[G4] Firefox dmg install?

[Eric Wood]

Correction: You can drag an icon from the dock anywhere on the screen
(not just the trash) and it'll go up in smoke. The original application
(or folder/file, as the case may be) will still be on the hard drive.

Eric

On Wed, 2007-09-12 at 14:49 -0700, John Niven wrote:
> Yup to both :-) but add:
> 
> Once you have dragged the icon to the applications
> folder, and waited for it to finish copying, you
> should click on the icon (in the apps folder) and drag
> it to the dock.
> 
> It will then be available to launch from the dock.
> 
> BTW any icon in the dock that you do not regularly use
> can be safely dragged to the trash. The application
> will still be available in the apps folder, so you can
> drag it back to the dock later if you want. That way
> you can keep your dock uncluttered, and have all your
> most used apps to hand.
> 
> Good luck,
> 
> John
> 
> --- Richard Klein <richspk at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> > Yup.  I'm pretty much re-stating what Brett already
> > said, but after:
> >    -   then it presents me with a screen with the
> > Firefox icon,
> >        a pointing arrow, and the Applications folder
> > icon
> > You should drag the Firefox icon onto the
> > Applications folder icon and
> > drop it there.
> > 
> > -- 
> > Rich
> > 
> > On 9/12/07, Brett Caven <brettcaven at gmail.com>
> > wrote:
> > > Did you move the Firefox icon into the
> > Applications folder... (the
> > > most popular way to install apps on Mac OS X)...
> > If you just double
> > > click it, you are only running it from the disk
> > image.
> > > ---
> > > -Brett
> > >
> > >
> > > On 12/Sep/07, at 5:13 PM, Fast Primes wrote:
> > >
> > > > Hi Folks,
> > > >
> > > > In attempting to install Firefox, I found myself
> > having to re-
> > > > install it all the time. Here's what I do:
> > > >
> > > >    -   click on the firefox--xyz.dmg file
> > > >    -   the system works on this a few seconds
> > > >    -   then it presents me with a screen with
> > the Firefox icon,
> > > >        a pointing arrow, and the Applications
> > folder icon
> > > >    -   clicking on the Firefox icon in the above
> > box installs Firefox
> > > >        in the dock with it bouncing a bit (until
> > complete?)
> > > >
> > > > However, on powering up, Firefox is NOT in the
> > dock (nor in the
> > > > Applications folder)--neccessitating that I
> > repeat the above steps!
> > > > What am I doing wrong here?
> > > >
> > > > Thanks.
> > > >
> > > > FP
> > > >
> > > >
> >
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