted to suggest instead of the alias is an Applescript or Applescript Studio "installer" application that does exactly what your alias does. Reason I think it would be better is people understand what an application called "Install Fetch" is going to do. Double click and relax as things go where they should. Such a script could even prompt with choices of where it should go or tell the user where it went, or open up the apps folder and highlight the app icon after installation. For the more advanced users who know they can just drag the app anywhere they please, the app icon is also there waiting for it.