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Kry

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Re: why does the incoming directory name begin with a "." dot?
« Reply #15 on: March 26, 2005, 10:04:32 PM »

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Originally posted by dontforgetmario
We are not asking for fancy lights flashing when a file is downloaded or anything difficult to code, we are just simply asking that the default "Incoming" folder is made visible in Finder and that, just simply take of a folder to be renamed from ".aMule" to "aMule", as simple as that (or something like that), nothing else!!, I personally don't care if that folder is in Documents, or User, or whatever folder your fancy better, but please make it visible :-)

Just read my post. That's not going to happen. If users are so strange that they can't change the default incoming folder, I can change it specifically for Mac to "~/Documents/aMule Downloads" or something alike, but

I

AM

NOT

GOING

TO

RENAME

OR

MOVE

THE

.aMule

FOLDER


Preferences will be there, and temp files will be there if the user doesn't change it on preferences.
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Re: why does the incoming directory name begin with a "." dot?
« Reply #16 on: March 27, 2005, 07:22:22 AM »

:baby:

as long as you don't speak macish they won't understand you kry... :))

I guess you have to explain that nobody needs terminal experience to change the preferences muahahahahaha
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Re: why does the incoming directory name begin with a "." dot?
« Reply #17 on: March 27, 2005, 09:37:53 AM »

They use fancy MacOSX GUI, so why wouldn't they change preferences on aMule GUI :P
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Re: why does the incoming directory name begin with a "." dot?
« Reply #18 on: March 29, 2005, 04:56:09 PM »

The "easy" solution is to use an alias for the incoming directory, so .aMule is still invisible to the majority, but people can acess heir downloads simply  8)
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Re: why does the incoming directory name begin with a "." dot?
« Reply #19 on: March 29, 2005, 07:42:37 PM »

What about a simple ReadMe on how to change the prefs for the Incoming-Folder?


Ahh, no wait, we Mac Users don't read ReadMe files neither  :(

I think just moving the "Incoming" folder to some visible place by default would make life a lot easier for most of us Mac Folks, or you might wanna ad a first-start-up set-up script to the Mac Version that asks the user about their preferences for the Incoming-Folder (don't know how hard this is to code though...)...

Just my 2ยข   :]
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Re: why does the incoming directory name begin with a "." dot?
« Reply #20 on: March 29, 2005, 08:24:52 PM »

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I think just moving the "Incoming" folder to some visible place by default would make life a lot easier for most of us Mac Folks

Well, that's what I said isn't it?
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Re: why does the incoming directory name begin with a "." dot?
« Reply #21 on: March 30, 2005, 06:00:39 AM »

New default Incoming for Mac is "~/Documents/aMule Downloads"

You have 1 week to complain.
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Re: why does the incoming directory name begin with a "." dot?
« Reply #22 on: April 01, 2005, 03:19:11 PM »

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New default Incoming for Mac is "~/Documents/aMule Downloads"

ok for me. good choice imho.
i first hessitated a little because of the space and/or whether aMule in the name is a good idea, but both are good. "aMule" makes people find it faster, and who ever is bothered by the space may rename it anyway. :D

... m2kio !
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