{"id":559,"date":"2007-07-26T11:38:18","date_gmt":"2007-07-26T18:38:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.latenightsw.com\/blogfs5\/?p=4"},"modified":"2012-05-05T18:36:21","modified_gmt":"2012-05-06T01:36:21","slug":"using-sparkle-with-facespan-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/markalldritt.com\/?p=559","title":{"rendered":"Using Sparkle with FaceSpan 5"},"content":{"rendered":"

I’ve produced a FaceSpan plugin that allows you to use the Sparkle Software Update framework<\/a> in your FaceSpan 5 applications.<\/p>\n\n

You can download the Sparkle FaceSpan plugin here:<\/p>\n\n

sparkle.fsplugin.zip<\/a><\/p>\n\n

Installing:<\/p>\n\n

Follow these steps to install the Sparkle FaceSpan plugin:<\/p>\n\n

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  1. expand the Sparkle.fsplugin.zip archive<\/li>\n
  2. move the resulting Sparkle.fsplugin to the ~\/Library\/Application Support\/FaceSpan 5\/Plug-ins folder<\/li>\n
  3. Quit and relaunch FaceSpan<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n

    To use Sparkle:<\/p>\n\n

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    1. drag an instance of the Sparkle object from the Plugins\/Sparkle group in the Library inspector to your project (Others group)<\/li>\n
    2. edit your project’s Info.plist as directed in the documentation on the Sparkle web site (you’ll also need to create an appcast RSS feed for Sparkle to read)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n

      At this point, when your application launches, Sparkle will begin checking for software updates as directed by the Sparkle entries in the application’s Info.plist file.<\/p>\n\n

      If you want to have a “Check For Updates” menu item that allows the user to manually check for updates, do this:<\/p>\n\n

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      1. Drag a menu item object from the FaceSpanKit\/Menus group in the Library inspector to the place in the Main menu where you want the menu item to appear (e.g. Under “About” in the appMenu).<\/li>\n
      2. In the new menu item’s Attributes inspector:\n\n