Default MWRunFiles to browse default save directory

Refs #10255
mantidproject · Sep 17, 2014 · cc58683 · cc58683
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commit cc58683
Showing 1 changed file with 12 additions and 4 deletions.
diff --git a/Code/Mantid/MantidQt/MantidWidgets/src/MWRunFiles.cpp b/Code/Mantid/MantidQt/MantidWidgets/src/MWRunFiles.cpp
@@ -236,10 +236,18 @@ MWRunFiles::MWRunFiles(QWidget *parent)
   setFocusPolicy(Qt::StrongFocus);
   setFocusProxy(m_uiForm.fileEditor);
 
-  // When first used try to starting directory better than the directory MantidPlot
-  // is installed in
-  QStringList datadirs = QString::fromStdString(Mantid::Kernel::ConfigService::Instance().getString("datasearch.directories")).split(";", QString::SkipEmptyParts);
-  if ( ! datadirs.isEmpty() ) m_lastDir = datadirs[0];
+  // When first used try to starting directory better than the directory MantidPlot is installed in
+  // First try default save directory
+  m_lastDir = QString::fromStdString(Mantid::Kernel::ConfigService::Instance().getString("defaultsave.directory"));
+
+  // If that fails pick the first data search directory
+  if(m_lastDir.isEmpty())
+  {
+    QStringList dataDirs = QString::fromStdString(Mantid::Kernel::ConfigService::Instance().getString("datasearch.directories")).split(";", QString::SkipEmptyParts);
+
+    if(!dataDirs.isEmpty())
+      m_lastDir = dataDirs[0];
+  }
 
   //this for accepts drops, but the underlying text input does not.
   this->setAcceptDrops(true);