How to handle if standard path not available on linux?
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Hi,
Deleted 'Music'(~/Music) folder on linux. When I try to find music standard location from qt apis( statndard paths:: standard location), returns home directory.
How will application know standard path doesn't exist?
Thanks.
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Hi,
I'm not really sure to understand your question correctly. Since you deleted the Music folder, then AFAIK the new "standard" path is the home directory.
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Hi SGaist,
I thought it would return error or empty string.
Just to confirm: If standard path of music directory is home directory, then there is no music directory on that computer.
Thank you.
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No, you can't presume that. Your user might have put his music in another path called e.g. Audio or my_music or even things.
If your application should find the music from a user, use the standard path as default and let the user modify the path in order to accommodate unusual folders.