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lxqt / pcmanfm-qt

File manager and desktop icon manager (Qt port of PCManFM and libfm)
https://lxqt-project.org
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[Feature request] Option to point new tabs to workdir. #1955

Closed Vladimir-csp closed 1 month ago

Vladimir-csp commented 1 month ago

Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.

Currently new tab opens the same dir as current tab.

Describe the solution you'd like

An option to always open workdir of pcmanfm-qt process in a new tab. In most cases this would be homedir, but if user specifically opened pcmanfm-qt in a different dir, new tabs would point there. It is a workdir after all.

Describe eventual alternatives you've considered

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tsujan commented 1 month ago

Why?!

It is a workdir after all.

On the contrary, it's just a wokdir after all, and the app isn't a terminal emulator.

1000 new options could be added to the app, but as it has been mentioned repeatedly here and there, we don't add options just because we can add them.

Vladimir-csp commented 1 month ago

Is it unreasonable to want to start new tabs in homedir?

tsujan commented 1 month ago

Of course not. What's unreasonable is adding option for every personal preference.

workdir isn't special — and it isn't your home directory. If you want to make it special, you could bookmark it.

Vladimir-csp commented 1 month ago

It's just two birds with one stone solution. Usually filemanager is launched by compositor/launcher/systemd in homedir, so when such option is enabled, tabs will open in homedir.