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Re: [LUG] Google Chrome settings?

 

On 07/12/10 09:53, Grant Sewell wrote:
On Tue, 07 Dec 2010 09:31:14 +0000
tom wrote:

On 07/12/10 08:24, Brad Rogers wrote:
On Mon, 6 Dec 2010 22:13:11 +0000
Grant Sewell<dcglug@xxxxxxxxxxxx>   wrote:

Hello Grant,


Scratch that... I think I've just found it:
It seems to be under ~/.config/

Cue another app using the same stupidly named directory......


It is ~/.config/google_chrome so its in the 'right place'.
Tom te tom te tom
That all depends... it seems that there's half-a-dozen different places
to look for user config info.  I wouldn't mind if things stuck to the
same rules, but it would seem that users should expect settings in one
of the following:
  ~/.appnameconfigfile
  ~/.appname/configfile(s)
  ~/.config/appname/configfiles(s)
  ~/.gnome/ (somewhere)
  ~/.gnome2/ (somewhere)
  ~/.kde/share/apps/appname/configfile(s)
  ~/.kde/share/config/appnamerc
  ~/.kde4/share/apps/appname/configfile(s)
  ~/.kde4/share/config/appnamerc
  ~/.local/appname

I understand the KDE camp and the GNOME camp wanting a 'framework' for
managing applications' settings and other things, and I appreciate
individual developers using ~/.appname/*, but it would be nice for a
consistent approach across the board.

Grant.

I'd prefer ~/.config/appname/... - its MY home directory and ^h reveals some 200 hidden files in it! Its probably in an RFC somewhere but everyone knows better ie can think of a convoluted argument as to why they didnt use a simple #define in their build that could be changed at the drop of a hat but everyone else should change theirs....
Tom te tom te tom

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