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Re: Is it possible to change the desktop directory in TDE?

From: deloptes <deloptes@...>
Date: Sun, 06 Aug 2017 13:05:13 +0200
Thierry de Coulon wrote:

> On Sunday 06 August 2017 00.14:00 Dave Lers wrote:
>> Why not set them up as tabs in Konqueror (save view profile w/ links)?
>> You could also set them up as tabs in the navigation bar... or add the
>> links to the TDE task bar.
> 
> I can't use tabs because I'm in file management view. I tried to add
> the "links" to the panel but it does not work (these links a special as
> they let you mount/umount the shares)
> 
>> What are you trying to change, ~/Desktop is
>> a directory?
> 
> This I know. What I'd like is to have two different "Desktop" directories,
> one for Gnome and one for TDE. Unfortunately all the environments use the
> same folder, defines in .config/userdirs.dirs. TDE is the only DE to have
> a way to change this (it does work), but it's no internal setup, just a
> way to edit the .config file
> 
> I'll try the two users way...
> 
> Thierry

Perhaps you want to have a look at XDG (freedesktop) specs

https://standards.freedesktop.org/basedir-spec/basedir-spec-latest.html

Gnome recent follows this as most other newer desktops do.

regards