Linux preferences

[Richard Gaskin]

Andre Garzia wrote:

> On May 11, 2006, at 9:44 PM, Sarah Reichelt wrote:
>
>> Sorry, I feel I've asked this before, but I can't find the answer in
>> the archives.
>>
>> Where do Linux users expect preferences to be saved?
>>
>> In Macs I use the specialFolderPath("Preferences").
>> In Windows I use specialFolderPath(26).
>>
>> What is the Linux equivalent?
>
> they expect it to be saved in their home folder ($HOME or ~) with a
> name beggining with a "." (so that it be hidden) like:
>
> .mySweetPrefsFile
>
> so you can use URL "file:~/.mySweetPrefs"

They expect files to be concealed?

Personally I don't trust apps that hide things from me, and I'm very
surprised that the uber gurus who use Linux actually prefer hidden files.


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