Packaging and deployment

The application was packaged for Windows and OSX. They were packaged using the Recommended method. This method has the application working as a portable executable in a folder. This way of packaging was relatively easy, and consisted of putting the application files in the same folder as the runtime engine executable.

The OSX version is absolutely fine and looks just like any other .app package would look. However, on Windows, the folder has the executable mixed with all the subfolders that the application needs to run, as well as the application files. This is aesthetically unpleasing but also could be confusing for the audience this audience intends to approach. Another problem found with the Windows version (not in OSX) is that the application doesn't have a start menu shortcut, which means that users can't search for the app in the start menu.

Remarkable bugs at this development stage.

• Application crashes on OSX when inserting an image onto an already existing file.
• Image locations are not found on OSX if a file is not written yet.
• Word count doesn't count the exact number of words in the document.