[Qgis-developer] Re: [QGIS Commit] r13951 - in trunk/qgis: python/core src/app src/core

[Borys Jurgiel]

> If there are no objections from other developers, I think for qgis 1.6
> we can alter the qgis user settings directories per platform as
> follows:
> - unix: ~/.qgis (as before)
> - win: ~/Application Data/qgis
> - mac: ~/Library/Application Support/QGIS
> 
> I just wonder how much this will confuse users as with the upgrade to
> 1.6 they will loose their locally installed plugins, custom styles,
> CRS and some other stuff...

What about a "migration assistant" - just a window "Qgis detected that blah 
blah blah, do you want to move your stuff to the new location? [Yes] [No]" 

It can be implemented in Python as a "service plugin", enabled by default. The 
downside is that the Python support is optional, the advantage is flexibility.
In Hannover we were talking about a first-run wizard. Yes, I confess I haven't 
start working on it yet :/ but the idea is still alive. I could start from the 
migration assistant and then expand the 'service' stuff also on the first-run 
wizzard and possibly even some localization settings (default WMSes or so).
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