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Subject: Re: [geda-user] pcb gtk file chooser's default directory annoyance
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On Sat, Jan 21, 2012 at 7:59 AM, Colin D Bennett <colin AT gibibit DOT com> wrote:

>> Another workaround is to open a shell, cd to your work directory
>> and launch PCB from the shell (in my case "pcb PSU.pcb")
>> The file chooser will now default to opening to your work
>> directory.
>
> Nope, that doesn't work for me.  Running 'pcb BOARD.pcb' is how
> I've been invoking pcb all the time and I still find the file
> choosers defaulting to 'Recently Used', which means I can't easily
> get to the layout's own directory (which is also the current working
> directory).

Strange, it works well for me on Fedora 13 with a bash shell and
recent build from GIT (a few weeks old).
Which distro and shell are you using ?

-- 
Stephen Ecob
Silicon On Inspiration
Sydney Australia
www.sioi.com.au