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List:       kde-devel
Subject:    Re: KStandardDirs - new KDE FSSTND class
From:       Richard Moore <moorer () cs ! man ! ac ! uk>
Date:       1998-05-21 13:39:56
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> X-Authentication-Warning: lift.ph.unimelb.edu.au: ssk owned process doing -bs
> Date: Thu, 21 May 1998 20:02:00 +1000 (EST)
> From: Sirtaj Singh Kang <ssk@physics.unimelb.EDU.AU>
> X-Sender: ssk@lift.ph.unimelb.edu.au
> To: Alex <garbanzo@hooked.net>
> cc: kde-devel@alpha.tat.physik.uni-tuebingen.de
> Subject: Re: KStandardDirs - new KDE FSSTND class
> 
> 
> On Thu, 21 May 1998, Alex wrote:
> [snip]
> > I know they're not KDE dirs, however, I think perhaps the home and mail
> > dirs should also work their way into this too, as they're fairly commonly
> > used.
> 
> This is actually the domain of the QDir class. If you want to add members
> that address common UNIX directories etc, you would best put these into a
> QDir derivative. IMHO KStandardDirs should stick to KDE-specific
> directories.

I agree, see KDir in the KFile library for a KDE enhanced QDir class.

Rich.


> 
> -Taj.
> 
> Sirtaj S. Kang       taj@kde.org         ssk@physics.unimelb.edu.au
> School of Physics    Univ of Melbourne   The KDE is KNOT a Window Manager.

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