Re: SystemPreferences

[Matt Rice]

Hi Dennis, 

not sure if this is similar to what Chris had in mind
though i'll throw in my opinions 

I would say /{System,Local}/Library/<AppName>/
though it is probably better suited to the
ApplicationSupport/<AppName> given the current file
system layout

(though IMHO Library/ is what ApplicationSupport/ and
the stuff in Library/ currently should be in
Library/GNUstep or something for local root and just
Library/ for system root possibly, this is a whole
other conversation though)

the problem with Library/Bundles is its a catch all 
which contains a bunch of completely unrelated things

i've forever been in favor of removing Bundles/
altogether though probably not vocal about it

so no not /System/Library/Inspectors

/System/Library/Foo/Inspectors/
/System/Library/Bar/Inspectors/

so each app would be in charge of its own heirarchy in
the Library dir and not dependent the correct
Library/<SomeTypeOfBundle> existing 

though again IMHO this should be relegated to third
party stuff, and stuff which is required/default
mostly belong in the app's resources itself to allow
for the mythical cp -r/drag and drop installation

otherwise if we have something like

/System/Library/Applications/Foo.app
/System/Library/Bundles/SomeFoo.bundle
/System/Library/Bundles/FooExample.bundle
/System/Library/Documentation/Foo/

we just have a normal unix heirarchy with a bunch of
capital letters and stuff, (things from the same
components split into many places) 

where we're kindof going for 
Foo.app
Foo.app/Resources/SomeFoo.bundle

and copy Foo.app to Library/Applications

Foo/FooExample.bundle
Foo/Documentation/ 
and optionally Foo/ to Library/

or something

--- Dennis Leeuw <address@hidden> wrote:

> Hi Chris,
> 
> Would this also mean the we need a
> /System/Library/Inspectors 
> /System/Library/Finder
> /System/Library/TextConverters 
> /System/Library/GSPrinting just no name a view
> others that are falling 
> in the same category.
> 
> Or am I somehow missing the point here?

> Chris Vetter wrote:
> > Hi,
> > 
> > just a thought, but wouldn't it make sense to
> store SystemPreference 
> > modules somewhere else instead of
> /System/Library/Bundles/ like 
> > /System/Library/Preferences/ or sth similar?
> > 
> > I know, technically, they ARE bundles, but then
> again, "logically" they 
> > are system preferences and IMHO should be set
> aside from regular bundles 
> > that are loaded during
> application/backend/whatever startup. Makes sense?
> > 


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