Patrick O'Callaghan wrote: > On Tue, 2009-11-03 at 21:16 +0100, Roberto Ragusa wrote: > >> Ed Greshko wrote: >> >> >>> Besides, things are done in an inconsistent manner. For example, if I >>> start "gnome-terminal" from the menus in a Gnome session it will start >>> in $HOME. But, if I start it from the menus in a KDE session it will >>> start in $HOME/Documents. To change the behavior I need to edit the >>> menu item and change the "Work Path" since someone thought it would be a >>> good idea to default to that directory. >>> >> So we actually have: >> - the obvious base directory for the user ($HOME) >> - the obvious base directory for that kind of files ($HOME/Downloads) >> - the obvious preferred behavior chosen by the menu creator ($HOME/Documents) >> - the obvious directory chosen by the user (where he saved last time) >> >> And I actually still miss the best of all: >> - the current working directory >> >> If I'm in a console and type >> >> cd /mnt/documents/finance/reports/2009/11/03 >> oowriter >> >> I would really like that the save-as file selector would >> _not_ open on the "obvious" places, but open in the current directory >> (you know, it's called current for a reason). >> > > I couldn't agree more. I find this behaviour maddening. I imagine it's > because when started from the GUI the concept of current directory is > vague at best, but when starting from the Shell they definitely should > take note of it. > > It's also infuriating that every time I need to store a file using one > of the standard file dialogues, e.g. from Firefox, I have to navigate to > the right place *every time*. Even within the same session of the app, > there's no short-term memory of the last place I stored a file. > > As someone very wisely said, GUI apps are not easy to use, they're just > easy to learn. > > poc > > And, to boot, someone also thought is was a good idea to name files with uppercase names in an O/S that is case sensitive. :-( -- The sheep died in the wool. Guess Who! http://tinyurl.com/mc4xe7
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