[openbeos] Re: B_USER_DATA_DIRECTORY?
- From: "Mikael Jansson" <tic_khr@xxxxxxxx>
- To: openbeos@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 23 Sep 2004 18:00:35 GMT
>
> Well, FindDirectory.h at least here has both
> B_USER_DIRECTORY -> ~/
> B_USER_CONFIG_DIRECTORY -> ~/config
> now depending on your app's behaviour, those files are supposed to be
> documents or settings...
> settings goes in ~/config/settings/
> documents goes to... no idea.
> Would B_USER_DATA_DIRECTORY be some kind of "MyDocuments" ?
> in that case, would it be useful to have subtopics in there
> (MyPictures, MyMusic...)
>
No, as has been said, this is for dynamic app data that only the
application itself needs to know about.
So we have these classes of data:
* User-created data: $HOME
* images, code, letters, and so on.
* Application settings: ~/config/settings.
* Current keymap, mouse settings, etc.
* Static application data: /boot/apps/{app}/{data, add-ons, lib}
* Pre-installed plugins, game graphics, etc.
* Dynamic application data: --- err --- ?
The last part is where it gets tricky.
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Mikael Jansson
http://mikael.jansson.be
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