[Pythonmac-SIG] Re: Appscript Binary Installer Feedback

[Bob Ippolito]

On Jan 13, 2005, at 12:54, Nick Matsakis wrote:

> On Thu, 13 Jan 2005, Bob Ippolito wrote:
>
>> Even more reason to have them installed behind the scenes.
>
> Where should they be installed, then?  I think the appscript folder in
> /Library/Python/2.3 is the best place for them.

What I meant by "behind the scenes" was that they should be installed 
by the installer, not drag+drop installed by the user.  If you put 
these applications in the user's face they *will* click on them, and be 
disappointed/confused when they don't do anything (because appscript 
isn't installed *and* because they have no UI).

Their installation destination depends on what kind of interaction the 
user will have with them, if any.  If appscript will start them on its 
own, then the same location as the Python package makes some sense, but 
I would put them in a directory that is clearly not a subpackage (i.e. 
a directory with-a-hyphen-in-it).

-bob