User directories integration - request for help

[Ralf Corsepius]

On Mon, 2007-03-19 at 10:36 +0100, Alexander Larsson wrote:
> On Mon, 2007-03-19 at 09:54 +0100, Miloslav Trmac wrote:
> > Alexander Larsson napsal(a):
> > > On Fri, 2007-03-16 at 13:35 +0100, Patrice Dumas wrote:
> > >> It seems like those folders are created automatically when user logs in.
> > >> That's what I dislike. If they are defaults for 'save' actions in every
> > >> apps, fine. If they are created and used automatically, I think it isn't
> > >> right.
> > 
> > > nor would it work instantly with all applications.
> > The specification is new, so it won't "work instantly with all
> > applications" anyway.
> 
> It very much does. All applications using the gtk file selector will
> have some default folders as file selector bookmars, and *all*
> applications get translated filenames for common directories.

And all other applications, such as gui-less apps will be broken.

Related to this: Explain who all this is supposed without any
login-manager (plain su -l without running any GUI)

Ralf