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Date: Thu, 13 Sep 2012 10:44:46 +0200
From: Raphael Bircher <rbircher@apache.org>
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Subject: Re: Confusion between Macs and the rest of the world?
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Hi

Am 13.09.12 10:34, schrieb Rory O'Farrell:
> In most implementations of OpenOffice the configuration information is accessed through /Tools /Options. On a Mac, this information is accessible through Preferences.  This other path causes great confusion for Mac users when the problem advisor does not notice the use of the different operating system.  
>
> Is there any reason why Macs use that path, and would it be possible to use the conventional /Tools /Options path on new builds, instead of, or as well as, the usual Preferences path on Macs?
>
Mac has UI Guide Lines who are much stronger then on many other Systems.
One of this Guide line is to keep any settings in the Preferences. It's
on the same places on any Mac Programm. You confuse all experianced Mac
Users, if you change this.

So a big -100 from my side.

We should maybe create a Tutorial about the differences.

Greetings Raphael