Re: Mozilla 1.5 download directory

On Fri, 23 Dec 2005 19:40:00 +0000
Richard Lyons <richard@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> On Thursday, 22 December 2005 at 22:45:45 -0600, Kent West wrote:
> > Richard wrote:
> >
> > >2005/12/22, Richard <richard.vd.veen@xxxxxxxxx>:
> > >
> > >
> > >>Hi all
> > >>
> > >>I am using Sid and it seems i found a bug in de latest mozilla
> > >>package. I am not sure if this is a mozilla bug or a debian package
> > >>bug so i ask here if more people can confirm this. I am also using KDE
> > >>and every time when i download something it is dropped in de
> > >>/home/user/Desktop directory while it was before always dropped in de
> > >>/home/user directory. I find it pretty annoying to mv these files
> > >>every time to my home directory from the Desktop directory but it
> > >>seems i can not set the Download directory in de preferences menu to
> > >>/home/user. I can set it to /home or even / (but the user doesn't have
> > >>write rights there) but when i set it to /home/user there is always
> > >>Desktop selected. Even when the /home/user directory is already set in
> > >>the about:config page.
> > >>
> > >>TIA
> > >>
> > >>Richard
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >
> > >Sorry ... I mean i am using Mozilla-Firefox 1.5
> > >
> > >
> > I see the same behaviour here, with FF 1.5 on KDE on Sid.
>
> This seems to be part of a sort of creeping windozification. Quite a
> lot of apps now default to this mythical Desktop directory (with the
> irritating capitalization) -- hardly the place you would want to file
> everything or anything-- and a lot of others show only an even more
> mythical Home directory which is actually a completely unnecessary and
> annoying alias for ~/. I don't see why there is an urge to hide the
> directory structure from the users -- at the very least it imposes a few
> extra mouse clicks to open 'filesystem' and then navigate to where you
> want to be.
>
> I suppose that is just another grumpy old man response...
>
> --
> richard
>
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Actually i totally agree, and i'm a long time windows user. It only makes users more alienated with their computers. I think a basic understanding of the directory structure is a must for *every* user.

Andrei


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