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List:       kde-usability
Subject:    Re: Desktop being $HOME
From:       Gav Wood <gav () kde ! org>
Date:       2002-12-01 23:02:17
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> The home directory in unix is used for a lot of stuff, e.g. configuration
> files and folders for various programs and they are not always dot-files.
> (e.g the Mail folder of kmail or the mbox file). This means that the
> desktop would be cluttered with a lot off stuff that the user isn't
> supposed to touch.

_i_ _use_ my system with Desktop = $HOME:
what you mention here is not a problem.

the only (very slight) annoyance is the Mail folder as you point out. this 
could be solved fairly easily (e.g. making it do something in konqueror? or 
allowing it to be a hidden file?).

there is certainly not "a lot off stuff that the user isn't supposed to touch" 
on my desktop.

> I really can't see how  the change makes it easier to find things.

one path for the user's "my main place" as opposed to two.

> Besides most othter systems have their desktop arrangement the same way.
> Changing it would make it harder to administrate systems where users can
> chose between different desktop environments e.g. KDE and Gnome.

i hate to say this after all the questionable stuff i've ranted on about in 
this list, but administration issues when choosing between kde and gnome are 
hardly a kde usability issue.

gav
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Gav Wood <gav@kde.org>
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