[Libreoffice-bugs] [Bug 115136] Windows: help should install to bitness-independent directory

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https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=115136

--- Comment #2 from Mike Kaganski <mikekaganski at hotmail.com> ---
(In reply to João Paulo from comment #1)
> I don't think %ProgramData% is a good location for files that are not
> designed to be modified after install.

I disagree.
As MS describes at [1],

> FOLDERID_ProgramData ... This folder is used for application data that is not
> user specific. For example, an application can store a spell-check dictionary,
> a database of clip art, or a log file in the CSIDL_COMMON_APPDATA folder.
> This information will not roam and is available to anyone using the computer.

The described use case aligns well with the case here. Downloaded spell-check
dictionary is also not intended for modifications after installations (user
spell-check dictionaries are kept in per-user directories), and e.g. that
location may open an option to allow downloading the help right from the
program.

I dislike the idea of registry-configurable place for the help pack. Having a
well-known location is better IMO, and would limit registry configurations used
by LibreOffice (which is OS-specific behaviour).

[1] https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/shell/csidl

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