Re: Newbie: Current Apps Directory
Re: Newbie: Current Apps Directory
- Subject: Re: Newbie: Current Apps Directory
- From: Andres Ramirez <email@hidden>
- Date: Wed, 16 Apr 2003 11:28:29 -0400
I'm not trying to argue in any way, but in certain cases it's okay to
not follow the rules. I would probably make you cringe if I told you
that I might end up having several versions of the same app lying
around in different volumes ( yes! outside the applications folder )
with different templates each. Indeed, this is no way to release
something to the public, but when we work, every click counts ... I
have drives devoted to clients, these drives move around, I want my app
there ( remember it's a utility app), with the templates there. Not
hidden in one system, under one user, on a different machine. All I am
saying is to keep an open mind. ;-)
In any case, I learned a lot from this thread.
- Andres
On Wednesday, April 16, 2003, at 02:25 AM, Sherm Pendley wrote:
On Wednesday, April 16, 2003, at 12:23 AM, Andres Ramirez wrote:
It's nice to be able to simply add templates into a folder and then
be able to do large batch operations. It's also nice to be able to
have different versions of these dependent on project or clients
without having to be endlessly selecting preferences and the sort.
Yes, it is nice. Not only that, it's a very common requirement - so
common, in fact, that Apple has established a standard location for
just such a folder:
/Library/Application Support/MyAppName/ - for system-wide support
files.
~/Library/Application Support/MyAppName/ - for a particular user's
support files.
Which is precisely what publiclook wrote:
On Tuesday, April 15, 2003, at 07:53 PM, publiclook wrote:
or put the data file in a ~/Libary/ApplicationSupport directory.
Don't search the entire Applications directory or clutter file
systems with random data files.
Apple's guidelines for what goes where can be found in the developer
docs; on my machine, the relevant page is at
<file:///Developer/Documentation/Essentials/SystemOverview/FileSystem/
iHow_the_Fil_s_Organized.
html>
sherm--
Andres Ramirez
Motion Graphics and Animation
http://www.pixeldream.com
617-413-8582
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