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RE: $HOME default on w32
From: |
Jay Finger |
Subject: |
RE: $HOME default on w32 |
Date: |
Wed, 27 Oct 2004 22:24:06 -0700 |
Yep
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Lennart Borgman [mailto:address@hidden
> Sent: Wednesday, October 27, 2004 10:38 AM
> To: Jay Finger; 'Stefan Monnier'; 'Stephan Stahl'
> Cc: ''Kai Grossjohann' '; address@hidden
> Subject: Re: $HOME default on w32
>
> Jay, if I got you right there is technically no difference between
> CSIDL_PERSONAL and CSIDL_APPDATA (except for the location). It is more on
> the conceptual side - including the visibility of the folders.
> CSIDL_PERSONAL points to "My Documents" which is more visible.
>
> In my opinion "My Documents" is more like $HOME. As a programmer I was
> quite
> a bit frustrated in the beginning before I found "Application Data". So
> the
> choice might depend on the audience.
>
> Actually I feel the division between "My Documents" and "Application Data"
> is far better than $HOME that points to both. But of course we can not do
> much about that now.
>
> - Lennart
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jay Finger" <address@hidden>
>
> : CSIDL_PERSONAL (i.e. My Documents) is per-user. By default this is
> equal
> to
> : "$USERPROFILE\My Documents". On networked systems My Documents is often
> : redirected to a user-specific location on the network so that users can
> have
> : one directory of data. The system also does sync'ing so that when
> offline
> : (e.g. the laptop is not on the network) the data is still available.
> ...
> : So I think CSIDL_PERSONAL would meet both 1 and 2.
> :
> : Just to confuse the issue a little:-) there are two others that you
> might
> : want to consider, but I don't think they're correct for $HOME.
> : CSIDL_APPDATA is application specific data (e.g. where an app might save
> : it's own metadata that users aren't entirely aware of). For example,
> : Microsoft Outlook saves some user settings in
> : CSIDL_APPDATA\Microsoft\Outlook\... This directory is by default at
> : "$USERPROFILE\Application Data", but may roam with the user from machine
> to
> : machine. In other words, it is user specific, but might not be machine
> : specific.
>
- Re: $HOME default on w32, (continued)
- Re: $HOME default on w32, Kai Grossjohann, 2004/10/26
- Re: $HOME default on w32, Stefan Monnier, 2004/10/26
- RE: $HOME default on w32, Jay Finger, 2004/10/26
- Re: $HOME default on w32, Stefan Monnier, 2004/10/26
- Re: $HOME default on w32, Stephan Stahl, 2004/10/27
- Re: $HOME default on w32, Cheng Gao, 2004/10/27
- Re: $HOME default on w32, Lennart Borgman, 2004/10/27
- Re: $HOME default on w32, Stefan Monnier, 2004/10/27
- RE: $HOME default on w32, Jay Finger, 2004/10/27
- Re: $HOME default on w32, Lennart Borgman, 2004/10/27
- RE: $HOME default on w32,
Jay Finger <=
- Re: $HOME default on w32, Stefan Monnier, 2004/10/27
- Re: $HOME default on w32, Peter Whaite, 2004/10/27
- Re: $HOME default on w32, Adrian Aichner, 2004/10/27
- RE: $HOME default on w32, Jay Finger, 2004/10/28
Re: $HOME default on w32, Guy Gascoigne - Piggford, 2004/10/25
Re: $HOME default on w32, Jason Rumney, 2004/10/25