On Fri, Mar 4, 2011 at 1:57 PM, BrainWorker BrainWorker <owl.brainworker@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> When deciding which directory to use for configuration data, the application >> first checks for the environment variable $XDG_CONFIG_DIR. If that's >> available, but wrong (e.g. your 'su' process didn't change it) then the >> configuration data will of course be read from and written to the wrong >> place. >> >> If you can't adjust the variable, then override the default >> directory-selection protocol, by: >> gksu "emelfm2 -c /root/.config/emelfm2" > So you suggest to launch E2 every time this way > $emelfm2 -c ~/.config/emelfm2 > and when I want root privileges, then this way > $gksu emelfm2 -c /root/.config/emelfm2 > > right? > > madness! > Be intelligent and make a script: liv@liv-laptop:~# echo 'gksu emelfm2 -c /root/.config/emelfm2' &> /usr/local/bin/emel liv@liv-laptop:~# chmod +x /usr/local/bin/emel Liviu > > -- > Users can unsubscribe from the list by sending email to > emelfm2-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the subject field or by > logging into the web interface. > -- Do you know how to read? http://www.alienetworks.com/srtest.cfm http://goodies.xfce.org/projects/applications/xfce4-dict#speed-reader Do you know how to write? http://garbl.home.comcast.net/~garbl/stylemanual/e.htm#e-mail -- Users can unsubscribe from the list by sending email to emelfm2-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the subject field or by logging into the web interface.