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List:       kfm-devel
Subject:    Re: Localised directory names using the .directory files
From:       Thiago Macieira <thiago () kde ! org>
Date:       2007-07-08 14:34:21
Message-ID: 200707081634.36739.thiago () kde ! org
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Martin Böhm wrote:
>It's the flexibility that concerns me. AFAIK, the current
>xdg-user-dirs proposal is limited to the subdirectories in the user's
>home folder, whereas my proposal offers localisation of just about
>every directory (even the system ones), if the distribution wants to
>do so. Also, the feature I propose follows the current desktop entry
>standard and it won't create any new configuration files (unlike the
>xdg-user-dirs).
>
>I was unaware of the fact that the xdg-user-dirs currently implements
>directory translations. Still, my points about the flexibility and
>following the standard seem to remain valid to me.

May I suggest instead that you bring your concerns about xdg-user-dirs to 
the XDG mailing list and make it a standard?

I'd rather we implemented the XDG specification, instead of rejecting it 
and working on our own.

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