However, the user can change the data directory. Some users may not want a "Documents" directory, which the UI currently creates at start.
While this does not at all affect the Joulescope UI performance, it will create the Documents directory at start. Most users should not care, since the Documents directory is pretty standard across all platforms as of 2024. I don't think Windows and macOS will function right without a Documents directory, so this is likely only an issue with Linux user's who highly customize their system. You sound like you have deleted the Documents directory, so this behavior is annoying.
The UI should defer data directory creation. In the case that the data directory is default and not found, it should be created. In the case that the data directory is not the default and not found, it needs to do something meaningful. For save, perhaps it reverts to the default and creates that directory? For read, perhaps default to the Documents directory or the user directory?
mliberty1
commented
1 month ago
UI version
1.1.6
Your idea
The Joulescope UI automatically creates the default data directory:
https://github.com/jetperch/pyjoulescope_ui/blob/59b6b44ffbb3e28e092265547040c8a89c6e93d5/joulescope_ui/pubsub.py#L446
However, the user can change the data directory. Some users may not want a "Documents" directory, which the UI currently creates at start.
While this does not at all affect the Joulescope UI performance, it will create the Documents directory at start. Most users should not care, since the Documents directory is pretty standard across all platforms as of 2024. I don't think Windows and macOS will function right without a Documents directory, so this is likely only an issue with Linux user's who highly customize their system. You sound like you have deleted the Documents directory, so this behavior is annoying.
The UI should defer data directory creation. In the case that the data directory is default and not found, it should be created. In the case that the data directory is not the default and not found, it needs to do something meaningful. For save, perhaps it reverts to the default and creates that directory? For read, perhaps default to the Documents directory or the user directory?
See the forum.