Re: [Fwd: Re: [Proposal] Remove some stuff from Application menu]

[Luca Ferretti <elle uca libero it>]

On Wed, 2003-07-02 at 12:09, Darryl Rees wrote: 
> Shaun,
> 
> sorry, finger troubles - have forwarded on-list as you suggest...
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> -- Original Message --
> Subject: 	Re: [Proposal] Remove some stuff from Application menu
> Date: 	02 Jul 2003 03:56:11 -0500
> From: 	Shaun McCance shaunm-at-wolfram.com |lists-and-general| 
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> Organization: 	Wolfram Research, Inc.
> To: 	Darryl Rees <rees netnam vn>
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> 
> 
> I don't know if you meant to reply off-list.  Feel free to re-reply or
> forward on-list if you like.
> 
> On Wed, 2003-07-02 at 01:37, Darryl Rees wrote:
> > Shaun McCance wrote:
> > 
> > >I don't think "the home concept" is all that hard.  I mean, it's just
> > >where you put stuff.  Is it really that hard to understand that I put
> > >stuff in my home directory?  As for "Personal Files", I'm not sure that
> > >everything in my home directory qualifies as personal.
> > >  
> > >
> > How is that definition distinct from the definition for 'Desktop'?
> > 
> > (...Should I put stuff in my home or on my desktop? How come when I 
> > click on my Home there is a folder called  desktop, and when I  click  
> > that... :-)
> 
> And Personal Files contains Desktop, which contains Personal Files. 
> Simply renaming doesn't solve this little conundrum.

True, but a simple

        $ cd ~ && echo "Desktop" >> .hidden

do it :-)))) [1]

Besides, browsing ~Desktop you don't see Trash, Home and Start Here.
They are only "on desktop".



[1] PS many many many thanks to Captains for it


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