[Github-comments] [geany/geany] Improve user experience when creating new projects (PR #3018)

[Thomas Martitz]

IMO opening file chooser automatically gives the false impression that a base directory is strictly necessary (it isn't). Also, it immediately hides the actual project creation dialog which seems awkward.

So I would rather like to see a button to open the file chooser next to base diectory text entry (which I agree should be moved to the top). Then, one can leave that empty (or enter a non-existant path) and chose project file, or one uses the file chooser to select a base directory, in which case the other 2 fields are filed automatically.

I don't necessarily agree with turning on "Store project file inside the project base directory". I don't feel very strong about it but it seems out of place for this PR and should be discussed separately. I don't see that it's a required for improving the project creation dialog itself.

The same goes for automatically opening the project configuration. It could just as well turn out to be annoying so let's discuss that separately.

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