Re: My app breaks when moved while running

FROM : Phil
DATE : Fri Feb 08 21:06:44 2008

On Feb 8, 2008, at 10:37 AM, Sean McBride wrote:

> On 2/7/08 3:31 PM, Phil said:
>

>> It seems like it would be a significant amount
>> of effort, both in the Apple frameworks and for app developers, to
>> keep a non-trivial application functioning properly to being moved/
>> renamed while running vs. what percentage of users would ever attempt
>> to do this even once.

>
> You're thinking like a programmer.  What percentage of users would 
> even
> consider that moving a running app could be a problem?  Why should it
> be?  Many users don't even understand the whole idea of the file 
> system
> hierarchy, let alone such subtleties.


Actually I was thinking about it from a user, customer support, and 
business standpoint.  When I think about scenarios I've dealt with on 
my own or in supporting others and this scenario has never come up. 
Granted, there are a great many things that users aren't aware of (nor 
should they need to be) and I was making the point that it seemed like 
a lot of work for a relatively small payback.  I just checked several 
apps from Apple and 3rd parties and none that I tried works correctly 
in this scenario.  Anyway, Sanford has users reporting this problem 
and he's trying to find a solution which makes perfect sense to me.

Thanks,
Phil