On 3/14/06 1:20 PM, "Michael T. Scott" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> 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. What I do is have a "Documents" subfolder inside my official user Documents folder. That's where I put all my own documents, and nothing else. In the outer official Documents folder is where Microsoft, Adobe and Palm put their folders, and I leave them there. This way there's no danger of messing about with them. > 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? Where most people expect to find it, that's all. > > 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. Sure. I've said the same thing (why not use Application Support?) for about 5-6 years. There's nothing new about it. In the meantime, things will work better if you work around what's actually required for things to work. -- Paul Berkowitz MVP MacOffice Entourage FAQ Page: <http://www.entourage.mvps.org/faq/index.html> AppleScripts for Entourage: <http://macscripter.net/scriptbuilders/> PLEASE always state which version of Microsoft Office you are using - 2004, X or 2001. It's often impossible to answer your questions otherwise. -- 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/>
