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> There's a really good book - i think its called something
like "side
> by side"
> where on each page spread, the left shows how to do something in
> system 9,
> and the right side shows how to do it in system X.

We use that one at work to help the design dept. migrate to OS X,
and
it's proven extremely valuable. Another highly recommended title
for OS
X migrants.



> One thing that is always annoying about X is that it assumes you
are
> running
> a system with multiple users - so there is a system set of
documents,
> preferences, fonts, AU's,... and then one for your
username ...even if
> you are the one
> and only user. And then some installers install to one place and
some
> to
> another.

It's not so much that OS X is making an assumption, but rather just
that this is how Unix has *always* been organized, separating the
user(s) from the system. If you're the only user on your machine
you
really don't need to worry about whether an application is
installed at
the system level or for your user only; it's only on truly multi-
user
setups where that might be critical (and even then only if you have
a
need to restrict one or more users' access to certain programs).

IMO the Unix underpinnings of OS X are one of the main reason some
folks are resistant to X; even the average user needs to have a
better
understanding of what's going on behind the scenes than with pre-X
Mac
OS (although not as much as running a Unix or Linux system; Jobs &
Co.
have definitely smoothed the ride about as much as possible). I
think
there are definite advantages to learning these things, too, but at
the
same time I understand the longing for the simplicity of OS 9 and
before - just remember that with the added complexity comes an
enormous
increase in power and flexibility that pre-X Mac OS simply couldn't
deliver. In the end I feel it's definitely worth it...



> The font situation is total nonsense -maybe 3 or 4 places for
example.

This makes total sense given how Unix is structured -- in
accordance
with the principle of separating the user(s) from the system you
must
have both system-level as well as user-level fonts, preferences,
etc.
(What *doesn't* make sense is what Adobe has been doing the last
few
years, adding additional font locations for Adobe products (which
font
managers such as Suitcase don't control).)

Additionally, if having fonts stored in multiple locations bothers
you
there's nothing stopping you from moving every font save for the
critical OS fonts to your local user folder. (You may have to log
in as
the root user to accomplish this.)



>    1. Copy the file "oldfile" to your username directory (the
little
> "house"
> icon in the finder window)
>    2. Open Applications > Utilities > Terminal
>    3. type :   zip newfilename.zip  oldfile

This is built into the Finder, there's no need to go to the
terminal or
to copy the file from it's original location. Just control-click on
the
document or folder and select "Create archive of..." and you'll be
rewarded with a .zip file.



Brian
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