John Kaufmann wrote: > In a message dated 2009.04.12 08:15 -0500, James Knott wrote: > >>>> Somehow, I just don't trust Windows writing to a Linux partition. ;-) >>>> ... >>> But you don't *need* to use "My Documents". You can have any program >>> put >>> stuff anywhere you like. You just need to remember to do it. >>> >> I'm well aware of that, but having supported Windows users in the past, >> I always encourage them to store everything under My Documents. That >> way it's easier to find and makes backups easier. In Linux, users are >> usually forced to save in their home directory, so those problems don't >> occur. > > On my computer "My Documents"=/home; aren't most dual-boot systems > that way? >
That depends on how you configure things. For example, I run OpenSUSE, which has a "Documents" directory in a users home directory, which some apps default to using. On my notebook computer, which is the only computer I own that has Windows, I created a "My Documents" symbolic link to the FAT32 partition that contains the Windows "My Documents" directory. So, if I have a document that I want to use from either OS, it goes there. You can configure OpenOffice to use any directory you have access to as the default. -- Use OpenOffice.org <http://www.openoffice.org> --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.org
