Bug 507791

Summary: Remember last-used location in Open dialog
Product: [Applications] systemsettings Reporter: Taylor <tmcecil>
Component: kcm_sddmAssignee: Plasma Bugs List <plasma-bugs-null>
Status: CONFIRMED ---    
Severity: wishlist CC: kde, kde, kdedev, nate
Priority: NOR    
Version First Reported In: 6.4.3   
Target Milestone: ---   
Platform: Fedora RPMs   
OS: Linux   
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Description Taylor 2025-08-02 20:12:58 UTC 
SUMMARY
Default file location for login screen when loading image defaults to documents and no way to change default location.

STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1.  Open login screen.
2. Click change background.
3.  Load from file.

OBSERVED RESULT
Opens to Document folder

EXPECTED RESULT
Opens to Pictures or can be set to custom folder where background images are stored.

SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Linux/KDE Plasma: Fedora 42

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Comment 1 TraceyC 2025-08-04 22:37:44 UTC 
This seems worth considering, but it may be deferred to plasma-login-manager, which is going to replace the SDDM login screen in the not distant future. I'll let the developers make that call.
Comment 2 Nate Graham 2025-09-24 19:22:32 UTC 
Offering a setting to change the default isn't what we'd do here; nothing else does that. Instead, we could have it remember the last-used location. That seems reasonable.