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Sep 10, 2014
08:46 AM
Shortcut not added to Mac OSX Dock
When I select the Mac OSX Dock as the target for my alias, the alias never appears in the dock. I've repeated this behavior with a SSCCE which is attached (
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I believe this is item IOA-000081101 from the InstallAnywhere 2013 Known Issues list, but is not reported on the InstallAnywhere 2014 Known Issues list
1. Is this a known issue in InstallAnywhere 2014?
2. Is there a workaround?
Thanks,
Drew
I believe this is item IOA-000081101 from the InstallAnywhere 2013 Known Issues list, but is not reported on the InstallAnywhere 2014 Known Issues list
1. Is this a known issue in InstallAnywhere 2014?
2. Is there a workaround?
Thanks,
Drew
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Sep 10, 2014
02:05 PM
Upon rebooting my Mac for an unrelated issue, aliases for my test product appeared in the Dock.
I've been able to reproduce this behavior, but not deterministically. It seems to be related to some combination of:
1) Installing over an existing install
2) Rebooting the machine
My attempts to reproduce the solution using `killall Dock`, `killall Finder`, and logoff-logon cycles don't seem to work.
Even with this work arounds, I don't want to have to tell my users to restart their machines just to get the alias to appear in the Dock. A real solution would be appreciated.
I've been able to reproduce this behavior, but not deterministically. It seems to be related to some combination of:
1) Installing over an existing install
2) Rebooting the machine
My attempts to reproduce the solution using `killall Dock`, `killall Finder`, and logoff-logon cycles don't seem to work.
Even with this work arounds, I don't want to have to tell my users to restart their machines just to get the alias to appear in the Dock. A real solution would be appreciated.
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Feb 11, 2015
06:04 PM
Try to run this first:
defaults write com.apple.dock workspaces-auto-swoosh - boolean YES (any "defaults write com.apple.dock" command)
and then:
killall Dock
Marroyo
defaults write com.apple.dock workspaces-auto-swoosh - boolean YES (any "defaults write com.apple.dock" command)
and then:
killall Dock
Marroyo
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Apr 24, 2015
11:18 PM
In:
Sequence – Post-Install
Add the Action: Execute Script/Batch file: Show Icon in the Dock
With the Script:
#!/bin/sh
defaults write com.apple.dock workspaces-auto-swoosh -boolean YES
killall Dock
And the Rule:
Check Platform: ….Perform On:…“Mac OS X”
Marroyo
Sequence – Post-Install
Add the Action: Execute Script/Batch file: Show Icon in the Dock
With the Script:
#!/bin/sh
defaults write com.apple.dock workspaces-auto-swoosh -boolean YES
killall Dock
And the Rule:
Check Platform: ….Perform On:…“Mac OS X”
Marroyo
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