[Openmsx-bugs] [ openmsx-Bugs-1050380 ] openMSX application data location

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Bugs item #1050380, was opened at 2004-10-20 08:18
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Category: Building/installing
Group: None
Status: Open
Resolution: None
Priority: 5
Submitted By: Laurens Holst (grauw)
Assigned to: Nobody/Anonymous (nobody)
Summary: openMSX application data location

Initial Comment:
On Windows, openMSX currently uses the following path
for its settings: "C:\Documents and
Settings\Username\My Documents\openMSX"

This is incorrect, applications should not pollute the
My Documents folder and use the Application Data folder
instead: "C:\Documents and
Settings\Username\Application Data\openMSX"

As for screenshots being a little harder to reach that
way - I see three possibilities: 1. give Catapult the
ability to specify a custom screenshots directory, 2.
add an 'open screenshots directory' button to Catapult
(a good idea anyway), and/or 3. have the default
directory for screenshots point to My Documents/My
Images/openMSX (er... 'Mijn Afbeeldingen' in the Dutch
Windows).

Anyways, that's it. 'Application Data/' is really the
proper place.


~Grauw

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Comment By: KAYAHARA Kunihiro (reikan)
Date: 2005-02-27 08:58

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"My Documents" instead of "Application Data" is done
becauseof accessibility and/or documentation issues.

accessibirity:
 The directory should be accessible easily for users because
it contain files users will want to backup, copy, modify and
so on.
In default setting, Win32 will show "My Documents" icon on
desktop. But not for "Application Data".
Can we expect all end(newbie)-users know actual place of
"Application Data"?

documentation:
 We cannot specify actual place(path) of neither of "My
Documents" nor "Application Data" in documents of openMSX.
Because it depends on installation, settings and so on of Win32.
(for example, one may "C:\WINDOWS\Application Data", one may
"A:\WIN98\Application Data"...)
Thus, we must tell to user with "common indirect name" e.g.
"My Documents".
"My Documents" is well common enough.
But how about "Application Data"?
I could not agree that "Application Data" as common indirect
name.
(See also accessibiliry in the above)


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