bug#13567: 24.1; New remember back-end for storing data in multiple files

[Josh]

On Fri, Apr 26, 2013 at 4:57 PM, Reuben Thomas <rrt@sc3d.org> wrote:

On 26 April 2013 01:51, Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org> wrote:

Shouldn't remember-data-directory default to
(locate-user-emacs-file "remember")?

No: these are ordinary text files, not Emacs configuration files, and shouldn't be hidden away in a configuration directory.

The form Glenn suggested would place remember-data-directory under user-emacs-directory, which is documented to contain "additional per-user Emacs-specific files", not merely configuration files.  It's better to make this the default location instead of cluttering up users' home directories, especially with non-hidden files, without their permission.  See also bug 13870 for a recent precedent.