Re: RFC: Common desktop-wide paths

[Tristan Buckmaster <tristan buckmaster gmail com>]

The home directory is the root of all things associated with the user.
 This includes stuff like configuration files and application data. 
This stuff shouldn't really be accessed directly by the user.  The
desktop folder is a folder that the user is free to play around with
and customise.  The user can feel more ownership of the desktop folder
and it is in turn more familiar to them.  So it makes sense if you are
going to have these default folders like Photos, Music or Video that
they be placed on the desktop folder and not put in the mix with
folders that the user does not necessary understand or should access.

On Sat, 02 Oct 2004 00:26:47 -0300, Steven Garrity
<stevelist silverorange com> wrote:
> Steven Garrity wrote:
> > All of this sounds good to me. However, I'm not sure there is really a
> > need for a "Downloads" directory. Most downloads would be of a type that
> > should end up in Documents, Photos, Music, or Video.
> >
> > I realize the advantage would be to have a default place for
> > applications to put downloads - but as the default download destination
> > is usually temporary, wouldn't it be better to put downloads right on
> > the desktop where they are more visible?
> 
> Ok, I realize I'm replying to myself here - and I'm probably turning up
> an idea that was shot down a long time ago, but have we ever considered
> making the HOME directory and the Desktop the same location?
> 
> 
> 
> Steven Garrity
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