Start-up parameters locations

[Dirk Hohndel]

On Tue, Nov 03, 2015 at 05:41:59PM +0200, Lubomir I. Ivanov wrote:
> On 3 November 2015 at 17:24, Dirk Hohndel <dirk at hohndel.org> wrote:
> > On Tue, Nov 03, 2015 at 02:47:23PM +0000, John Smith wrote:
> >> >
> >> >  but the user folder can
> >> > contain the default dive log file and any modified printing templates,
> >> > which if lost will make the user mildly annoyed.
> >> >
> >> > if voted upon, i can send a patch.
> >>
> >> I realise that, but if you recall you suggested having tick boxes allowing a basic uninstall or various higher levels.
> >
> > Yes, that was the conclusion and that's why I asked to delay this until
> > after 4.5 was out.
> >
> > I was thinking we should offer something like this:
> >
> > - basic uninstall: remove the installed binaries, don't touch anything else
> > - uninstall and clear registry (with apropriate warning)
> > - uninstall, clear registry, remove Subsurface data forlders (with warning
> >   that this could be removing the user's data file)
> >
> > This could be done with check boxes in the uninstaller. At least for the
> > third one I'd prefer if we had an additional confirmation dialog.
> >
> > Does this sound reasonable, Lubomir?
> >
> 
> already on it,
> but i need to store the system_default_directory() in the QSettings()
> "GeneralSettings" (registry on Win32) on startup.
> any suggestions in which file should i do that?

You mean in which section? That sounds like "General".
Or am I misunderstanding your question?

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