I don't like being told where I need to store my files.
Why ever not? You thinks it interferes with your free speech right
under the
US Constitution or something like that? What's wrong with just
adapting to
whatever makes things work?
It's completely reasonable to want to have control over your home
directory, especially something like the documents folder. Programs
should work for users, not the other way around. We should never
accept "almost good enough" in the computer world. It can be "good
enough". Thats why we're using Mac OS in the first place, right?
If it is imperative
to an apps operation that its data folders be in a certain spot,
put them
somewhere, where the user will not likely move them.
Now that's a better way to look at it. As I said,, when MS started
doing
this, they were the only ones, there was no better place. Apple had
only
just created an official "blessed" Documents folder in OS 9. The only
alternative would have been somewhere in the System Folder - worse
idea.
OS 9 discussions are irrelevant. We're using OS X, and have been for
years. As for developers putting files in smart places, well thats
the whole point here right. The only question of where preferences
or user data should live is does it need to be in the home directory
or can it be in slash. Quite frankly its dangerous to put such
application critical preferences in a folder where the typical user
is likely to be storing files and moving data in / out.
Now that OS X has a Library folder within the user folder, where
most users
don't venture much, and an Application Support folder within that,
it looks
like a good place. It would be a very big change to how Office
works to do
this (and will surely upset lots of people used to the present
setup) so
don't expect it for any sort of dot update. It might be something
they could
think about for a major version. Time will tell.
OS X has always had a Library folder in the user home. Application
support has been there as far back as I can remember, definitely
since 10.2. Big change for how office works? Well it would mean
changing the code to specify the new folder but other than that, as
long as the MUD stays in the user home, what would it change?
Defiently don't expect any sort of update, but don't be an
apologist. This is exactly the place to air out these kind of gripes.
-Mike
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