Hmm.., personally I don't like to create many directories in ~ ;). How about ~/Desktop/Download ?
James Cornell wrote: > Dale Sears wrote: > >>I think having a downloads folder is a good idea, >>and I have always created it in my home directory >>as the one place where I configure all of my apps >>to drop things when I download stuff. Formalizing >>this practice would be nice. >> >>Eventually, most applications might be configured >>to check a global downloads preference or for the >>existence of ~/Downloads or ~/downloads and offer >>this as the default location to the user the >>first time the app is used to download something. >> >>It's better then dumping things in "." or the >>desktop or asking me every time where something >>should go. >> >>Doesn't it make sense that there be a global >>download directory preference that apps can >>reference, and then not bother the user? And >>the logical follow-on question is, shouldn't >>that preference be preset to ~/Downloads ? >> >>Apple seems to have made this choice in 10.5. >> >>I'm only offering it as a suggestion because >>it has made sense for me for a great number of >>years. I don't know what other folks do with >>their downloads, but making the directory and >>then educating every app seems tedious and yet >>trivial at the same time. It's nice to have >>but certainly not back-breaking labor. >> >>I'll keep doing the same thing I've always >>done even if the GUI doesn't try to help me. >> >>Thanks, >> >>Dale >> >>Glynn Foster wrote: >> >> >>>Dale Sears wrote: >>> >>> >>>>Downloads folder on the desktop? >>>> >>> >>>The current desktop view is a departure to how things currently on with >>>OpenSolaris Developer Preview - where we've chosen to not show any icons by >>>default. Can you explain the rationale for each icon that you've chosen to >>>put >>>on the desktop? >>> >>>I have to admit that I've rarely used any of them during my time using JDS. >>> >>> >>>Glynn >>>_______________________________________________ >>>desktop-discuss mailing list >>>desktop-discuss at opensolaris.org >>> >> >>_______________________________________________ >>desktop-discuss mailing list >>desktop-discuss at opensolaris.org >> > > Yeah. I think it's a step toward productivity to do that. Microsoft > also did it too with Vista, IE defaults to ~/Downloads. > (C:\Users\username\Downloads) > > James > _______________________________________________ > desktop-discuss mailing list > desktop-discuss at opensolaris.org
