[layouts] Save last used export folder in project #7298
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existing folder match for a path E.g. if \a path is "/home/user/projects/2018/P4343" and "/home/user/projects" exists but no "2018" subfolder exists, then the function will return "/home/user/projects". (Suprisingly no existing Qt method for this!)
And use it in preference to the global last used export folder. Because GIS use is typically specific project based, and it makes little sense to default to an output folder related to a different project.
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(I think we should probably do something similar to this with layer exports and processing outputs too) |
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I like this idea. However I'm not sure it'll play well for projects that are shared amongst more than one user (mind you there are many other areas that don't pay well either). What about saving the last folder in the user settings, and have keys for each project files. Ie value( "/UI/layout/lastExportFolder/myproject_name" ). +1 to expand to other areas too (export map canvas as image / PDF, processing stuff, etc). |
Actually that's intentional too - if the path doesn't exist, it falls back gracefully to the older behaviour. |
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I'll hold this PR off until 3.2.1, just to be safe. @m-kuhn do you know why I can't edit the available milestones? I'd like to add 3.2.1, etc... |
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Hmmm... I add them here https://github.com/qgis/QGIS/milestones |
And use it in preference to the global last used export folder.
Because GIS use is typically specific project based, and it makes little sense to default to an output folder related to a different project. In fact, it's REALLY REALLY annoying to keep resetting the default export folder to some other project's export folder.