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From: dave@PRC.Unisys.COM (David Lee Matuszek)
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Subject: Re: I just downloaded StuffIt Classic and...
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Date: 7 Nov 90 21:20:37 GMT
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In article <3132@ns-mx.uiowa.edu> jlhaferman@l_eld09.icaen.uiowa.edu (Jeff Haferman) writes:

>Correction on my original posting - it installs FOLDERS in the System Folder.
>I don't like this either, but what really gets me is that they are called
>"Help" and "Preferences".  That's really dump.  How about something like
>"StuffIt Help" and "StuffIt" preferences.  Ray Lau must be getting silly
>at the ripe old age of 19.

Someone mentioned this was because StuffIt follows Apple's new
guidelines.  I'm not familiar with the guidelines mentioned, but is it
possible that Apple specifically recommends folders named "Help" and
"Preferences", into which all such files (not just StuffIt's) go?

If so, does the StuffIt installer always create these folders (boo,
hiss), or does it use existing folders by this name, if such exist?

If Apple recommends these two particular folders, and it catches on,
that would go at least a little ways toward cleaning up the mess in my
System Folder (which is the only one I can't trim down and organize
reasonably), and I'm all for it.  On the other hand, I really don't
need a couple dozen extra "<Mumble> Help" and "<Mumble> Preferences"
folders in there.


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