Ozzie D, NP-hard  

#PetPeeve: I hate that "Music" is one of the standard home folders on desktop computers. I love music, but I want it to be "Audio" -- not all audio is music (plus "audio" pairs better with "video"). When was this default established, in #MacOS X 10.0, #WinNT, earlier? (I think NextStep or BeOS might have had a "Sounds" folder.) Now, seemingly every #desktop uses this default: #Windows, #Mac, #FreeDesktop environments (#GNOME, #KDE), are there any exceptions? Like the #DesktopMetaphor itself, we're stuck with it, even though it chafes.

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Jul 8, 2025 at 4:17amWeb
Show threadFabian【ファビアン】🏳️‍🌈Jul 8, 2025
@ozdreaming I mean it's configurable on Linux and if you feel like it, request an change upstream
Show threadOzzie D, NP-hard  Jul 8, 2025
@fabiscafe That's true, I can change xdg-user-dirs to suit myself, and I am grateful for that. I don't think my logic is so strong here to justify lobbying for an upstream change -- just a momentary rant on the confines of default categories (inspired by the "Music" folder in gnome having a custom icon, but not my "Audio" folder).