Paul said: >>> For goodness' sake. just tell them not to move it. End of story. Who cares >>> if they "want to" move it? [...] just tell your users to leave it be. They >>> can just learn a few rules >> >> Wow. What a great attitude! You will not touch your computer! Do it our way >> or don't do it at all! Are you sure this isn't a Windows list? > > I don't get it. If one method works well and the other method gets you a > blank database that "loses" all your mail and contacts, why not just learn > to do it the way that works?
Why have a system that will only look for this data in one fixed, immutable place? > This is not a question of civil liberties. If you _really want_ to move your > MUD, fine, move it, there's nobody stopping you, no computer police; and get > a new blank database. That seems rather dumb advice to me. It seems to me that you're missing the point. Nobody is questioning the wisdom of moving the MUD folder -- clearly it's not wise. The real question is why Office can't be modified to look for the MUD folder in alternate locations (preferably user-specified). I realize that Apple guidelines may say that user-specific data should go in the Documents folder, but that should be a *default behavior*. Each and every app that stores data in the Documents folder, IMHO, should offer a preference setting that allows users to specify where to store the related data for that application. StickyBrain, for example, offers such a preference setting, as do many other applications. Think about this for a moment... If even 25% of OS X applications began storing data in the ~/Documents folder, can you imagine what that folder's contents would look like? Navigating that folder would become a complete nightmare -- it would be about as fun to sift through as your Preferences folder. That is not at all what I envision my "Documents" folder to be. Personally, I ditch any application that stubbornly stores data in the Documents folder without allowing me to move it elsewhere... except Office 2004, of course -- I can't quite bring myself to replace Entourage. :) Justin -- To unsubscribe: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> archives: <http://www.mail-archive.com/entourage-talk%40lists.letterrip.com/> old-archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/entourage-talk%40lists.boingo.com/>
