Re: File selection dialogs and hidden files

[Sam Steingold <sds goems com>]

>>>> In message <199904161606.MAA01494@guanabana.labs.redhat.com>
>>>> On the subject of "Re: File selection dialogs and hidden files"
>>>> Sent on Fri, 16 Apr 1999 12:06:24 -0400
>>>> Honorable Federico Mena Quintero <federico@nuclecu.unam.mx> writes:
 >> >  Speaking of which, can I change that blasted "desktop" directory to
 >> >  ".desktop"?
 >> 
 >> "desktop" is deprecated.  We use $HOME/.gnome-desktop now.

Why?!
I have now

    ~/.gnome/
    ~/.gnome-desktop/
    ~/.gnome-help-browser/
    ~/.gnome_private/

why not make them

    ~/.gnome/
    ~/.gnome/desktop/
    ~/.gnome/help-browser/
    ~/.gnome/private/

and cut on the meaningful clutter of my home directory?!


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