[Scribus] Scribus current working directory

Ralf-Diether Ebel ebel
Thu Dec 8 07:31:20 CET 2005


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On 7 Dec 2005 21:00  Tino Schwarze wrote:
> On Wed, Dec 07, 2005 at 12:55:25PM -0600, John Griessen wrote:
> > I have read some past posts discussing the directory pointed to by
> > the "get image" menu-pick and the "save file as" menu-pick.
> > Some argue they like the way it is.  I see such a wide audience
> > there will be no one way to do things, and wonder if I figured out
> > how to add a preference choice or command line option used when
> > Scribus starts, if it would be accepted by the developers?
> > In Scribus 1.32 from cvs, I am getting "the last dir Scribus was
> > pointing at" for the get image menu pick. I am getting "user home
> > dir" for save file as menu pick.
> > I would like to be able to change these to "directory Scribus
> > started from"  or some dir given on the command line after the
> > program name, such as scribus132 .
> > (scribus132 is the name for my current version of Scribus
> > executable, and . is "this dir" in bash command interpreter.)
> > That would be easier for me to use with my work style.   Who else
> > thinks so?
I would lilke the proposal of Tino (see below)
> I'd like to have PDFs default to the same directory as the Scribus
> file they are made from. It always buggers me and I may even have
> printed an outdated flyer with errors because of this (plus being
> inattentive of course).
Right, me too!
> 
> I'd propose the following:
> - Have a history of recently used directories available.
Would be nice. I wonder why neither gnome nor kde has such options.
> - Make stuff configurable, e.g. "remember directories per document",
>   "use document directory as starting point" for each "get image",
>   "save as", "export to" and "open"
As a first step it's not necessary to make it configurable, but to set 
these als defaults ("use document directory as starting point"). You only 
need one klick to go then to /home.
> Bye, Tino.
Bye Ralf-Diether

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<div align="left"><font face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">On 7 Dec 2005 21:00&#160; Tino Schwarze wrote:</span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font face="Arial" color="#007f00"><span style="font-size:10pt">&gt; On Wed, Dec 07, 2005 at 12:55:25PM -0600, John Griessen wrote:</span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font face="Arial" color="#007f00"><span style="font-size:10pt">&gt; &gt; I have read some past posts discussing the directory pointed to by</span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font face="Arial" color="#007f00"><span style="font-size:10pt">&gt; &gt; the &quot;get image&quot; menu-pick and the &quot;save file as&quot; menu-pick.</span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font face="Arial" color="#007f00"><span style="font-size:10pt">&gt; &gt; Some argue they like the way it is.&#160; I see such a wide audience</span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font face="Arial" color="#007f00"><span style="font-size:10pt">&gt; &gt; there will be no one way to do things, and wonder if I figured out</span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font face="Arial" color="#007f00"><span style="font-size:10pt">&gt; &gt; how to add a preference choice or command line option used when</span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font face="Arial" color="#007f00"><span style="font-size:10pt">&gt; &gt; Scribus starts, if it would be accepted by the developers?</span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font face="Arial" color="#007f00"><span style="font-size:10pt">&gt; &gt; In Scribus 1.32 from cvs, I am getting &quot;the last dir Scribus was</span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font face="Arial" color="#007f00"><span style="font-size:10pt">&gt; &gt; pointing at&quot; for the get image menu pick. I am getting &quot;user home</span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font face="Arial" color="#007f00"><span style="font-size:10pt">&gt; &gt; dir&quot; for save file as menu pick.</span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font face="Arial" color="#007f00"><span style="font-size:10pt">&gt; &gt; I would like to be able to change these to &quot;directory Scribus</span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font face="Arial" color="#007f00"><span style="font-size:10pt">&gt; &gt; started from&quot;&#160; or some dir given on the command line after the</span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font face="Arial" color="#007f00"><span style="font-size:10pt">&gt; &gt; program name, such as scribus132 .</span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font face="Arial" color="#007f00"><span style="font-size:10pt">&gt; &gt; (scribus132 is the name for my current version of Scribus</span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font face="Arial" color="#007f00"><span style="font-size:10pt">&gt; &gt; executable, and . is &quot;this dir&quot; in bash command interpreter.)</span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font face="Arial" color="#007f00"><span style="font-size:10pt">&gt; &gt; That would be easier for me to use with my work style.&#160;&#160; Who else</span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font face="Arial" color="#007f00"><span style="font-size:10pt">&gt; &gt; thinks so?</span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">I would lilke the proposal of Tino (see below)</span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font face="Arial" color="#007f00"><span style="font-size:10pt">&gt; I'd like to have PDFs default to the same directory as the Scribus</span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font face="Arial" color="#007f00"><span style="font-size:10pt">&gt; file they are made from. It always buggers me and I may even have</span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font face="Arial" color="#007f00"><span style="font-size:10pt">&gt; printed an outdated flyer with errors because of this (plus being</span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font face="Arial" color="#007f00"><span style="font-size:10pt">&gt; inattentive of course).</span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">Right, me too!</span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font face="Arial" color="#007f00"><span style="font-size:10pt">&gt; </span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font face="Arial" color="#007f00"><span style="font-size:10pt">&gt; I'd propose the following:</span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font face="Arial" color="#007f00"><span style="font-size:10pt">&gt; - Have a history of recently used directories available.</span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">Would be nice. I wonder why neither gnome nor kde has such options.</span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font face="Arial" color="#007f00"><span style="font-size:10pt">&gt; - Make stuff configurable, e.g. &quot;remember directories per document&quot;,</span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font face="Arial" color="#007f00"><span style="font-size:10pt">&gt;&#160;&#160; &quot;use document directory as starting point&quot; for each &quot;get image&quot;,</span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font face="Arial" color="#007f00"><span style="font-size:10pt">&gt;&#160;&#160; &quot;save as&quot;, &quot;export to&quot; and &quot;open&quot;</span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">As a first step it's not necessary to make it configurable, but to set 
these als defaults (</span></font><font face="Arial" color="#007f00"><span style="font-size:10pt">&quot;use document directory as starting point&quot;). You only 
</span></font><font face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">need one klick to go then to /home.</span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font face="Arial" color="#007f00"><span style="font-size:10pt">&gt; Bye, Tino.</span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">Bye Ralf-Diether</span></font></div>
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