[kde-linux] my thought about kde 4.2

[Randy Kramer]

On Friday 06 February 2009 05:05 am, Stefano Crocco wrote:
> However, I don't think it neither strange nor annoying in the fact 
that hidden 
> files are "hidden" by default: it's the same default behaviour of, 
say, ls 
> and, in my opinion, the expected one, since they're called "hidden". 
Moreover, 
> often they only clutter the window. For example, with Show Hidden 
Files turned 
> off, my home directory contains 14 files and directories. If I turn 
that 
> option on, suddenly the window is filled with 149 between files and 
> directories (according to what the status bar reports). This is all 
right when 
> I'm looking for a hidden file/directory, but it would be extremely 
annoying 
> most of the times, when I'm not interested in them.

Not directly on point to this post, but whenever this topic comes up I 
like to put my $.02--imho, it would be nice if this aspect of Linux was 
reconsidered and the concept of hidden files done away with, or at 
least, create (at least) two user directory hierarchies, one for "real" 
user data (i.e., containing my files, my music, ...) and another for 
application configuration data (I mean at the personal level).

So, to try to make that clear(er), you'd have the /home/<user> 
hierarchy, and something else, maybe either /data/<user> 
or /config/<user>.  One would contain your data, one would contain your 
personalized configurations.

For extra credit:
   * maybe create both /data/<user> and /config/<user> do away 
with /home/<user>
   * create a third hierarchy (or reuse /home/<user> for "temporary" 
data

I recognize that this cannot be done overnight, as the change is rather 
far reaching--each application would have to be revised to seek its 
configuration data in one place and its user data in another.  (And 
then maybe put its temporary data in a third.)  During a 
transition, /home/<user> could remain in place and work as today for 
applications which weren't aware of the new hierarchies.

Just my $.02 and wish.

Randy Kramer
-- 
I didn't have time to write a short letter, so I created a video 
instead.--with apologies to Cicero, et.al.