Re: visiting "~/Application Data" gets "~" instead

[Eli Zaretskii]

> Date: Sat, 12 Aug 2006 10:26:36 +0100
> From: Jason Rumney <address@hidden>
> Cc: address@hidden
> 
> Eric Hanchrow wrote:
> > For what it's worth, this patch seems to make Emacs work as I'd
> > expect:
> >   
> Your patch changes the default HOME directory to your personal 
> preference. The current default was chosen carefully based on MS 
> guidelines, which directories may be unwritable on a locked down system, 
> and user input (you will appreciate that it is impossible to please 
> everyone)

Exactly.  Here's the relevant excerpt from the Microsoft
documentation:

    CSIDL_APPDATA (0x001a)
       Version 4.71. The file system directory that serves as a common
       repository for application-specific data. A typical path is
       C:\Documents and Settings\USERNAME\Application Data. This CSIDL is
       supported by the redistributable Shfolder.dll for systems that do
       not have the Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 integrated Shell
       installed.

    CSIDL_PROFILE (0x0028) 
       Version 5.0. The user's profile folder. A typical path is
       C:\Documents and Settings\USERNAME. Applications should not create
       files or folders at this level; they should put their data under
       the locations referred to by CSIDL_APPDATA or CSIDL_LOCAL_APPDATA.