[Sparkle] New Checking Behavior
Andy Matuschak
andy at andymatuschak.org
Sun Dec 23 21:01:17 PST 2007
>> Yeah, that's a case that makes good sense, Uli. I'll just have the
>> default being second launch.
>
> Errr... sorry, but could you change that to "after a day" or
> something? Many apps these days are kept running for weeks without a
> restart, e.g. the Talking Moose generally starts up with your Mac and
> just stays running, so they user may not see the update check alert
> until weeks later. If the app crashes, there may be a second launch,
> but really, check on startup would be my preferred choice, still.
You make a good point about Talking Moose, and I want to think of a
way to address it, but imagine the scenario:
You've installed Talking Moose. You launched it. It's fun! It's neat.
You play with it for a few minutes, then go back to Safari. Then Word.
You go to bed. You wake up the next day, check your mail, start paying
some bills. All of a sudden: "Hey! Is it okay if Talking Moose sends
profiling information?"
It's got to be in the context of actually doing something with the
app, you know?
- Andy Matuschak
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