Finding where to store application data portably

[Ron Adam]

Steven D'Aprano wrote:

> On Wed, 21 Sep 2005 20:07:54 +0100, Tony Houghton wrote:
> 
> 
>> > I wish the Linux Standard Base folks would specify that settings files
>> > should all go into a subdirectory like ~/settings rather than filling up
>> > the home directory with cruft. That was acceptable in the days when 
>> > people
>> > only looked at their files with ls, but in these days of GUI file
>> > managers, it is ridiculous that there are more than 100 dot files and
>> > directories in my home directory.
>>
>>Don't all file managers have an option to hide files beginning with '.'?
> 
> 
> I don't want to hide them. I just don't want them in my face when I open
> my home directory.

+1

This has been a gripe of mine on windows as well, and hiding files (or 
extensions) is definitely not the answer.

Personally I think hidden files do more harm than good. It's not a 
substitute for good file management, and it not an acceptable 
alternative to good security either.

Cheers,
Ron