--- trunk/src/gconf.c	2009/08/07 07:57:33	48
+++ trunk/src/gconf.c	2009/08/18 20:33:08	62
@@ -330,6 +330,22 @@
 #endif
     appdata->image_path = strdup(DEFAULT_IMAGE_PATH);
 
+    /* check if this path is actually accessible */
+    /* and change it to the current users home if not */
+    /* (this should only happen on scratchbox) */
+    if(!g_file_test(appdata->image_path, G_FILE_TEST_IS_DIR)) {
+      if(g_mkdir_with_parents(appdata->image_path, 0700) != 0) {
+	char *p = getenv("HOME");
+	if(!p) p = "/tmp/";
+
+	appdata->image_path = 
+	  g_strdup_printf("%s%s%s", p, 
+			  (p[strlen(p)-1]!='/')?"/":"",
+			  DEFAULT_IMAGE_PATH_HOME);
+	printf("using alt path %s\n", appdata->image_path);
+      }
+    }
+
   } else {
     /* some versions old versions messed up the path */
     if(appdata->image_path[strlen(appdata->image_path)-1] != '/') {