Bug 419490 - K3b uses "home/user/videos" instead of "/tmp" as "Default temporary directory"
Summary: K3b uses "home/user/videos" instead of "/tmp" as "Default temporary directory"
Status: REPORTED
Alias: None
Product: k3b
Classification: Applications
Component: general (show other bugs)
Version: unspecified
Platform: Neon Linux
: NOR normal
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: k3b developers
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Reported: 2020-04-01 11:32 UTC by Patrick Silva
Modified: 2020-04-03 10:57 UTC (History)
3 users (show)

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Description Patrick Silva 2020-04-01 11:32:32 UTC 
Created attachment 127158 [details]
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STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. install and open K3b
2. open K3b settings by pressing ctrl+shift+,
3. 

OBSERVED RESULT
"Default temporary directory" setting is "home/user/videos" instead of "/tmp".
See the attached screenshot.

EXPECTED RESULT
"Default temporary directory" setting should be "/tmp".

SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Operating System: KDE neon Unstable Edition
KDE Plasma Version: 5.18.80
KDE Frameworks Version: 5.69.0
Qt Version: 5.14.1
Comment 1 Albert Astals Cid 2020-04-01 21:33:36 UTC 
Why?
Comment 2 Patrick Silva 2020-04-01 22:21:26 UTC 
Default temporary directory was /tmp in previous versions of K3b.
Why was this setting changed? Workaround for bug 385367?
I have found no explaination about the purpose of default temporary directory setting in K3b handbook. Nero burning rom on Windows, for example, uses a temporary folder to cache files before and during burning. Is this also the purpose of default temporary directory setting of K3b?
If so, I don't think that a folder used to store personal data is a good location to store data that a software uses internally. It would as an internet browser saving images from webpages in /home/user/pictures by default.
Comment 3 Albert Astals Cid 2020-04-02 21:37:09 UTC 
So you opened a bug about something you admit no have no idea what it is used.

I'll leave it in reported state in case someone has some time to investigate whether your claim makes sense or not
Comment 4 Patrick Silva 2020-04-03 10:57:57 UTC 
(In reply to Albert Astals Cid from comment #3)
> So you opened a bug about something you admit no have no idea what it is
> used.

Unfortunately I do not understand anything about source code.
I'm not a software developer. :)
And as mentioned above, K3b handbook says nothing about "Default temporary directory" setting.