| 1 | | I am undecided what the best default download location is. For a user completely new to the system, downloading to the Desktop makes sure the user doesn't have to search the file and that's why I implemented it this way, even though I was aware that NetPositive downloaded to /boot/home/Downloads. This is also the default in Firefox, probably for good reasons. On the other hand, it definitely forces a manual configuration, since things will get messy quickly. Ubuntu does have ~/Downloads, but it appears their Firefox package still defaults to downloading stuff to the Desktop. I would be Ok to change the default location in WebPositive and picking a default of ~/Downloads. This would be a very simple change to make in the WebPositive code, so please someone just go ahead. It would still be nice to be able to display the Desktop folder in a separate window for the reasons given here, and I believe we even discussed and agreed to this on the mailing list, in that discussion about where Trash and Desktop are located and whether they are created by Tracker when it first encounters a new BFS volume. |
| | 1 | I am undecided what the best default download location is. For a user completely new to the system, downloading to the Desktop makes sure the user doesn't have to search the file and that's why I implemented it this way, even though I was aware that NetPositive downloaded to /boot/home/Downloads. ~/Desktop is also the default in Firefox, probably for good reasons. On the other hand, it definitely forces a manual configuration, since things will get messy quickly. Ubuntu does have ~/Downloads, but it appears their Firefox package still defaults to downloading stuff to the Desktop. I would be Ok to change the default location in WebPositive and picking a default of ~/Downloads. This would be a very simple change to make in the WebPositive code, so please someone just go ahead. It would still be nice to be able to display the Desktop folder in a separate window for the reasons given here, and I believe we even discussed and agreed to this on the mailing list, in that discussion about where Trash and Desktop are located and whether they are created by Tracker when it first encounters a new BFS volume. |
