Better default directory choices for import/export

Use recent-export-dir as default for Export View
instead of the console default directory, which can be where
program resides (on Windows), or other inappropriate place.

Use USER_HOME for default directory on 'Export' (recent-export-dir)
if first run (default settings) rather than default directory, which
can be where program resides (on Windows), or other inappropriate
place.

Use USER_HOME for default directory on 'Import' (recent-import-dir)
if first run (default settings) rather than recent file which is
generally set to the grampsdb path.

Fixes #10802

gramps/gen/config.py

@@ -221,9 +221,9 @@ register('interface.view', True)
 register('interface.surname-box-height', 150)
 register('interface.treemodel-cache-size', 1000)
 
-register('paths.recent-export-dir', '')
+register('paths.recent-export-dir', USER_HOME)
 register('paths.recent-file', '')
-register('paths.recent-import-dir', '')
+register('paths.recent-import-dir', USER_HOME)
 register('paths.report-directory', USER_HOME)
 register('paths.website-directory', USER_HOME)
 register('paths.website-cms-uri', '')

gramps/gui/dbloader.py

@@ -303,27 +303,6 @@ class DbLoader(CLIDbLoader):
         self._end_progress()
         return True
 
-#-------------------------------------------------------------------------
-#
-# default dir selection
-#
-#-------------------------------------------------------------------------
-def get_default_dir():
-    # Suggested folder: try last open file, last import, last export,
-    # then home.
-    default_dir = os.path.dirname(config.get('paths.recent-file'))
-    if default_dir:
-        default_dir += os.path.sep
-        if len(default_dir)<=1:
-            default_dir = config.get('paths.recent-import-dir')
-        if len(default_dir)<=1:
-            default_dir = config.get('paths.recent-export-dir')
-        if len(default_dir)<=1:
-            default_dir = '~/'
-    else:
-        default_dir = "~/"
-    return default_dir
-
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #
 # FileChooser filters: what to show in the file chooser
@@ -474,13 +453,7 @@ class GrampsImportFileDialog(ManagedWindow):
         (box, type_selector) = format_maker()
         import_dialog.set_extra_widget(box)
 
-        # Suggested folder: try last open file, import, then last export,
-        # then home.
-        default_dir = config.get('paths.recent-import-dir')
-        if len(default_dir)<=1:
-            default_dir = get_default_dir()
-
-        import_dialog.set_current_folder(default_dir)
+        import_dialog.set_current_folder(config.get('paths.recent-import-dir'))
         while True:
             # the import_dialog.run() makes it modal, so any change to that
             # line would require the ManagedWindow.__init__ to be changed also

gramps/gui/plug/export/_exportassistant.py

@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ from gi.repository import GdkPixbuf
 #
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-from gramps.gen.const import USER_HOME, ICON, SPLASH, GRAMPS_LOCALE as glocale
+from gramps.gen.const import ICON, SPLASH, GRAMPS_LOCALE as glocale
 _ = glocale.translation.gettext
 from gramps.gen.config import config
 from ...pluginmanager import GuiPluginManager
@@ -558,12 +558,7 @@ class ExportAssistant(ManagedWindow, Gtk.Assistant):
         ix = self.get_selected_format_index()
         ext = self.map_exporters[ix].get_extension()
 
-        # Suggested folder: try last export, then last import, then home.
         default_dir = config.get('paths.recent-export-dir')
-        if len(default_dir)<=1:
-            default_dir = config.get('paths.recent-import-dir')
-        if len(default_dir)<=1:
-            default_dir = USER_HOME
 
         if ext == 'gramps':
             new_filename = os.path.join(default_dir,'data.gramps')

gramps/gui/views/listview.py

@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ Provide the base classes for GRAMPS' DataView classes
 #
 #----------------------------------------------------------------
 from abc import abstractmethod
+import os
 import pickle
 import time
 import logging
@@ -1071,6 +1072,8 @@ class ListView(NavigationView):
         combobox.set_active(0)
         box.show_all()
         chooser.set_extra_widget(box)
+        default_dir = config.get('paths.recent-export-dir')
+        chooser.set_current_folder(default_dir)
 
         while True:
             value = chooser.run()
@@ -1083,6 +1086,7 @@ class ListView(NavigationView):
             else:
                 chooser.destroy()
                 return
+        config.set('paths.recent-export-dir', os.path.split(fn)[0])
         self.write_tabbed_file(fn, fl)
 
     def write_tabbed_file(self, name, type):