Some points:
- Storing stuff in "My documents/Dolphin" is the wrong thing to do because it's non-standard. Application data should go to AppData instead.
- Thus, it's not the same as on Linux at all. On linux, I'm backing up all "hidden" folders in my home directory and expect my config to be fully backed up. I'd do the same thing in Windows with the AppData folder, but if this change takes affect, I'd lose my config if I blindly trusted applications to do the right thing.
- Because I'd rather not do things at all instead of doing them in a dumb way, I'm voting against this change.
- Because the OP isn't clear if the poll is only about having a global directory or if it's supposed to be the one mentioned in the OP, I'm voting against this change.
I generally think this isn't the right type of change suggestion to ask for end-user's opinion about. There's a technically well-defined answer to the question where applications should store their data, and that is the AppData folder on Windows systems. All issues that arise due to storing stuff there should be addressed as actual issues and not as reasons for not doing the right thing.
- Storing stuff in "My documents/Dolphin" is the wrong thing to do because it's non-standard. Application data should go to AppData instead.
- Thus, it's not the same as on Linux at all. On linux, I'm backing up all "hidden" folders in my home directory and expect my config to be fully backed up. I'd do the same thing in Windows with the AppData folder, but if this change takes affect, I'd lose my config if I blindly trusted applications to do the right thing.
- Because I'd rather not do things at all instead of doing them in a dumb way, I'm voting against this change.
- Because the OP isn't clear if the poll is only about having a global directory or if it's supposed to be the one mentioned in the OP, I'm voting against this change.
I generally think this isn't the right type of change suggestion to ask for end-user's opinion about. There's a technically well-defined answer to the question where applications should store their data, and that is the AppData folder on Windows systems. All issues that arise due to storing stuff there should be addressed as actual issues and not as reasons for not doing the right thing.