Create a dedicated directory for XDG_DOWNLOAD_DIR (it can't be the Desktop anymore)

[antistress]

In Ubuntu, XDG_DOWNLOAD_DIR is the Desktop (which is not a good idea but that's not the point)
In Ubuntu Netbook Remix we have to create a dedicated directory for that since the desktop is only a Launcher.

Maybe a bug report could also be filled against Ubuntu to create a dedicated directory for XDG_DOWNLOAD_DIR that would avoid to have to much differences between Ubuntu and Ubuntu Netbook Remix ?

http://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/xdg-user-dirs

[Pete Goodall (pgoodall)]

I think I agree, and this is a very good point. We will have to think about how to do this best. Though. For instance, will the user find the "Downloads" directory any easier than the "Desktop" directory? In the FF download dialog it does say that file are downloaded to "Desktop" and I think there is a "Open contraining folder" option or something.

As we are trying to minimise the amount of changes from base Ubuntu this one might be tough to fix in the short term, though.

[antistress (antistress)]

the download directory of Firefox is configurable (Preferences menu, General tab)
Also there is a bug report concerning support of xdg-user-dirs in Firefox https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=259356
A download directory will not be more difficult to find than the video/audio/document etc. ones

[antistress (antistress)]

see https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=399500

[antistress (antistress)]

what is the current status of that report ?

[antistress (antistress)]

this is still an issue in Intrepid

[Paul Larson (pwlars)]

Moving to Ubuntu distribution

[antistress (antistress)]

see https://bugs.edge.launchpad.net/hundredpapercuts/+bug/388570/comments/3

[antistress (antistress)]

see also https://bugs.edge.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xdg-user-dirs/+bug/204567 in One Hundred Paper Cuts

[Paul Larson (pwlars)]

I can confirm that in karmic, UNR still doesn't have a fix for this.

I'm not sure why this is high, but marking it triaged as it seems to be well understood. Although it looks like the solution will be more general than UNR alone, I'm subscribing the ubuntu-unr team as it impacts UNR more so than desktop. I'm curious if it should be kept separate as something to potentially fix *just* on UNR, or if it's worth merging with bug #204567 as they seem to be describing the same overall solution.

[antistress (antistress)]

Karmic alpha 5 has a Downloads directory i guess the bug is fixed