What does InstallGadget do?

InstallGadget creates installers for both OS X and Windows. On OS X the installers are created in the internet-enabled Drive Image format that is recommended by Apple for software distribution. The intention of InstallGadget is as a software distribution workflow tool rather than a generic disk image application. The Installer will be created next to the chosen folder and named _Setup.exe on Windows and _Setup.dmg on OS X.

Can I drag a folder onto the InstallGadget application icon?

Yes you can drag your folder onto both the icon and the Installgadget window.

How does InstallGadget work out the name of my application?

The application name is the name of the folder you drop on the InstallGadget window or choose from the Browse button.

How does InstallGadget know about my application license file?

InstallGadget looks at the contents of the chosen folder for files. On both OS X and Windows if there is a file containing “license” (case insensitive) in the name it is presented as a pre-installation agreement interface. The file may be either a plain text or RTF file and it must use the extension .txt, .text or .rtf.

Can I use my InstallGadget license on both OS X and Windows?

Yes

How long will my InstallGadget license last?

It includes all upgrades to InstallGadget. Upgrades are downloaded by InstallGadget whenever available.

What do I need to know about InstallGadget on Windows?

Readme files on windows are found like license files. Any file containing “readme” in the name will be included at the end of the install wizard as an option for the user to open. Other files located in the first level of the chosen folder and with a pdf, htm, html, hlp or url extension will be included as shortcuts in the Start menu. The name of the shortcuts will be the name of the file without the extension.

Windows installers created with InstallGadget always create a shortuct on the user’s desktop.

InstallGadget does not currently register file extensions for applications although it may do so in the near future.

What do I need to know about InstallGadget on OS X?

Disk images created by InstallGadget are in internet-enabled format. This is the format recommended by Apple for software distribution.

Why do users complain about their browser displaying the contents of the disk image rather than downloading when they click on the link?

This is because many web servers haven’t yet been upgraded to support .dmg files. To resolve this for Apache create a .htaccess file on your server that contains the following:

AddType application/octet-stream dmg

Can I integrate the Revolution Standalone Builder with InstallGadget?

Yes. Create a Revolution plugin with a backScript something like this:

on standaloneSaved pFolder
         # Make any changes you require to your build folder
         launch pFolder with "path to InstallGadget"
end standaloneSaved

An InstallGadget Revolution Plugin is currently under development.

Can InstallGadget create multi-lingual installers?

Yes. Just create a license file for each language you are supporting. For example, to support both English and Italian simply create two files with the following names:

License.txt

License-Italian.txt

In addition to the default English the following languages are supported by InstallGadget:

• BrazillianPortuguese
• Danish
• Dutch
• Finnish
• French
• German
• Italian
• Norwegian
• Swedish