Bill Lee wrote:
> "Matthew Thomas" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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>>Gervase Markham wrote:
>>
>>>> I was starting to feel in the minority. <grin> Actually, what I
>>>>hate more than the salting is the fact that the user community has
>>>>been given no choice in the matter. (And saying you can write your
>>>>own code or pay money, etc., isn't really the point.)
>>>>
>>>Well it is, really. As mpt is fond of saying, correctly, we can't have
>>>a pref for everything. The more we have, the more conditional forks in
>>>the code there are, and the greater its complexity and the greater the
>>>possibility of bugs. Those who write the code get to make the choices
>>>(subject to review and approval, and a spec if there is one.)
>>>...
>>>
>>Right. I don't like the salted folder either -- it's an insult to a Mac
>>user who expects every file and folder on their system to have a
>>semi-understandable name. (the DOS-like `.slt' on the end of the name
>>increases its offensiveness.) But I'd rather have the salting always
>>happen, than present users with an inevitably incomprehensible pref for
>>it when they create a new profile.
>>
>
> Simple dialog: "Would you like your preference files stored in a random
> directory for increased security?".
>
> bl
"What?!? I don't want my Mozilla preferences stored in my Quake
directory!!! What is up with that?!?"
It may appear simple, but to me "random" could mean that it will select
some random directory on the hard disk in which to place the preferences.
Better yet: "Would you like your preference files stored in a random
directory within your profile folder for increased security?"
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