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xdg-user-dirs package

  1. Bug #204567
  2. Comment #34

Comment 34 for bug 204567

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Conn O Griofa (psyke83) wrote : Re: downloads should go to $HOME/Downloads : XDG_DOWNLOAD_DIR should be set to "$HOME/Downloads"

I'm attaching the proposed patch to be applied against the gnome-panel package*, which increases MAX_ITEMS_OR_SUBMENU from 5 to 8. When this patch is applied, the Places menu will show 8 bookmarks and/or drives before branching into a submenu.

Rationale:

Currently we have four initial bookmarks on a default installation (Documents, Music, Pictures and Videos), which allows space for one custom bookmark to be added before the bookmarks are branched into a submenu.

If we add a "Downloads" bookmark to the default installation, the Places menu will branch into a submenu after one custom bookmark is added. Increasing the threshold from 5 to 8 will allow for 3 extra bookmarks to be added before the submenu is branched, thus utilizing more space on the Places menu.

*This is a separate issue to bug #262520.