Re: PDF: open with preview file storage

Christopher Jahn <[email protected]> 22 Feb 2005 00:44:24 GMT
Newsgroups gmane.comp.mozilla.devel.macosx
Organization Another Netscape Collabra Server User
Message-ID <[email protected]>
Moz Champion <[email protected]> wrote in news:cvdjn5$b136
@ripley.netscape.com:

> Christopher Jahn wrote:
> 
>> Chris Green <[email protected]> wrote in 
>> news:[email protected]:
>> 
>> 
>>>Christopher Jahn <[email protected]> writes:
>>>
>>>
>>>>>How can I store these "open with" files somewhere other than
>>>>>Desktop?  They are not stored in browser.download.dir.
>>>>>
>>>>>Thanks,
>>>>>Chris
>>>>
>>>>Tools-Options-Downloads.
>>>>
>>>
>>>In firefox 1.0, there is no "options" on OS X downlaods.  Under
>>>preferences there is a downloads button with a downloads folder set
>>>to /Users/cmgreen/Desktop/Downloads/.  Files that are opened with
>>>preview still are saved on the desktop.
>>>
>> 
>> 
>> I still can't get the reasoning for having a program behave 
differently 
>> just because it's on another OS.  If you have the option to choose the 
>> download folder in one OS, what idiot reason could there be for not 
>> having that feature on a MAC?
>> 
> 
> I still cant get the reasoning for having a user condemn what he doesnt 
> understand <g>

I understand logic; I do not understand the problem we're discussing.


> See my other post, it IS there, its simply under another menu on the 
> Macintosh. And why? Because its a different operating system, with 
> different priorities and places
> 

BUT it's the same program.  I expect a program to have its own priorities 
that are consistent and independent of the OS. If [fitb] is in the FILE 
menu on one OS, I expect it there on EVERY OS.  No reason for a change 
that I can see.

-- 
}:-)       Christopher Jahn
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The Bible tells us to love our neighbors, and also to love our 
enemies; probably because generally they are the same people.