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Bug 82935

Summary:	[WorkbenchLauncher] Workspace Launcher configuration should be stored in user directory
Product:	[Eclipse Project] Platform	Reporter:	Dave <ddoty>
Component:	UI	Assignee:	Kim Horne <eclipse>
Status:	RESOLVED WONTFIX	QA Contact:
Severity:	enhancement
Priority:	P3	CC:	billy.biggs
Version:	3.1
Target Milestone:	---
Hardware:	All
OS:	All
Whiteboard:

Description Dave

2005-01-16 21:13:23 EST

The file which stores the Workspace Launcher preferences
(eclipse\configuration\.settings\org.eclipse.ui.prefs in Eclipse 3.1M4) should
be stored outside of the Eclipse directory and in a user directory (something
like "C:\Documents and Settings\theuser\eclipse" on Windows; or
"/home/theuser/.eclipse" on Linux). This file obviously cannot be stored in the
workspace directory, since the purpose of the dialog is to ask the user to
choose a workspace. However, the problem is that if Eclipse is installed on a
multi-user system, and any user selects the option "Use this as the default and
do not ask again", then this affects all users. They are forced to switch their
workspace (and thus restart Eclipse) after every time this happens.

I assume all other configuration information is stored in the workspace, but if
there is any that is not, it should be modifed in this way as well, so that
users on a multi-user system do not interfere with one another's settings like this.

Comment 1 Billy Biggs

2005-04-06 18:04:26 EDT

If the root configuration area is read only (as it should be for a multi-user
install), then the user's home directory will be used to store this state.

Is this not good enough?

Comment 2 Boris Bokowski

2007-01-02 11:15:12 EST

Reassigning bugs to reflect changes in ownership.

Comment 3 Kim Horne

2007-06-21 15:42:16 EDT

Closing in light of Billy's comment.