-CONFIG_VARIABLE (bool, only_copy_imported_files, "only-copy-imported-files", false)
-CONFIG_VARIABLE (bool, keep_tearoffs, "keep-tearoffs", false)
-CONFIG_VARIABLE (std::string, keyboard_layout, "keyboard-layout", "ansi")
-CONFIG_VARIABLE (std::string, default_bindings, "default-bindings", "ardour")
-CONFIG_VARIABLE (bool, default_narrow_ms, "default-narrow_ms", false)
-CONFIG_VARIABLE (bool, name_new_markers, "name-new-markers", false)
-CONFIG_VARIABLE (bool, rubberbanding_snaps_to_grid, "rubberbanding-snaps-to-grid", false)
-CONFIG_VARIABLE (long, font_scale, "font-scale", 81920)
-CONFIG_VARIABLE (std::string, default_session_parent_dir, "default-session-parent-dir", "~")
-CONFIG_VARIABLE (bool, show_waveforms, "show-waveforms", true)
-CONFIG_VARIABLE (bool, show_waveforms_while_recording, "show-waveforms-while-recording", true)
-CONFIG_VARIABLE (WaveformScale, waveform_scale, "waveform-scale", Linear)
-CONFIG_VARIABLE (WaveformShape, waveform_shape, "waveform-shape", Traditional)
+#ifdef __APPLE__
+CONFIG_VARIABLE_SPECIAL (std::string, default_session_parent_dir, "default-session-parent-dir", "~/Music", poor_mans_glob)
+#elif defined (PLATFORM_WINDOWS)
+CONFIG_VARIABLE_SPECIAL (std::string, default_session_parent_dir, "default-session-parent-dir", "~\\Documents", poor_mans_glob)
+#else
+CONFIG_VARIABLE_SPECIAL (std::string, default_session_parent_dir, "default-session-parent-dir", "~", poor_mans_glob)
+#endif