assume default values if xdg dirs not set

.config/ranger/commands.py

@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ class my_edit(Command):
             # reference to the currently selected file.
             target_filename = self.fm.thisfile.path
 
-        # This is a generic function to print text in ranger.  
+        # This is a generic function to print text in ranger.
         self.fm.notify("Let's edit the file " + target_filename + "!")
 
         # Using bad=True in fm.notify allows you to print error messages:
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ class my_edit(Command):
 
 
 # https://github.com/ranger/ranger/wiki/Integrating-File-Search-with-fzf
-# Now, simply bind this function to a key, by adding this to your $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/ranger/rc.conf: map <C-f> fzf_select
+# Now, simply bind this function to a key, by adding this to your ~/.config/ranger/rc.conf: map <C-f> fzf_select
 class fzf_select(Command):
     """
     :fzf_select

.config/ranger/luke_ranger_readme.md

@@ -32,10 +32,10 @@ These "verbs" take "nouns" or "arguments," like these:
 
 + d -- "~/Documents"
 + D -- "~/Downloads"
-+ cf -- "$XDG_CONFIG_HOME"
++ cf -- "~/.config"
 + And many others, including those you add to `~/.bmdirs`.
 
-Press any "verb" followed by any "argument" to perform a folder operation. "gd" will cd to ~/Documents, for example. "mD" will move the selected file(s) to ~/Downloads. "tcf" will create a new tab in $XDG_CONFIG_HOME, etc. etc.
+Press any "verb" followed by any "argument" to perform a folder operation. "gd" will cd to ~/Documents, for example. "mD" will move the selected file(s) to ~/Downloads. "tcf" will create a new tab in ~/.config, etc. etc.
 
 ## Many little additions!
 
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ Press any "verb" followed by any "argument" to perform a folder operation. "gd"
 	+ Txs -- copy slideshow/beamer template to new file
 	+ Txh -- copy handout template to new file
 + Image commands:
-	+ bg -- (for i3 users) makes an image your background (assuming i3 is looking at $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/wall.png for your background)
+	+ bg --  makes an image your background (assuming i3 is looking at ~/.local/share/bg for your background)
 	+ bw -- runs Pywal on the selected image, making it your background and generating a color scheme based off of it.
 	+ C -- rotates an image (requires imagemagick)
 	+ F -- flips an image (requires imagemagick)

.config/ranger/rc.conf

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ set column_ratios 1,3,4
 set hidden_filter ^\.|\.(?:pyc|vrb|pyo|lof|bak|swp|aux|log|nav|out|snm|toc|bcf|run\.xml|synctex\.gz|blg|bbl)$|^lost\+found$|^__(py)?cache__$
 set show_hidden false
 set confirm_on_delete multiple
-set preview_script $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/ranger/scope.sh
+set preview_script ${XDG_CONFIG_HOME:$HOME/.config}/ranger/scope.sh
 set use_preview_script true
 set automatically_count_files true
 set open_all_images true
@@ -505,4 +505,4 @@ map Tn eval fm.open_console('shell eyeD3 -n "" ' + fm.thisfile.relative_path, po
 #Downloading
 map ytv console shell youtube-dl -ic%space
 map yta console shell youtube-dl -xic%space
-source $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/ranger/shortcuts.conf
+source ${XDG_CONFIG_HOME:$HOME/.config}/ranger/shortcuts.conf