[External] : Re: jpackage requests permission via a dialog

[Michael Hall]

I’m not sure hacking the .DS_Store file would be Apple supported.

Is install4j still actively supporting this or is this something they used to do?

What happens if they stop?

The result of my bug report included the icons being resized to fit better with multiple files. 

I think Alexander’s layout is alright. I just sort of preferred mine which I remember as somewhat different.

Changing the background image is I believe supported by jpackage. I think I saw this mentioned somewhere on a verbose run?

I used Gimp to change the coloring of the javafx SceneBuilder application dmg background to better match the application icon. It didn’t generate any interest on their dev list but I thought it looked sort of nice. A little more customized to the app.

You could also hack your own version of the jpackage  dmg build. I did for testing. Then modify the AppleScript to do whatever you want. I could see if I could dig up what I used. I’m not sure if any of it would violate openjdk intellectual property.

> On Mar 5, 2024, at 10:50 AM, Alan Snyder <javalists at cbfiddle.com> wrote:
> 
> I’m wondering whether some developers might prefer to arrange the DMG layout by hand.
> 
> That would require jpackage to use a .DS_Store file provided by the developer and not running the script.
> 
> The issue is whether a .DS_Store file created using a previous DMG would work in a new DMG.
> 
> The documentation for install4j suggests that there is a way.
> 
> [https://www.ej-technologies.com/resources/install4j/help/doc/concepts/dmgStyling.html]
> 
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