====== creating .dmg for install with background ====== - make a new folder (for this example: AppBundle) - drag the finished application file (.app) and any other files you want the user to have into AppBundle - create a background image (png file) - using the terminal, create a hidden directory named .background in AppBundle - copy the background image into the .background folder - open Disk Utility - drag the AppBundle folder onto the Disk Utility icon, or use File -> New -> Disk Image from Folder... and select AppBundle - set the Image Format to read/write, and don't use encryption - save the dmg file as "AppBundle read-write.dmg" - mount (open) the "AppBundle read-write.dmg" file in the Finder - press command-j to bring up the window settings dialog - click "This window only" so the changes won't modify any other folders - in the Background section, select Picture - since the image is in a hidden folder, use command-shift-g to bring up the Go To Folder sheet - type the full page to the background folder: /Volumes/AppBundle/.background and click Go - select the background image, and click Select (Finder needs to have "show all file extensions" enabled) - adjust the icons and window as desired: * icon size * text size and label position * show or hide sidebar and toobar * window size * window position - once you have the window looking exactly the way you want users to see it, unmount the dmg file (eject) - in Disk Utility, use the convert tool on the AppBundle read-write.dmg file * set the Image Format to "compressed" * save the file as AppBundle.dmg - AppBundle.dmg should open up with your view settings intact