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by pier25
3163 days ago
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It has given me a few headaches. On Mac, Squirrel has worked flawlessly. The biggest headache for my users is that the app is not added to the start menu, and the .exe is buried in some deep bizarre folder. Maybe there is a way to solve this, but I haven't been able to find it. There is an option to add a shortcut to the desktop, but if the user deletes it then the exe is lost forever. I've had other bizarre problems for a few users and the only solution was to reinstall the app from scratch. Tech support is not very happy about that. Maybe it all stems from my Windows ignorance but Electron-builder, one of the most important projects for packaging Electron apps, is moving away from Electron to NSIS. The problem is that AFAIK NSIS doesn't work with Electron updater. I'm seriously considering moving away from Electron and replacing it with a UWP JS app and distribute it via the Windows Store. |
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My only reason to support an Electron app on Windows is a need to import ancient Access MDB files. I've been meaning to explore deeper the possibility of using the desktop bridge for my Access reader component and call it from the Cordova UWP JS app. It's on my TODO list to explore, but I think just having a single UWP app (with a desktop component that lights up as available) would be the best distribution plan on Windows.