use current directory

[Olivier Ricou]

This report follows Bug #168119 which seems to be solved in 0.49 since is asked only for "Save as".

I would like to have a general preference "Use current directory" which means

* open file looks in current directory
* save, save as, save bitmat... save by default in current directory
* import imports from current directory

all I/O relate to current directory. This behavior should be set when the program starts (at least). If I decide to use another directory from the Open interface, it make sense to open the same directory the second time I will try to open a file (as it is now). But if I close Inkscape and rerun it, then the Open interface should show the current directory.

This behavior is useful when starting inkscape from a term with the command line. Therefore we can imagine an argument "-c" or "--current_directory".

[su_v (suv-lp)]

Duplicate of bug #818351?

[Olivier Ricou (inkscape1)]

die 14/03/13, ad 12h39, ~suv <email address hidden> dixit :
> Duplicate of bug #818351?

yes

strange, I did not see when I searched. Sorry.

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> Title:
> use current directory
>
> Status in Inkscape: A Vector Drawing Tool:
> New
>
> Bug description:
> This report follows Bug #168119 which seems to be solved in 0.49 since
> is asked only for "Save as".
>
> I would like to have a general preference "Use current directory"
> which means
>
> * open file looks in current directory
> * save, save as, save bitmat... save by default in current directory
> * import imports from current directory
>
> all I/O relate to current directory. This behavior should be set when
> the program starts (at least). If I decide to use another directory
> from the Open interface, it make sense to open the same directory the
> second time I will try to open a file (as it is now). But if I close
> Inkscape and rerun it, then the Open interface should show the current
> directory.
>
> This behavior is useful when starting inkscape from a term with the
> command line. Therefore we can imagine an argument "-c" or "--
> current_directory".
>
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[su_v (suv-lp)]

> strange, I did not see when I searched. Sorry.

No problem, thx for confirming that bug #818351 covers the same feature request. It's better to track/discuss it focused in one report -> Iinking this one (bug #1155070) as duplicate to bug #818351.

[Olivier Ricou (inkscape1)]

die 14/03/13, ad 16h08, ~suv <email address hidden> dixit :
> *** This bug is a duplicate of bug 818351 ***
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/818351
>
> > strange, I did not see when I searched. Sorry.
>
> No problem, thx for confirming that bug #818351 covers the same feature
> request. It's better to track/discuss it focused in one report ->
> Iinking this one (bug #1155070) as duplicate to bug #818351.
>
> ** This bug has been marked a duplicate of bug 818351
> Open and Save dialog boxes ignore current working directory

Fine, thanks.

Olivier.