Bug #62519 for File-HomeDir: Links to Win32 reference documentation

Thu Oct 28 10:41:18 2010 dolmen [...] cpan.org - Ticket created

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Links to Win32 reference documentation

Not really a bug. Here is are some links to reference documentation for Win32 special folders (up to Windows 7): CSIDL: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb762494%28v=VS.85%29.aspx KnownFolders: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd378457%28v=VS.85%29.aspx Windows User Experience Interaction Guidelines (Vista / 7): http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/Aa511258.aspx (downloadable as PDF) -- Olivier Mengué - http://search.cpan.org/~dolmen/ http://github.com/dolmen/

Thu Oct 28 11:34:54 2010 dolmen [...] cpan.org - Correspondence added

See also: "Windows Data and Settings Management" (which explains Windows roaming profiles) http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb742580.aspx -- Olivier Mengué - http://search.cpan.org/~dolmen/ http://github.com/dolmen/

Thu Oct 28 11:34:54 2010 dolmen [...] cpan.org - Status changed from 'new' to 'open'

Thu Oct 28 13:19:17 2010 dolmen [...] cpan.org - Correspondence added

And also (prably the most relevant for a portable File::HomeDir::Windows): ***************************************************************** Pat Altimore: "Where Should I Store my Data and Configuration Files if I Target Multiple OS Versions?" http://blogs.msdn.com/b/patricka/archive/2010/03/18/where-should-i-store-my-data-and-configuration-files-if-i-target-multiple-os-versions.aspx ***************************************************************** Microsoft KB: How to write a Windows XP Application that stores user and application data in the correct location by using Visual C++ http://support.microsoft.com/kb/310294 "Namespace Usage Guidelines for the Windows Vista File System" (PDF) http://download.microsoft.com/download/e/6/a/e6aa654f-cccb-421e-9b50-3392e9886084/VistaFileSysNamespaces.pdf -- Olivier Mengué - http://search.cpan.org/~dolmen/ http://github.com/dolmen/