On 23 Dec, 2005, at 10:30 AM, Christian Neumair wrote:
...
I've asked Gian to bring this up on the usability mailing list,
because I think there should be a policy, or at least discussions on
default save locations.
...
I suggest going through this list, using the next item if the previous
doesn't exist or isn't applicable:
1. the folder and name where the current file is already saved
2. the folder which was last used for this operation
(opening/saving/exporting/whatever)
3. a folder intended for this kind of file (e.g. ~/Music/)
4. ~/
5. /.
This can all be done most consistently by a sufficiently-enlightened
filepicker, where enlightenment is provided by the program in the form
of hints about #1 and #3. (The filepicker can work out #2 by the
combination of program name and dialog title.)
--
Matthew Paul Thomas
http://mpt.net.nz/
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