Bug 168726

Summary: file open dialog does not start in the current file's directory
Product: [Applications] kate Reporter: Wolfram R. Sieber <Wolfram.R.Sieber>
Component: generalAssignee: KWrite Developers <kwrite-bugs-null>
Status: RESOLVED WORKSFORME    
Severity: wishlist CC: kde
Priority: NOR    
Version First Reported In: unspecified   
Target Milestone: ---   
Platform: unspecified   
OS: Microsoft Windows   
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Description Wolfram R. Sieber 2008-08-08 11:46:28 UTC 
Version:           3.1.0 (using 4.1.00 (KDE 4.1.0), MS Visual Studio 2005 SP1)
Compiler:          cl.exe
OS:                Microsoft Windows (i686) release 5.1 (XP Professional)

In KDE 3.5.x's Kate, on File -> Open, Kate initially shows the directory the current file resides in. Under this Windows, Kate always uses the same directory where we start, e.g. C:\.

I miss this feature. Could you please add it to Kate/Windows, soon?

As the file dialogs under Windows are quite a hassle and don't feature the chance to put new directories to the sidebar (as in KDE on *nixes), it's a hard time to get to certain directories, quickly. Instead, for a workaround, I'd prefer to keep some placeholder files open in Kate to get to these directories quickly.
Comment 1 Rolf Eike Beer 2009-02-12 08:43:12 UTC 
Looks like it is always in the folder of the first opened file.
Comment 2 Dominik Haumann 2010-11-23 00:08:49 UTC 
Works in Linux, anyone with Windows around?
Comment 3 Marco Mentasti 2010-11-23 09:21:21 UTC 
Works correctly for me.
I'm using KDE 4.4.4, Kate 3.4.4, MinGW compiler on Windows XP Professional
Comment 4 Dominik Haumann 2010-11-23 19:48:51 UTC 
Ok, so I'll close it now. If the issue reappears on Windows, please reopen.
Comment 5 René 2017-11-30 11:29:59 UTC 
Version 16.04.03 in Kubuntu 16.04 shows the same behaviour, together with File -> Save as...