On 23 Dec 2013, at 01:17, Johan Fabry <[email protected]> wrote: > > On Dec 22, 2013, at 2:51 PM, Mark Bestley <[email protected]> wrote: > >> On 22/12/2013 14:04, Johan Fabry wrote: >> >>>>> Also, I think it is very wrong to keep the images in the Library >>>>> folder by default. The Library is "hidden" and a "black magic - do not >>>>> touch" area for the common user. A sensible default is the Documents >>>>> folder. >> >> If a user thinks the Library is black magic then they won't be manipulating >> images outside of Pharo and PharoLauncher. (as I don't think they will be >> capable of doing so)
This is wrong. A mac user not ever touch his songs directly, it uses iTunes, yet his music files are at "Music/iTunes Music”, not hidden. Same applies for pharo images. Even if you are not going to touch them, you still want them in a visible place (for copying, backing, sharing, etc.). Or just because. The default folder has to be Documents/Pharo, not some hard to access place. A pharo image is NOT an obscure configuration library. Is much more like a document or a song than a preference. > > I am a counter-example. *I* think the Library is black magic and I manipulate > images in the finder. > >> I think this is a misreading of Apple's directory design. It is for more >> than preferences and caches but for all app-specific files > > I am not knowledgeable on the design intent of Apple. I am just a user, and > looking at what is inside the Library folder is scary. I have no documents of > mine in there. > > I will stop here, I think I made my point. Feel free to disagree :-) > > ---> Save our in-boxes! http://emailcharter.org <--- > > Johan Fabry - http://pleiad.cl/~jfabry > PLEIAD lab - Computer Science Department (DCC) - University of Chile > >
