Re: [Usability]The messy world of applications files

["S. Boucher" <stephane boucher videotron ca>]

Sunnanvind Fenderson wrote:

> Gnome's futuresque solution to this issue is called "gconf", an xml
> database stored in ~/.gconf/ .
Except that this doesn't seem to address the issue of config vs personal 
data. (e.g. mouse preferences/menus vs contact list/mail archive).

Also, it isn't likely at all that all applications writers will rush to 
use this.

What I'm talking about is asking apps writers to seperate config vs 
personal data, and make it obvious for the user how to backup things.

...But I'll have to read more about gconf.