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From: arends@yosemite.metaphor.com (Dale M. Arends)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.system
Subject: Re: Misuse of the system folder...
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Date: 15 Apr 91 15:55:26 GMT
References: <1991Apr10.093946.22779@allgfx.agi.oz>
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In article <1991Apr10.093946.22779@allgfx.agi.oz> tkav@allgfx.agi.oz (Tony Kavadias) writes:
>
>     a) place all non-sharable files outside the system folder.  The best
>          place to keep them would be in the same folder as the application.
>
>Tony Kavadias			|   "I've always known,
>Melbourne, Australia.		|    I'll never die alone."

Sorry, Tony, but I also disagree.  I use a Macintosh mainly at home and am
the only user of the machine.  Since I use 4 or 5 applications 75%-85% of
the time, I keep them at the top level rather than in separate folders.

I much prefer to have the preferences files in the System Folder (or when
possible, in a Preferences folder in the System Folder) than cluttering up
my desktop or top level window.

My preference (pun intended) is that applications check first at the local
level folder (etc.) and if the required preference file is not found, go 
check in the Preferences folder in the System Folder.  Lastly they could
look in the System Folder itself.  Any applications I write do exactly that.
This approach, I believe, solves single-user and networked Preferences clutter
problems.

Dale

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