This creates a dock link directly into the disk image, leading to slow performance whenever the application is started when the disk image is not mounted.

One of the common errors is that people drag the application directly from the disk image to the dock. Informal testing revealed two common errors being made by people new to the Mac, and the situation is only worse for Firefox because it’s often the first application people go and download because they’re familiar with it. The best way I know how is to manipulate the Finder settings for the disk image AdiumX does this very well: Just about any Mac application out there tries to solve this issue by visualising the process to new users. This process, while dead easy and familiar for experienced Mac users, is completely alien to new users. This is the four step process as described by Limi, but personally I would replace step four with “Unmount and discard disk image”, but that’s splitting hairs they’re both optional, but I personally believe removing the disk image is a more common operation than adding an application to the dock (which is something I usually do whenever I launch the application in question for the first time).

Move application from disk image to ~/Applications.To do that, let’s take a look at thecommon process of installing applications on the Mac:

Update: A possible solution?įirst, we need to identify where the problems – if any – lie. Mozilla developer Alexander Limi talks about the problems Mozilla runs into when it comes to Firefox’ installation process on the Mac, and a possible solution.

One of the things that often leads to confusion for new users is the installation process for applications. There are things like the universal menubar, the dock, Expose, and many more. There are several things which take quite some getting used to when switching from any platform to the Mac.

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