Opened 4 years ago

Last modified 7 months ago

#16540 new enhancement

Change Artwork folder into Pictures, and put it in Home dir

Reported by: bitigchi Owned by: nobody
Priority: normal Milestone: Unscheduled
Component: Applications/Screenshot Version: R1/beta2
Keywords: Cc:
Blocked By: Blocking:
Platform: All

Description

In screenshot app, there is an option to put the screenshots in "Artwork folder". Apparently this points to /boot/home/config/non-packaged/data/artwork. I am not sure what is the logic behind this folder.

A more usable option would be making this an "Pictures" folder, and create it under ~, if not done before.

Change History (5)

comment:1 by humdinger, 4 years ago

Personally, I detest the system creating folders for me. I do that myself, where I want and named as I like, thank you.
I never understood the "Artwork" folder... Let's just remove it.

comment:2 by bitigchi, 4 years ago

+1 for removing it. I was thinking about creating other standard folders like Music, Pictures etc. but came to the conclusion that Haiku should let the user decide what to do with their Home folder.

comment:3 by Starcrasher, 4 years ago

Documents, Pictures, Videos, and Music folders are present on most of other systems and people are getting quite used to them. But, as you stated, not everybody want them. Perhaps their creation should be proposed as an option at first boot. There could be also another option to add them to their favourite after that.
As there's an artwork folder in /boot/system/data/, it is normal to find one in /home/config/non-packaged/data/. Anyway imho, the screenshot app shouldn't propose to put things in.
I think that an app invoked from the tracker by selecting a document, should propose by default to save in same folder the document was. But, invoked from the menu, or from 'nowhere' like in our case, the app should propose to create a document on the desktop where people will see it. Up to them to chose another folder or to move it later as they wish.

comment:4 by thaflo, 7 months ago

+1 for removing it

comment:5 by humdinger, 7 months ago

Yes. Still for removing it... :)

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