Issue3649 export filename not remembered #5031
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… ref openscad#3649 * Use previous export path for this suffix and tab if available. * Fallback to "defaultExportDir" preference. * If this is not available either use same path as .scad file. * Fallback to system wide setting if .scad has not been saved yet.
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This UI element also needs to offer a way for users to select a folder using a file dialog. Manually entering a folder name isn't very user friendly
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Tested this on macOS. Looks good except for the preference UI mentioned in my review. |
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FYI, started working on
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Added directory selection dialog triggered with a browse button. Currently it looks like this on Linux:
In terms of behavior, if the textbox already contains a directory it start from there. Otherwise, it uses |
Reviewed the proposed export path algorithm to work better per-tab (#3649)
Also adds "advanced/defaultExportDir" preference option.
This partly fixes #3649. It covers only the "path" part. Suggesting also the previous basename remains to be done (discussed further etc.).