[Scummvm-tracker] [ScummVM :: Bugs] #13580: GUI: File browser should start from selected path

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#13580: GUI: File browser should start from selected path
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Reporter:  antoniou79       |      Owner:  (none)
    Type:  feature request  |     Status:  new
Priority:  normal           |  Component:  GUI
 Version:                   |   Keywords:  paths, browser
    Game:                   |
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 My suggestion is that it would be more friendly if, when clicking the
 (browse/set) button next to a path field that has been set to a custom
 folder, eg. the fields on the Global Options->Paths tab, then the browser
 should start the user from that selected custom folder, provided that it
 is still a valid and accessible folder.

 The following observations are from testing on Windows 10 x64 with ScummVM
 2.7.0git (built from master HEAD). I don't know as of yet if behavior is
 different on other ports, but it is likely.

 Currently, at least on Windows:
 - if *not* using the system's native browser, ScummVM starts the user from
 the "browser_lastpath" which is where the user last navigated to using the
 browser. If that path no longer exists, or the config "browser_lastpath"
 key is not set, then ScummVM will start the user from the "current"
 directory (where ScummVM is executed from (?)).
 - if using the system's native file browser (Windows' Exporer), it keeps
 track of the last folder the user chose independently from the config
 "browser_lastpath" key. If that last folder no longer exists, it falls
 back to the current directory, same as above. I think I've seen it once
 fall back to the Documents folder, but I may be misremembering.

 Note: Selection to use or not use the system's file browser is done from
 Global Options -> Misc -> Use native system file browser (checkbox)
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