commit 638020ab103763334f4935b4867db1e23af21a2e
Author: Scott Kostyshak <[email protected]>
Date: Tue May 9 07:43:17 2017 -0400
Revert "Change default working directory from ~/ to ".""
Setting the default working directory to '.' is an invasive change
on Mac and Windows, where the current working directory of LyX when
LyX is started from the GUI is not a reasonable choice for the
default directory in e.g. the "save as" file dialog or the "open"
dialog. A similar situation could happen on Linux distributions (I'm
not aware of any, e.g., POSIX standard that defines that the working
directory of a binary started from GUI should be the home
directory). Thus, it is not clear this default is good on any
platform.
If the user wishes to have the behavior of '.', the description in
the "paths" preferences pane provides the information for making the
change.
For more information, see the discussion at:
https://www.mail-archive.com/search?l=mid&q=635298DE-5028-4BB1-8D8F-A634BA68C420%40gmx.net
This reverts commit 892593fbdc25b9f8b413dd842748e0b3a57c90b0.
---
lib/RELEASE-NOTES | 6 ------
src/LyX.cpp | 2 +-
2 files changed, 1 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)
diff --git a/lib/RELEASE-NOTES b/lib/RELEASE-NOTES
index 9216dec..d2fca2d 100644
--- a/lib/RELEASE-NOTES
+++ b/lib/RELEASE-NOTES
@@ -60,12 +60,6 @@
!!!The following pref variables were changed in 2.3:
-* \document_path
- Default is changed to ".". The best guess for where the user wants to save
- or find files is the directory the user started LyX from. Before, the
- default was always the home directory. If desired, the old behavior can be
- restored by changing the default path in Preferences > "Working directory".
-
!!!The following pref variables are obsoleted in 2.3:
diff --git a/src/LyX.cpp b/src/LyX.cpp
index 12bdbe6..f9c3c2d 100644
--- a/src/LyX.cpp
+++ b/src/LyX.cpp
@@ -865,7 +865,7 @@ bool LyX::init()
#endif
lyxrc.tempdir_path = package().temp_dir().absFileName();
- lyxrc.document_path = ".";
+ lyxrc.document_path = package().document_dir().absFileName();
if (lyxrc.example_path.empty()) {
lyxrc.example_path =
addPath(package().system_support().absFileName(),
