I would purpose xdg-user-dirs-update be removed. Directories should not be automatically created, especially not over and over again if you remove them; it should not require research to remove a directory.
Additionally I propose xdg-user-dir should fail if the a directory is not listed, rather than defaulting to the home directory. Just because I don't want directories created for me, it does not been that I want everything in my home directory. Finally I propose filename_encoding be removed from user-dirs.conf. UTF-8 should always be used. Why would you not use UTF-8? Using any other encoding may cause inconsistency since most programs are hardcoded to only use UTF-8. It's time to move on from legacy codings. On Mon, 3 Aug 2015 01:22:55 +0200 "Thomas U. Grüttmüller" <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello, > > I am a Debian user, and found today that a program called > “xdg-user-dirs” had created, without my approval, the > following empty folders in my home directory: > > * “Vorlagen”, > * “Öffentlich”, > * “Musik”, > * “Bilder”, and > * “Videos”. > > These folders, and the following *already existing* > folders > > * “Desktop”, > * “Downloads”, and > * “Dokumente” > > were also listed under “~/.config/user-dirs.dirs”. I > don’t know when this has happened, maybe weeks or months > ago, but today I’ve noticed it. > > I am very unhappy with this situation, because I did not > actively chose to install “xdg-user-dirs”. I don’t know > why it was installed at all, as none of the packages I > use depend on it. Of course, I’ve deinstalled the program > and removed the created foldes and files, but there > remains a bitter feeling that I cannot trust my computer > anymore, if such things happen. As a user, I expect my > computer to do what I tell him, and not to surprise me > with things I never expected. > > I think it would be good style if “xdg-user-dirs” could > identify itself to the user and ask him for approval, > e.g. with a dialog box like “xdg-user-dirs / The > following folders will be crated: … [OK] [Cancel]”. I > noticed the changes only by accident, maybe weeks after > they were done, and I had to google to find out what > program caused it. > > The second thing I’m unhappy about is that there seems to > be no documentation at all about “xdg-user-dirs”. What > are these folders intended for? Do I need a folder > “Öffentlich” because future programs will expect it? If > so, what will these programs expect there? And what will > they store there? What is the idea behind the folder > “Musik”? I use “Downloads/Musik” for downloaded music and > “Dokumente/Musik” for my own works. > > The thing that makes me *very angry* is that > “xdg-user-dirs” repurposes preexisting folders without > notifying me. “Dokumente” is the folder where I store all > the files I am personally involved with. For me, this > folder has the highest importance, and no one has the > right to touch this folder except me! Especially I don’t > want programs to expect it to be the trash hole for > arbitrary “documents” of all kind. If future programs > need a “Dokumente” folder in order to work, that’s fine. > But then, please let me rename my old “Dokumente” folder > first. > > Kind regards, > Thomas > _______________________________________________ > xdg mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/xdg
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