For a long time my Users/Applications has had only one entry - TypeIt4Me - and I've always wondered why others are not there.
However, in Lion, this is still the case - Users/Applications folder is still there and shown in the Finder sidebar, TypeIt4Me is the only Application therein, and TypeIt4Me IS shown in Launchpad.
My Launchpad uses five screens, all applications are shown alphabetically. Screen 1 is for the Apple Applications; the rest appear in Screens 2-5.
With a 27" screen, the icons are huge - 8 x 5 = 40 per page, but of course this number will appear on all screens.
Also, both ~/Library and ~/Users/me/Library are available although the former is protected.
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On 16/08/2011, at 2:30 AM, Žorvaršur Davķšsson wrote:
On 15.08.2011, at 17:33, paolo savonuzzi wrote:
I've made a trial installation of Mac Os X Lion on a spare HD, and what strikes me is that ~ / Library seems to be gone
The same seems to apply to /Users/~/Applications. Since the User Applications folder is gone (or hidden?)
it is gone. but I tried creating an "Applications" folder in my "home" and all seems fine: the system didn't complain about "reserved namings"
Hey thats interesting! Do the applications you put into that folder show up in Launchpad?
If we can create /Users/~/Applications and use it like in the previous versions of the OS then we could say that in fact nothing has changed as far as this issue is concerned. The only thing we have to do then is to make ~ / Library visible and everything is again like it always used to be. :-)
Žorvaršur