Dear devs,
It would be very nice if Geany would use the path selected in the file browser as the current path. Creating and saving a new file doesn't require the user to browse to the desired location then...
-H-
On Wed, 12 Mar 2008 10:38:57 +0100 Harold Aling h.aling@home.nl wrote:
Dear devs,
It would be very nice if Geany would use the path selected in the file browser as the current path. Creating and saving a new file doesn't require the user to browse to the desired location then...
Personally, I don't like this. Some of the time it might be useful, but often I have some other subdirectory open in the file browser from where I want to save files. I like having to make sure I'm saving the file in the right place. For projects, the base path is assumed, but I think this is a good trade off. There's no guarantee the file browser will have a path anywhere near the project path.
Regards, Nick
On Thu, 13 Mar 2008 17:41:37 +0000, Nick Treleaven nick.treleaven@btinternet.com wrote:
On Wed, 12 Mar 2008 10:38:57 +0100 Harold Aling h.aling@home.nl wrote:
Dear devs,
It would be very nice if Geany would use the path selected in the file browser as the current path. Creating and saving a new file doesn't require the user to browse to the desired location then...
Personally, I don't like this. Some of the time it might be useful, but often I have some other subdirectory open in the file browser from where I want to save files. I like having to make sure I'm saving the file in the right place. For projects, the base path is assumed, but I think this is a good trade off. There's no guarantee the file browser will have a path anywhere near the project path.
I agree and furthermore it would be not quite easy to query the current path from the filebrowser plugin in Geany.
Regards, Enrico
Enrico Tröger enrico.troeger@uvena.de wrote:
Nick Treleaven nick.treleaven@btinternet.com wrote:
Harold Aling h.aling@home.nl wrote:
It would be very nice if Geany would use the path selected in the file browser as the current path.
Personally, I don't like this.
I agree and furthermore it would be not quite easy to query the current path from the filebrowser plugin in Geany.
Just a thought - what about adding a button to the filebrowser plugin toolbar: "Save current document to this folder".
- Jeff
On Fri, 14 Mar 2008 02:51:49 -0500 "Jeff Pohlmeyer" yetanothergeek@gmail.com wrote:
Enrico Tröger enrico.troeger@uvena.de wrote:
Nick Treleaven nick.treleaven@btinternet.com wrote:
Harold Aling h.aling@home.nl wrote:
It would be very nice if Geany would use the path selected in the file browser as the current path.
Personally, I don't like this.
I agree and furthermore it would be not quite easy to query the current path from the filebrowser plugin in Geany.
At the moment it's not possible in a neat way, but sometime we could add a function like: gboolean plugins_lookup_symbol(const gchar *plugin_name, const gchar *symbol_name, gpointer *symbol);
It would be similar to g_module_symbol but return FALSE if plugin_name is not active. Something for another time perhaps.
Just a thought - what about adding a button to the filebrowser plugin toolbar: "Save current document to this folder".
What would that do, save a copy of the current document to the file browser path? I'm not keen on that really.
Regards, Nick