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MakeItHome: Your feedback about this app

rcecchini

rcecchini

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Jan 7, 2023
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Can I ask you the feedback about this app that I developed? https://geckos.ink/products/makeithome/
On the web page there is a free version download.

One of the most problem is that due the technology used is compatible just since macOS 12.3.

Can I have your feedback about this app?

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Thank you
 
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bogdanw said:
The App Store version 1.3.1 b61 is working on 12.6.2 (21G320) MBA M1.

If you are looking for suggestions, the background is too bright compared to the default Dark appearance of the OS and it would be nice if Up was an option for activation.

You should probably ask a moderator to move the thread to Mac Applications and Mac App Store https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/mac-application-developers-read-before-posting.913652/
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Thank you so much! The top activation is reserved to the next "big update" for the widgets (like notes, drag and drop...) and needs a particular attention for avoid the unintentional activation when you want simply used the menu bar, so I would implement a new type of algorithm its management.
Instead for the background I'll study a possible solution. Thank you!

P.S. A tip: to be honest the background should be your desktop background, but is not compatible with some formats that changes from day to night. But I'll change the placeholder background for solving this issue.
 
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rcecchini said:
P.S. A tip: to be honest the background should be your desktop background, but is not compatible with some formats that changes from day to night. But I'll change the placeholder background for solving this issue.
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Desktop background - solid color black (or other) vs MakeItHome background white
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Lovely app

Try to reduce the on-boarding pop up windows or at least make the on-boarding "thank you" graphic at the first launch / timed session length of app usage.

Such first-launch windows are generally intrusive to me. I wonder how other people feel.

Next, see if you can fix the permission screen. It's a bit jarring to look at that large green and red graphic telling the user to turn on screen recording. The dialog window pops up anyway and that window graphic just adds to the bloat.

If you really wanted to, then a notification in the menu bar item would probably be of more sense. Like adding an attention graphic to the menu bar icon if permissions aren't set up correctly, and then on click of the menu bar icon reveal a small text that says "Screen Recording Required" that in turn leads to System Preferences.

Then this . the Run at startup isn't the correct term - It should be Open at Login - edit, or is it? I think it is - someone correct me

The buttons them selves "Run at Startup" and "Review" "Quit" should follow other button designs laid out by Apple. I don't know why there's a color on the right-hand side on those.. could just be my installation of Monterey?!

I went ahead and bought the app to support your development as it looks promising. Don't pay too much attention to my armchair designer speech. I've just seen so many first-launch or on-boarding screens to make me dizzy - especially when they could be presented in a better / more good way.

Additionally you could, if you wanted to, add the graphic that represents the user's display style; iMac, MacBook, External Apple Display or a Generic graphic for a PC Monitor for those using a Mac mini with a BenQ monitor or the like.
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I have yet to try using your application for more than a minute or so because I found that I needed to write this comment, commenting on first launch issues that nagged me.

Lastly, I would say that the app icon looks good, but if you want a Big Sur-style icon; then I suggest reaching out to someone who can make an icon + menu bar icon that resembles that of your original icon with rounded off corners.

Good luck with future revisions
 
The settings window hides if it's open and the user selects / plays with the screen sides. I hope only on instance at a time is opened, otherwise it would be a mess if multiple instances are open of the MakeItHome Preferences/Settings window.

Introduce a right-click /left-click option on your menu bar icon to have the user quit the app / see About window / enter settings without revealing when just clicking on the menu bar icon

just suggestions mind you. :)
 
A bug or two.

First the launch of MakeItHome quickly gives a refresh-look on the monitor.

Second, I have only the right hand side of the monitor set to invoke MakeItHome, yet the bottom side where my Dock resides is still use. I don't have a checkbox for the bottom part of the monitor
 
allan.nyholm said:
Lovely app

Try to reduce the on-boarding pop up windows or at least make the on-boarding "thank you" graphic at the first launch / timed session length of app usage.

Such first-launch windows are generally intrusive to me. I wonder how other people feel.

Next, see if you can fix the permission screen. It's a bit jarring to look at that large green and red graphic telling the user to turn on screen recording. The dialog window pops up anyway and that window graphic just adds to the bloat.

If you really wanted to, then a notification in the menu bar item would probably be of more sense. Like adding an attention graphic to the menu bar icon if permissions aren't set up correctly, and then on click of the menu bar icon reveal a small text that says "Screen Recording Required" that in turn leads to System Preferences.

Then this . the Run at startup isn't the correct term - It should be Open at Login - edit, or is it? I think it is - someone correct me

The buttons them selves "Run at Startup" and "Review" "Quit" should follow other button designs laid out by Apple. I don't know why there's a color on the right-hand side on those.. could just be my installation of Monterey?!

I went ahead and bought the app to support your development as it looks promising. Don't pay too much attention to my armchair designer speech. I've just seen so many first-launch or on-boarding screens to make me dizzy - especially when they could be presented in a better / more good way.

Additionally you could, if you wanted to, add the graphic that represents the user's display style; iMac, MacBook, External Apple Display or a Generic graphic for a PC Monitor for those using a Mac mini with a BenQ monitor or the like.
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I have yet to try using your application for more than a minute or so because I found that I needed to write this comment, commenting on first launch issues that nagged me.

Lastly, I would say that the app icon looks good, but if you want a Big Sur-style icon; then I suggest reaching out to someone who can make an icon + menu bar icon that resembles that of your original icon with rounded off corners.

Good luck with future revisions
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Thank you so much for the advices! They are very important to me.
Now I begin to work to the corrections

P.S. Thank you also for the double support!
 
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allan.nyholm said:
A bug or two.

First the launch of MakeItHome quickly gives a refresh-look on the monitor.

Second, I have only the right hand side of the monitor set to invoke MakeItHome, yet the bottom side where my Dock resides is still use. I don't have a checkbox for the bottom part of the monitor
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The first is a problem due to the loading process. It doesn't happens always, and for the moment I don't know if there is a certain method to solve it.
The second, you mean that you have disabled the bottom side but it still continues to working?
 
rcecchini said:
The first is a problem due to the loading process. It doesn't happens always, and for the moment I don't know if there is a certain method to solve it.
The second, you mean that you have disabled the bottom side but it still continues to working?
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Yes, to the bottom part still appearing when having it disabled there and only have either side enabled - on at a time or both at once.

The flashing thing I can reproduce every time with just launching MakeItHome. I'll see if it occurs after I reboot my Mac
 
allan.nyholm said:
Yes, to the bottom part still appearing when having it disabled there and only have either side enabled - on at a time or both at once.

The flashing thing I can reproduce every time with just launching MakeItHome. I'll see if it occurs after I reboot my Mac
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This is a bad headache. This seems a bug of a lot time ago. Also the flashing thing was an old thing.
I'll pay particular attention to solve this annoying bugs. Have you Monterey, right? Because I have Ventura and I think that certain problems could no be replicated in Ventura.
 
App Store version 1.3.2 b64 working on Intel 12.6.2 (21G320)

Suggestions about the thread, consider including the MakeItHome name in the title, in the first post the link for “What is and how works MakeItHome?” and one of the video presentations.
https://help.geckos.ink/article/2-What-is-and-how-works-MakeItHome

Possible bug, when removing an app from MakeItHome (as shown in the video above), it sometimes shows up again and disappears from MakeItHome on mouse hover.
 
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