[haiku-bugs] Re: [Haiku] #6883: Open Containing Folder in Downloads does not work if directory is Desktop
- From: "stippi" <trac@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 24 Nov 2010 10:09:02 -0000
#6883: Open Containing Folder in Downloads does not work if directory is Desktop
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Reporter: Coldfirex | Owner: axeld
Type: bug | Status: new
Priority: normal | Milestone: R1
Component: Applications/Tracker | Version: R1/Development
Resolution: | Keywords:
Blocked By: | Has a Patch: 0
Platform: x86 | Blocking:
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Comment (by stippi):
I am undecided what the best default download location is. For a user
completely new to the system, downloading to the Desktop makes sure the
user doesn't have to search the file and that's why I implemented it this
way, even though I was aware that NetPositive downloaded to
/boot/home/Downloads. This is also the default in Firefox, probably for
good reasons. On the other hand, it definitely forces a manual
configuration, since things will get messy quickly. Ubuntu does have
~/Downloads, but it appears their Firefox package still defaults to
downloading stuff to the Desktop. I would be Ok to change the default
location in WebPositive and picking a default of ~/Downloads. This would
be a very simple change to make in the WebPositive code, so please someone
just go ahead. It would still be nice to be able to display the Desktop
folder in a separate window for the reasons given here, and I believe we
even discussed and agreed to this on the mailing list, in that discussion
about where Trash and Desktop are located and whether they are created by
Tracker when it first encounters a new BFS volume.
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Ticket URL: <http://dev.haiku-os.org/ticket/6883#comment:15>
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