Just a question…
Haiku doesn’t seem to have the typical folders that are usually located in /home like ‘Documents’ or ‘Music’ or ‘Pictures’ is there a reason why?
Thanks!
The only response is Haiku != Linux LOL 
Being serious could be done, I should add “Downloads”, too as expected Photo Apps downloads form you camera automatically in ~/Photo, Office application creates docs in ~/Document, Music converter in ~/Music, WebPositive in ~/Downloads and so on…
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Haiku is not in fact the only operating system with a file structure like I suggested… Windows has it, Mac OS X has it, and yes, Linux has it. Remember people, Haiku is supposedly a fully fledges operating system. If the general public is to be using it in the future, they are going to want standard folders… Lets not screw up Haiku like BeOs…please!
Here’s my personal opinion on this. It’s not a good idea to move the users further away from the basics of file management. Creating, deleting, copying, moving, linking files and folders is such an elemental part of computing that people not getting accustomed to it will run into problems sooner or later.
With that in mind, leaving the user the freedom and flexibility to create the folders they need and sort their files in a hierarchy that suits them is a good thing. It also stresses the fact that Haiku leaves them in power. I wouldn’t want to have my OS tell me where to put and how to name my folders. Or even worse, demand those named folders and maybe even re-create them when they’re not there anymore.
I feel that in the past, OS and device makers have led users away from the actual computing and put up more and more abstractions until their allround computer became just a set of specialized and more or less independent tools. That may work with an “appliance” (hat tipped to BeIA) like iPad and smartphone, but isn’t something I look for in a personal computer.
I may be a little old-school with that…
Regards,
Humdinger
After reading Humdinger’s reply, I gotta admit, I do agree. Freedom and flexibility should be one of the main priorities when developing an OS. But the small problem is that some computer users don’t even know what folder hierarchy is let alone using it. I understand and know how to create and manager folder hierarchy, but if I didn’t, I’d have no idea where to store my audio files, or were to keep my picture. And it may be a slight OCD thing, but I couldn’t just have them floating around in /home or in a folder on my desktop…
All in all, I am glad that Haiku gives users the opportunity to create whatever hierarchal structure that they choose.
Here’s my personal opinion on this.
It’s not a good idea to move the users further away from the basics of file management.
Creating, deleting, copying, moving, linking files and folders is such an elemental part of
computing that people not getting accustomed to it will run into problems sooner or later.
I agree, I have seen too many users who can’t use the Internet if you do something as simple delete the IE icon and install FireFox.
I have had people tell me I could not done simple editing of photos if I don’t have PhotoShop.
I had one person tell me it was impossible for me to use Excel since I had never taken a course on it and the only spreadsheets I had used before were Multi-plan, CompuCalc, VisiCalc, 1-2-3, SimpleCalc and I forget how many more. Yet I was told I could not use Excel. In-fact it took me less that 10 minutes to figure out the differences.
Too many users no longer understand what they are doing with computers, they are just using magic gestures to get stuff done.
I agree full heartedly!
I prefer to call them directories and sub-directories. It is not hard at all to create and delete files and directories in Haiku at all! I beleive it is a shame that most people (me included to an extent) just point, getsture and click to get work done on a computer. We need to become the master of our computers and not become the slaves of it. If I had the intellegence and the patience, I would write my own apps!
Haiku needs to be usefull for both novices and the elite users alike. Some will want all the usual “folders” in their home directory ready for them to go. Others like me want to choose how to set up the directory structure. I myself as a fresh Haiku newbie asked why when you enter a directory a new window pops up. I quickly got schooled to the ways of Haiku computing, and you will too!
It is an exciting and amazing OS Haiku is. It is similar to the other OS’s in some ways, but different in many other ways as wel! Live, love, and learn!
Thanks for your reply, my favourite so far! By the way… why do new windows pop up? Care to enlighten?
Cheers
[quote=el.tigre.20]Thanks for your reply, my favourite so far! By the way… why do new windows pop up? Care to enlighten?
Cheers[/quote]
The original BeOS worked that way - subfolders opened a new window - and it soon became clear that was a pain in the rear. I think the option to use single-window navigation was part of the “New Tracker” package.