Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!clyde.concordia.ca!ccu.umanitoba.ca!rahardj From: rahardj@ccu.umanitoba.ca (Budi Rahardjo) Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps Subject: Re: I just downloaded StuffIt Classic and... Keywords: stuffit classic compactor Message-ID: <1990Nov8.004050.2653@ccu.umanitoba.ca> Date: 8 Nov 90 00:40:50 GMT References: <2780@esquire.dpw.com> <2787@esquire.dpw.com> <2918@bridge2.ESD.3Com.COM> Followup-To: comp.sys.mac.apps Distribution: na Organization: University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada Lines: 17 ngg@bridge2.ESD.3Com.COM (Norman Goodger) writes: ..... stuff deleted ..... >The reason that some of the files go into the system folder or into Folders >therein is because of Apple guidelines to this effect if I recall. Preference >files, Help files, etc... That way no matter where you move the Application, >it can always find its support files. Sounds like a much easier way to >handle things than what you propose, you seem to be advocating doing it >the hard way..IMHO... This creates problems for users like me who doesn't have a hard-drive. My boot disk (system folder) is getting bigger and bigger .... finally.. no space left !!. -- budi -- Budi Rahardjo Electrical Engineering - University of Manitoba - Canada