Bug 203495 - Download directory defaults to Documents directory instead of Downloads (xdg-user-dirs)
Summary: Download directory defaults to Documents directory instead of Downloads (xdg-...
Status: CONFIRMED
Alias: None
Product: konqueror
Classification: Applications
Component: general (show other bugs)
Version: 4.2.4
Platform: Fedora RPMs Linux
: NOR normal
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Konqueror Developers
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: 253126 (view as bug list)
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Reported: 2009-08-12 00:35 UTC by Kevin Kofler
Modified: 2013-03-03 23:32 UTC (History)
7 users (show)

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Description Kevin Kofler 2009-08-12 00:35:41 UTC
Version:           4.2.4 (using KDE 4.2.4)
Compiler:          gcc-c++-4.3.2-7.i386 Fedora 10
OS:                Linux
Installed from:    Fedora RPMs

The "Save as..." dialog for downloads in Konqueror defaults to the directory for documents (which defaults to the xdg-user-dir for Documents in current KDE 4). As per the xdg-user-dirs specification, they should go to Downloads, or more precisely `xdg-user-dir DOWNLOAD`, instead. (Unfortunately, QDesktopServices doesn't provide this directory as of Qt 4.5.2, so you'll have to query xdg-user-dir or ~/.config/user-dirs.dirs directly. See also the source code of QDesktopServices. It's important to query the directory because the xdg-user-dir names can get translated to the user's language. Only the config file and the xdg-user-dir tool know the name for sure.)
Comment 1 FiNeX 2009-08-12 16:59:05 UTC
Every time I've to download soemthing with the "save as" from konqui, I have to manually select the download directory even if it has been configured on system settings. I confirm this bug.
Comment 2 Dario Andres 2009-08-12 22:24:52 UTC
The API to retrieve the Download folder is available at 
"QString KGlobalSettings::downloadPath()" (and this path can be set in SystemSettings/About Me/Paths)

So, Konqueror would be able to select this folder.
Comment 3 FiNeX 2010-10-03 21:10:46 UTC
*** Bug 253126 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
Comment 4 Dotan Cohen 2010-10-03 21:18:06 UTC
The relevant info from the Free Desktop XDG standard:
http://freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/xdg-user-dirs
Comment 5 Kevin Kofler 2011-02-27 15:53:31 UTC
Ping? Is there any chance this will get fixed any time soon?
Comment 6 someone 2011-10-18 05:22:48 UTC
I have set the standard paths in systemsettings for downloaded files to /home/user/Downloads and Konqueror does not recognize this. It always wants to save downloaded files to /home/user/Documents.

It´s now KDE 4.7.x - time... the bug was reported in KDE 4.2.x and still exists... would be great if this would get fixed.

thanks!
Comment 7 Alex 2013-02-22 06:32:06 UTC
4.10 is out, bug still is here