[Bug 35896] Use g_get_user_config_dir()

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Tue May 31 16:33:54 CEST 2011


https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=35896

--- Comment #3 from Sebastian <sbastig at gmx.net> 2011-05-31 07:33:53 PDT ---
user name and password are definitely user data not configuration data:

1. The user is entering information (=data) about himself. He is not changing
anything in the behavior of the program.
2. Entering login data (account data) does not change the intended (default)
way of using the program, it just allows the user to use the full
functionality.
3. If the user wishes to wipe his .config directory to reset the program to
default settings he does not want to loose his saved password or user name.
4. Configuration settings are customizations that let the program deviate from
the intended default usage scenario. However entering login data is a default
usage scenario.

Based on these arguments i would argue to put user name and password in
XDG_DATA_DIR

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