[L2Ork-dev] pd-l2ork-externals folder

[Gilberto Agostinho]

Hi Albert,

On 08/11/14 08:14, Albert Graef wrote:
> So if this is adopted then pd-l2ork should still fall back to reading 
> ~/.pdl2ork if there's no other config file.

I think this is a good idea, it should be simple enough to tell pd-l2Ork 
to look for that file on the first load (and thus before it will create 
the hidden folder for the first time), so old users can have that file 
being copied to the new location.

> Also, I'm not sure whether it's such a great idea to hide away the 
> ~/pdl2ork-externals folder. You don't hide your bin folder either, do 
> you?

I don't hide my bin indeed, but think of this: if every program I have 
installed on my computer would decide to create a visible folder on my 
home, that place would be a mess (I don't even have to imagine that, I 
can simply hit Ctrl+H and see how many things are there!). It would be a 
mess to quickly find the folders that I use all the time, such as Music, 
Document, etc., compared to folders that I used once or twice in a 
lifetime, such as ~/.mozilla, ~/.gimp-2.8, etc.. I remember how polluted 
was My Documents folder when I was using Windows, since a lot of 
programs were doing exactly what you proposes - and I really don't look 
forward in having my system like that once again!

> One might discuss, though, whether it's necessary that pd-l2ork always 
> creates that folder on startup if it doesn't exist. AFAICT, other Pd 
> flavors don't do this.

That would be a more immediate solution, although I still think the a 
hidden folder is the best way to go. Lastly, I can confirm nor 
pd-extended nor vanilla pd do this.

Best,
Gilberto
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