X-Authentication-Warning: delorie.com: mail set sender to geda-user-bounces using -f X-Recipient: geda-user AT delorie DOT com X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.3.1 (2010-03-16) on ham02.websitewelcome.com X-Spam-Flag2999: NO X-Spam-Level2999: X-Spam-Status2999: "No, score=-1.9 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00 autolearn=ham version=3.3.1 DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws; s=default; d=gibibit.com; h=Received:Date:From:To:Subject:Message-ID:In-Reply-To:References:X-Mailer:Mime-Version:Content-Type:Content-Transfer-Encoding:X-BWhitelist:X-Source:X-Source-Args:X-Source-Dir:X-Source-Sender:X-Source-Auth:X-Email-Count:X-Source-Cap; b=Q0r+0iC3bDPTr4PDuat1v8P+F7jBd90XEK76BBtjiHmKPEKWU8lr2U9uKKnjaX6Y1ZKhlxyXU5GwbsptctTMfI+BPukiNSQb8xJqdQR6CkamvK+EN2AbnscXDt/Y8wug; Date: Fri, 20 Jan 2012 12:59:11 -0800 From: Colin D Bennett To: geda-user AT delorie DOT com Subject: Re: [geda-user] pcb gtk file chooser's default directory annoyance Message-ID: <20120120125911.4a779dd5@svelte> In-Reply-To: References: <20120120062942 DOT 0daf212c AT svelte> X-Mailer: Claws Mail 3.7.9 (GTK+ 2.24.6; x86_64-pc-linux-gnu) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-AntiAbuse: This header was added to track abuse, please include it with any abuse report X-AntiAbuse: Primary Hostname - gator297.hostgator.com X-AntiAbuse: Original Domain - delorie.com X-AntiAbuse: Originator/Caller UID/GID - [47 12] / [47 12] X-AntiAbuse: Sender Address Domain - gibibit.com X-BWhitelist: no X-Source: X-Source-Args: X-Source-Dir: X-Source-Sender: c-67-185-118-84.hsd1.wa.comcast.net (svelte) [67.185.118.84]:56989 X-Source-Auth: colin AT gibibit DOT com X-Email-Count: 2 X-Source-Cap: c2t5bGVuO3NreWxlbjtnYXRvcjI5Ny5ob3N0Z2F0b3IuY29t Reply-To: geda-user AT delorie DOT com Errors-To: nobody AT delorie DOT com X-Mailing-List: geda-user AT delorie DOT com X-Unsubscribes-To: listserv AT delorie DOT com Precedence: bulk On Sat, 21 Jan 2012 07:00:44 +1100 Stephen Ecob wrote: > Hi Colin, > > I see the same behaviour, in fact AFAIK GTK HID has always > behaved this way. > > My workaround is to use a file manager to browse to my project > folder and then double click on the .pcb file to launch PCB. > When I then perform File | Load netlist file, File | Load element > data to paste-buffer, etc. the file chooser opens up pointing to > my home directory, but a single click on "Recently used" takes me > to the directory that holds my .pcb file. I'm working with > Fedora 13 with Gnome desktop. OK, I'll try that. > Another workaround is to open a shell, cd to your work directory > and launch PCB from the shell (in my case "pcb PSU.pcb") > The file chooser will now default to opening to your work > directory. Nope, that doesn't work for me. Running 'pcb BOARD.pcb' is how I've been invoking pcb all the time and I still find the file choosers defaulting to 'Recently Used', which means I can't easily get to the layout's own directory (which is also the current working directory). Regards, Colin