Re: Permissions in an app bundle

FROM : Nir Soffer
DATE : Wed Jul 05 20:04:05 2006

On 05/07/2006, at 20:15, Sherm Pendley wrote:

>> The best solution seems to be to keep the template in the app 
>> bundle. The
>> template is not visible to the user, and I don't need to support 
>> more templates
>> installed by the user.

>
> But you do need to support an editable template - and allowing 
> users to "reset" to a default template when (not if) their changes 
> go awry would be a Very Good Idea.


But in this case, I don't.

>

>> The simplest thing - no code required - is to make the template 
>> writable in the
>> bundle.

>
> Have you asked your users whether they agree it's simple? They'd 
> have to right-click on your .app bundle, choose "Show Package 
> Contents", and navigate an unfamiliar (to them) directory structure 
> to find Resources. Most non-geeky users are very reluctant to poke 
> around inside .app bundles.


They don't have to do that of course. The template is internal 
application data used to create new documents, the user has nothing 
to do it.


Best Regards,

Nir Soffer