wth@sol.fokus.gmd.de (Stephan Wasserroth) (05/13/91)
Hello, NeXT-hackers!
I stumbled over a little problem: According to the README.wn files contained
in ~/Apps of a new created account, the ApplicationPath is set to contain
/LocalApps. I tried it - no success! I copied a Gif-viewer under /LocalApps
and some .gif-files into my working directory. After logging out and in
the workspace should recognize the extention .gif and open these files
with the Gif-viewer, but it didn't work this way. Logging in as root
cleared the problem, the .gif-files were recognized. So what was the
difference? The root account is already setup, my own account has been
created with UserManager. Neither dread nor the DefaultMgr1.1 gave a hint
about any changes in the ApplicationPath - variable, BUT doing a little
hacking in the (hidden) directory ~/.NeXT revealed, that the variable
ApplicationPath is set in the file defaults.wmd (and does NOT contain
/LocalApps). If You want to verify:
cd /usr/template/user/.NeXT <--- this is the template directory
strings defaults.wmd <--- these defaults are WRONG
This boils down to some questions:
1. What files are read by dread (and DefaultMgr1.1)? Why aren't the different
ApplicationPath(es) documented? Why didn't dread display this default?
2. What is contained in the .NeXT-directory and in the various dot-files?
To begin a list of NeXT-specific files:
.dir.tiff - Tiff-picture for a directory for the workspace-browser
.opendir.tiff - Tiff-picture for an opened directory
.places - ??
In the directory ~/.NeXT:
.NeXTdefaults.D - ??
.NeXTdefaults.L - ??
.NeXTtrash - ?? (a directory for deleted files ??)
.NextTrash - ?? (another directory for deleted files?? Why two ??)
.dock - list of docked applications ??
Colors - (a directory) ??
services/Librarian - list of services from teh Librarian ??
targets/Targets1.0 - ?? (for the Librarian ??)
targets/targetfile - ??
appcache.wmd - ??
defaults.wmd - ??
In the .index directories from the Librarian:
icon.tiff - Tiff-picture for the target-tiff in the Librarian
index.ixif - index of words
Please feel free to add another bunch of (undocumented, not even in man (5))
NeXT-specific files.
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