XDG Base Directory Spec

Kevin Krammer kevin.krammer at gmx.at
Mon Feb 9 21:02:51 EET 2004


On Monday 09 February 2004 19:36, Marco Canini wrote:

> * don't add localization for folder names, if you want localized icons
> make them as link (even windows doesn't make localized folders, windows
> is mainly a single user per session and single locale OS IMO)

It does.
Windows' main directory for programs is called "Programs" in English and 
"Programme" in German and there are quite some broken installers which have 
"Programs" hardcoded so a German user ends up with two directories containing 
applications.

Cheers,
Kevin
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