GNU bug report logs - #41030
[PATCH] Make EWW respect XDG download directory by default

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Philip K <philip <at> warpmail.net>

Date: Sat, 2 May 2020 17:00:02 UTC

Severity: wishlist

Tags: fixed, patch

Fixed in version 28.1

Done: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #16 received at 41030 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>
To: "Basil L. Contovounesios" <contovob <at> tcd.ie>
Cc: Philip K <philip <at> warpmail.net>, Stefan Kangas <stefan <at> marxist.se>,
 41030 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#41030: [PATCH] Make EWW respect XDG download directory by
 default
Date: Tue, 05 May 2020 10:02:13 +0200

"Basil L. Contovounesios" <contovob <at> tcd.ie> writes:

> - What do we do when xdg-user-dir returns ~/ but ~/Downloads/ also
>   exists, as in Stefan's case?  Consider it a user misconfiguration?

I think that is ~/Downloads/ exists, it's a good hint that the user
wants to use ~/Downloads/, no matter what xdg-user-dir says.

Probably?

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