> 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 > > > Or better yet, Documents/Downloads? Documents has been there since GNOME on Solaris 10, so it'd be cleaner if that's where you're going.
James
