On the other hand i would argue that a non-cli user is better off with a management utility such as Add/Remove programs or Star/Open office font admin. So, it does'nt matter to store them under hidden files.
prabhat Gregory Shaw wrote: > I don't agree. When browsing with a file browser (like most non-cli > users do), the files that start with . are ignored. This makes it > very difficult to select that directory to store a new font, for > example. > > Dotfiles work fine for Unix people. It's the people that don't care > to learn unix (sunray users for example) that benefit from not using > dotfiles. > > You should be able to ignore a single directory entry. > > Regarding the 5 or 6 character limit -- that's a CLIism, and a > personal preference. When using a gui browser, the filename length > makes little difference in the big picture. > > On May 31, 2006, at 10:19 AM, Casper.Dik at Sun.COM wrote: > >> >>> How is ~/Library/Safari/ any different to ~/.mozilla/ and in any >>> case if >>> you aren't that application you really have no business poking >>> around in >>> there. >> >> >> Then the file name should start with a "." so that "ls" doesn't show >> it. >> >> I have a strong dislike for any directory showing up in my home >> directory >> without me creating it; *specifically* if it contains capitals and is >> longer than 5 or 6 characters as that makes my ls listing much longer. >> >> Casper >> _______________________________________________ >> install-discuss mailing list >> install-discuss at opensolaris.org >> http://opensolaris.org/mailman/listinfo/install-discuss > > > ----- > Gregory Shaw, IT Architect > Phone: (303) 673-8273 Fax: (303) 673-8273 > ITCTO Group, Sun Microsystems Inc. > 1 StorageTek Drive MS 4382 greg.shaw at sun.com (work) > Louisville, CO 80028-4382 shaw at fmsoft.com (home) > "When Microsoft writes an application for Linux, I've Won." - Linus > Torvalds > > > _______________________________________________ > install-discuss mailing list > install-discuss at opensolaris.org > http://opensolaris.org/mailman/listinfo/install-discuss
