User feedback during downloading/installing would be nice #631

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michael · 2026-01-19T18:34:46Z

michael commented

2026-01-19 18:34:46 +00:00

Originally created by @scriptingosx on GitHub.

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michael commented

2026-01-19 18:34:46 +00:00

@mkoubavs commented on GitHub:

As an easy semi-solution to this problem, I've added additional calls to displaynotification to have the script notify a user when the download starts, and when the install starts, in addition to the complete notification. We found this particularly useful for large application updates such as updating Microsoft Office.

ie:
# MARK: download the archive
if [[ $currentUser != "loginwindow" ]]; then displaynotification "Downloading $name update" "Download in progress" fi
# MARK: install the download
if [[ $currentUser != "loginwindow" ]]; then displaynotification "Updating $name" "Update in progress. Please wait." fi

@mkoubavs commented on GitHub: As an easy semi-solution to this problem, I've added additional calls to `displaynotification` to have the script notify a user when the download starts, and when the install starts, in addition to the complete notification. We found this particularly useful for large application updates such as updating Microsoft Office. ie: `# MARK: download the archive` `if [[ $currentUser != "loginwindow" ]]; then displaynotification "Downloading $name update" "Download in progress" fi` `# MARK: install the download` `if [[ $currentUser != "loginwindow" ]]; then displaynotification "Updating $name" "Update in progress. Please wait." fi`

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Reference: Installomator/Installomator#631