At 03:20 PM 12/27/2005, Bryan J. Smith wrote: >Craig White <craigwhite at azapple.com> wrote: > > As for why evolution puts its files in hidden directories > > is because that is pretty much the gnome way and evolution > > is very much a gnome application. > >Yep. > >And it's pretty much the "UNIX way" in general. You almost >_always_ put user files in the user's home directory. But HIDDEN??? I have always kept my data organized by identity and have NEVER put anything in M$s pet directories. After I install an app, I change its data directory settings. Been doing this since QUARTERDECK on 286s. >That way, it doesn't matter what terminal the user connects from, >or what access they have on the system, they have their same >home directory, settings, etc... And I could mount shares for specific user info from other systems. >I could go into the >long history of NT v. Chicago on that (and the lack of >network-consideration in Chicago), but I won't bore you. You left out OS/2 there (I gained the dubious title of one of the 5 junior blue ninjas. anyone here know who the blue ninja on compuserve was?). I remember when Culter was hired away from DEC. To make a 'real' file system.