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wavelet-sharpening for astro images based on RegiStax
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waveSharp bug/error : ARCH_LINUX Save configuration to $XDG_CONFIG_HOME #7

Closed nouspiro closed 1 year ago

nouspiro commented 1 year ago

Describe the bug A clear and concise description of what the bug/error is.

To Reproduce Steps to reproduce the behavior from the start of waveSharp.

  1. start waveSharp

Expected behavior That config files are saved into proper location and not clutter $HOME

Operating system and version

Additional context More information about XDG

CorBer commented 1 year ago

Hi,

Can you share a bit more details ? I am using Linux myself as the default OS. For me the files all end up at /home/USERNAME/waveSharp. I am on Linux Mint (Ubuntu clone).

cheers Cor

nouspiro commented 1 year ago

Yes that is exactly problem. Config files should be stored in path specified in $XDG_CONFIG_HOME enviroment variable or if not defined then fallback to $HOME/.config and not hardcoded path directly in user home. I don't know which framework you use but Qt have method to query paths for various uses https://doc.qt.io/qt-5/qstandardpaths.html

BTW Just tried Windows and that is also just create same folder C:\Users\name\waveSharp. On Windows it should be %APPDATA%

Users are not happy with dot folders in theirs home. Folder without dot is even worse. https://www.reddit.com/r/linux/comments/971m0z/im_tired_of_folders_littering_my_home_directory/

CorBer commented 1 year ago

Hi,

The "must be" is not a mandatory part of freeware design I think. I am not using QT but using freepascal for this application. I might make this an optional feature (so users can decide to store in either way) if I am sure this works on WIN/MAC/LINUX all in the same fashion. For that I will see this as a request to enhance the application with this choice. Thats not a problem and if this can be created easily it will be in the next update.

cheers Cor