On Wed, 20 Jul 2011 18:27:08 +0000, Liam O'Toole wrote: > On 2011-07-20, Camaleón <noela...@gmail.com> wrote: >> On Wed, 20 Jul 2011 16:21:14 +0000, Liam O'Toole wrote: >> >>> On 2011-07-20, Camaleón <noela...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>> (...) >>> >>>> I also wonder what all that pre-set folders are for. >>> >>> Applications which follow the specification use these folders without >>> requiring the user to configure them manually. So firefox, for >>> example, will use the DOWNLOAD directory to save downloaded files. >>> OpenOffice will save new documents in DOCUMENTS, etc. Both >>> applications can be configured to use alternative locations. >> >> Yes, I know that applications find that variables very useful to set >> their defaults but I wondered if what apps find useful match with >> user's POW :-) > > POW?
Err... wait, "POV" :-) >> (i.e., I have instructed Firefox to drop files under my $HOME/Desktop >> because I barely use the rest of those predefined folders) > > So you can set DOWNLOADS=Desktop in xdg-user-dirs and you don't have to > instruct firefox or any other compliant application. The idea is that > you only need to do it once. Furthermore, you can choose which > predefined folders to use and disregard the rest. Yes, yes... I know. But I don't remember to have had all that folders in GNOME in the past, I mean, besides the /Desktop one. The rest (/videos, /images, /sounds, / movies, /downloads...) looks to me like someone is wanting to imitate the Windows system (My Downloads, My Videos, My Pictures... Oh My!). :-) >>>> It should be nice to >>>> have a simple "switch" to turn them off/on. >>> >>> See /etc/xdg/user-dirs.conf. >> >> I have nothing in there: >> >> sm01@stt008:~$ LANG=POSIX cat /etc/xdg/user-dirs.conf cat: >> /etc/xdg/user-dirs.conf: No such file or directory > > It is supplied by xdg-user-dirs: > > $ apt-file search /etc/xdg/user-dirs.conf xdg-user-dirs: > /etc/xdg/user-dirs.conf I don't have it installed :-) So, finally, is that package needed to have that setting working? :-? >> Anyway, I said a "simple swicth" that in GNOME usually means tweaking >> "gconf", not having to dive into configurations files ;-) > > I don't think GNOME gives you that. The situation is unlikely to improve > in GNOME 3. Yes, I know there is not such option. It was just a "wish". Greetings, -- Camaleón -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/pan.2011.07.22.16.10...@gmail.com
