Comment on Developers: "Yes, the users love cluttered homes, just put everything there and ignore guidelines"
ToxicWaste@lemm.ee 1 day agofor someone regularly using both: it is a convenience feature.
that way i just know config files are under ~/.myApp.
if windows devs would beore consistent, i would be ok with %APPDATA%\myApp. however, too often it is under %APPDATA%\myApp\…\Roaming\myApp - which is just a pain. so i prefere linux style on windows.
Roaming and local are there for reasons.
Mostly enterprisey ones, but roaming “roams” with your user profile.
If you have ever used a system where you could sign onto any computer and your stuff would be there, it’s mostly due to roaming folder.
Local is local to the pc and does not roam to others
I think you meant %LOCALAPPDATA%
%APPDATA% points to roaming
pivot_root@lemmy.world 1 day ago
I see your point, but as someone who preferred my home folder be my home folder, I prefer they put it under
~/.configregardless of what operating system is being used.ToxicWaste@lemm.ee 1 day ago
yes, i could get behind that. problem is probably that this is such wide spread by now, that it would take a really long time to use that new standard.