Herman Tamas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Jan Schaumann wrote:
> > > It should create the bloody directory if it doesn't exist... at least
> > > that's what i'd have done...
> >
> > No, if the default is not existing, it should kindly ask the user where
> > (s)he would like to store the stuff. I hate applications that create
> jeeeezuz... it's not win...t
An application that creates files whenever ind wherever it likes is more
like a windows application. Suppose the application _does_ create
~/.bbtools . I remove it, b/c I don't like it. The next time I run
bbconf, it's back there. Now that's explcitly against what I want.
> > files/directories in my $HOME -- it's already cluttered enough.
> u should keep it tidy instead of ruling the chaos :)
> ls doesnt display dot files by default.
> bash/ksh allows access to them, though.
> any filemanager could b configured no to show them.
> so how come they can bother u?
So many applications use the ~/.xyzrc files that I constantly to "ls -a"
rather than "ls". Currently:
[jschauma@www jschauma]$ ls -la | wc -l
199
[jschauma@www jschauma]$ ls -l | wc -l
23
[jschauma@www jschauma]$
And that _is_ a pain. Especially considering that I have a bunch of
files in ~/.config/application/files for those applications that
actually DO let me specify where I like to keep my config files.
> the concept of config files under *nixes is one of its greatest
> inventions. if u have a program called asd u can b sure of it
> that u can find its global defaults under /etc/asd and the per
> user settings under ~/.asd
> it's just perfect, isnt it?
It was, if you could change the behaviour. Every application should be
able to be started with a command-line option to specify an alternate
configuration file (I don't know if bbconf does support this or not),
just as ever application that operates on files should as well be able
to operate on stdin and stdout.
> Do You Yahoo!?
No.
-Jan
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