* small script to move the preferences to Trash. You can change it by editing 'Delete Preferences.app/Contents/Resources/Scripts/main.scpt' in Xcode or the Script Editor. It is copied on the dmg by default. (thanks to dionoea for the idea)

Makefile.am

@@ -1069,7 +1069,7 @@ package-macosx:
 
 # Copy relevant files 
 	cp -R "$(top_builddir)/VLC-release.app" "$(top_builddir)/tmp/VLC.app"
-	cd "$(srcdir)" && cp AUTHORS COPYING ChangeLog README README.MacOSX.rtf THANKS NEWS $(top_builddir)/tmp/
+	cd "$(srcdir)" && cp AUTHORS COPYING ChangeLog README README.MacOSX.rtf THANKS NEWS $(top_builddir)/tmp/ && cp -r extras/MacOSX/Delete\ Preferences.app $(top_builddir)/tmp/
 
 # Create disk image 
 	$(srcdir)/extras/MacOSX/macosx-dmg "vlc-${VERSION}" $(top_builddir)/tmp

README.MacOSX.rtf

@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ The following frequently asked questions are answered below :\
 \pard\tx1440\tx2880\tx4320\tx5760\tx7200\qj
 
 \f1\b \cf0 \ul \ulc0 13. I have a problem or a feature request \
+14. VLC does not start anymore or does strange things \
 \pard\tx1440\tx2880\tx4320\tx5760\tx7200\qj
 
 \f0\b0 \cf0 \ulnone \
@@ -82,7 +83,7 @@ If VLC media player is slow on your G4 system, try to quit or hide all running a
 
 \f1\b \cf0 \ul 5. How do I remove VLC media player ?
 \f0\b0 \ulnone \
-Simply drag VLC from the place where you had installed it, to the Trash.\
+Simply drag VLC from the place where you had installed it, to the Trash. If you want, you can delete the preferences as well (see 14.), but keeping them won't have a negative effect either.\
 \
 \
 
@@ -155,6 +156,15 @@ Change this from default to "CoreAudio output". This is the module that was also
 
 \f0\b0 \cf0 \ulnone Your first stop is \ul http://www.videolan.org/doc\ulnone . The documentation on this page can usually help you with your problems. If you cannot find an aswer there then please visit \ul http://forum.videolan.org.\ulnone  Use the Search function there and see if someone else might have already answered your question or run into your problem. Feature requests can also be made in the Request forum.\
 \
+\
+\pard\tx1440\tx2880\tx4320\tx5760\tx7200\qj
+
+\f1\b \cf0 \ul 14. VLC does not start anymore or does strange things \
+\pard\tx1440\tx2880\tx4320\tx5760\tx7200\qj
+
+\f0\b0 \cf0 \ulnone Delete your preferences and try again. You can use the script "Delete Preferences.app" on the disk-image to do that. If you want to do it by hand, delete "org.videolan.vlc.plist" and a folder called "VLC" in ~/Library/Preferences (your personal preferences-folder inside the library of your HOME). If this does not help, see 13.\
+\
+\
 For additional information and support, please see: \ul http://www.videolan.org/support\ulnone \
 -- \
 Derk-Jan Hartman for the VideoLAN team.\

extras/MacOSX/Delete Preferences.app/Contents/Info.plist

@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple Computer//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
+<plist version="1.0">
+<dict>
+	<key>CFBundleAllowMixedLocalizations</key>
+	<true/>
+	<key>CFBundleDevelopmentRegion</key>
+	<string>English</string>
+	<key>CFBundleExecutable</key>
+	<string>applet</string>
+	<key>CFBundleIconFile</key>
+	<string>applet</string>
+	<key>CFBundleInfoDictionaryVersion</key>
+	<string>6.0</string>
+	<key>CFBundleName</key>
+	<string>Untitled</string>
+	<key>CFBundlePackageType</key>
+	<string>APPL</string>
+	<key>CFBundleSignature</key>
+	<string>aplt</string>
+	<key>LSRequiresCarbon</key>
+	<true/>
+	<key>WindowState</key>
+	<dict>
+		<key>name</key>
+		<string>ScriptWindowState</string>
+		<key>positionOfDivider</key>
+		<real>282</real>
+		<key>savedFrame</key>
+		<string>7 405 526 468 0 0 1440 878 </string>
+		<key>selectedTabView</key>
+		<string>description</string>
+	</dict>
+</dict>
+</plist>

extras/MacOSX/Delete Preferences.app/Contents/PkgInfo

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+APPLaplt

extras/MacOSX/Delete Preferences.app/Contents/Resources/description.rtfd/TXT.rtf

@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+{\rtf1\mac\ansicpg10000\cocoartf824\cocoasubrtf110
+{\fonttbl\f0\fswiss\fcharset77 Helvetica;}
+{\colortbl;\red255\green255\blue255;}
+\pard\tx560\tx1120\tx1680\tx2240\tx2800\tx3360\tx3920\tx4480\tx5040\tx5600\tx6160\tx6720\tx7280\tx7840\tx8400\tx8960\tx9520\tx10080\tx10640\tx11200\tx11760\tx12320\tx12880\tx13440\tx14000\tx14560\tx15120\tx15680\tx16240\tx16800\tx17360\tx17920\tx18480\tx19040\tx19600\tx20160\tx20720\tx21280\tx21840\tx22400\tx22960\tx23520\tx24080\tx24640\tx25200\tx25760\tx26320\tx26880\tx27440\tx28000\tx28560\tx29120\tx29680\tx30240\tx30800\tx31360\tx31920\tx32480\tx33040\tx33600\tx34160\tx34720\tx35280\tx35840\tx36400\tx36960\tx37520\tx38080\tx38640\tx39200\tx39760\tx40320\tx40880\tx41440\tx42000\tx42560\tx43120\tx43680\tx44240\tx44800\tx45360\tx45920\tx46480\tx47040\tx47600\tx48160\tx48720\tx49280\tx49840\tx50400\tx50960\tx51520\tx52080\tx52640\tx53200\tx53760\tx54320\tx54880\tx55440\tx56000\ql\qnatural\pardirnatural
+
+\f0\fs24 \cf0 \CocoaLigature0 This script moves VLC's preferences files to the trash, so the user does not need to search for them. It does not empty your trash, but requires the user to do so afterwards.\
+\
+This script is published under the same license as the VLC package.}