[Opencd-devel] TheOpenCD Installer v0.1 demo

[Jon S. <jsa...@di...>]

Greets all,

I have a demo version of the installer I'm working on and I promised to =
show something this weekend - so here it is.  The file is in the public =
FTP space, named TheOpenCDJS2.zip

It is essentially a glorified file browser, that lets the end user =
navigate around the directory structure we create and easily install =
programs.

Please note, that when you use it, it will start you in the incorrect =
directory, showing you all the directories beneath it.  The end user =
would be restricted to the folder named "installation" on the CD, thus =
they would only see the Applications, Games, Utilities, etc. folders in =
the top pane of the program.

I'm still working on it - and as a matter of fact I'm transitioning PC's =
to a new one this weekend, and I'm willing to add to the installer as =
best I can.  At this point, it's something functional and fairly =
straightforward for us to begin with.

Also, there is a test batch file in the Applications folder, it has =
nothing malicious in it, it just runs, so you can verify that the =
installer would be able to run other installation programs.

If the installer is an exe file, we can directly call it.  If it is a =
Zip file, we can tell the system to open it with the installed zip =
utility (or tell the user to install one if they don't have it).  Double =
click an item to install it, or "push to install program" with the =
program selected.

Please, no flamebait - I'm doing this out of the good of my heart! ;D  =
Let me know what you think.  Not all the functionality is there, because =
it's not finished.  It's also designed to run directly off a CD and NOT =
the hard drive.

Ok, gotta run.

-Jon