More default path fixes

Author: NathanW2

src/app/qgshandlebadlayers.cpp

@@ -291,7 +291,7 @@ void QgsHandleBadLayers::browseClicked()
     QString title = tr( "Select new directory of selected files" );
 
     QSettings settings;
-    QString lastDir = settings.value( "/UI/missingDirectory", "" ).toString();
+    QString lastDir = settings.value( "/UI/missingDirectory", QDir::homePath() ).toString();
     QString selectedFolder = QFileDialog::getExistingDirectory( this, title, lastDir );
     if ( selectedFolder.isEmpty() )
     {

src/app/qgsoptions.cpp

@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ QgsOptions::QgsOptions( QWidget *parent, Qt::WindowFlags fl ) :
   }
 
   //local directories to search when looking for an SVG with a given basename
-  myPaths = settings.value( "svg/searchPathsForSVG", "" ).toString();
+  myPaths = settings.value( "svg/searchPathsForSVG", QDir::homePath() ).toString();
   if ( !myPaths.isEmpty() )
   {
     QStringList myPathList = myPaths.split( '|' );

src/core/qgsapplication.cpp

@@ -680,7 +680,7 @@ QStringList QgsApplication::svgPaths()
   //defined by user in options dialog
   QSettings settings;
   QStringList myPathList;
-  QString myPaths = settings.value( "svg/searchPathsForSVG", "" ).toString();
+  QString myPaths = settings.value( "svg/searchPathsForSVG", QDir::homePath() ).toString();
   if ( !myPaths.isEmpty() )
   {
     myPathList = myPaths.split( '|' );
@@ -699,7 +699,7 @@ QStringList QgsApplication::composerTemplatePaths()
   //defined by user in options dialog
   QSettings settings;
   QStringList myPathList;
-  QString myPaths = settings.value( "composer/searchPathsForTemplates", "" ).toString();
+  QString myPaths = settings.value( "composer/searchPathsForTemplates", QDir::homePath() ).toString();
   if ( !myPaths.isEmpty() )
   {
     myPathList = myPaths.split( '|' );

src/gui/qgisgui.cpp

@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ namespace QgisGui
 
     QSettings settings;
     QString lastUsedFilter = settings.value( "/UI/" + filterName, "" ).toString();
-    QString lastUsedDir = settings.value( "/UI/" + filterName + "Dir", "." ).toString();
+    QString lastUsedDir = settings.value( "/UI/" + filterName + "Dir", QDir::homePath() ).toString();
 
     QgsDebugMsg( "Opening file dialog with filters: " + filters );
     if ( !cancelAll )

src/plugins/gps_importer/qgsgpsplugingui.cpp

@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ void QgsGPSPluginGui::on_buttonBox_accepted()
 void QgsGPSPluginGui::on_pbnDLOutput_clicked()
 {
   QSettings settings;
-  QString dir = settings.value( "/Plugin-GPS/gpxdirectory", "." ).toString();
+  QString dir = settings.value( "/Plugin-GPS/gpxdirectory", QDir::homePath() ).toString();
   QString myFileNameQString =
     QFileDialog::getSaveFileName( this,
                                   tr( "Choose a file name to save under" ),
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ void QgsGPSPluginGui::on_pbnGPXSelectFile_clicked()
 {
   QgsLogger::debug( " GPS File Importer::pbnGPXSelectFile_clicked() " );
   QSettings settings;
-  QString dir = settings.value( "/Plugin-GPS/gpxdirectory", "." ).toString();
+  QString dir = settings.value( "/Plugin-GPS/gpxdirectory", QDir::homePath() ).toString();
   QString myFileNameQString = QFileDialog::getOpenFileName(
                                 this,
                                 tr( "Select GPX file" ),
@@ -267,7 +267,7 @@ void QgsGPSPluginGui::on_pbnGPXSelectFile_clicked()
 void QgsGPSPluginGui::on_pbnIMPInput_clicked()
 {
   QSettings settings;
-  QString dir = settings.value( "/Plugin-GPS/importdirectory", "." ).toString();
+  QString dir = settings.value( "/Plugin-GPS/importdirectory", QDir::homePath() ).toString();
   QString tf = mBabelFilter.split( ";;" ).first();
   QString myFileType = settings.value( "/Plugin-GPS/lastImportFilter", tf ).toString();
   QString myFileName = QFileDialog::getOpenFileName(
@@ -308,7 +308,7 @@ void QgsGPSPluginGui::on_pbnIMPInput_clicked()
 void QgsGPSPluginGui::on_pbnIMPOutput_clicked()
 {
   QSettings settings;
-  QString dir = settings.value( "/Plugin-GPS/gpxdirectory", "." ).toString();
+  QString dir = settings.value( "/Plugin-GPS/gpxdirectory", QDir::homePath() ).toString();
   QString myFileNameQString =
     QFileDialog::getSaveFileName( this,
                                   tr( "Choose a file name to save under" ),
@@ -399,7 +399,7 @@ void QgsGPSPluginGui::populateIMPBabelFormats()
 void QgsGPSPluginGui::on_pbnCONVInput_clicked()
 {
   QSettings settings;
-  QString dir = settings.value( "/Plugin-GPS/gpxdirectory", "." ).toString();
+  QString dir = settings.value( "/Plugin-GPS/gpxdirectory", QDir::homePath() ).toString();
   QString myFileNameQString = QFileDialog::getOpenFileName(
                                 this,
                                 tr( "Select GPX file" ),
@@ -415,7 +415,7 @@ void QgsGPSPluginGui::on_pbnCONVInput_clicked()
 void QgsGPSPluginGui::on_pbnCONVOutput_clicked()
 {
   QSettings settings;
-  QString dir = settings.value( "/Plugin-GPS/gpxdirectory", "." ).toString();
+  QString dir = settings.value( "/Plugin-GPS/gpxdirectory", QDir::homePath() ).toString();
   QString myFileNameQString =
     QFileDialog::getSaveFileName( this,
                                   tr( "Choose a file name to save under" ),