[sane-devel] (resend) how to undo saved working directory?

[Robert M. Riches Jr.]

> From: Oliver Rauch <Oliver.Rauch@Rauch-Domain.DE>
> Date: Sun, 25 Jan 2004 23:01:53 +0100
>
> You can change the working directory in the menu
> preferences->change direcotry
>
> XSane always uses the working directory that is listed in the xsane.rc file.
> When there is no xsane.rc file or there is no working directory listed in the
> xsane.rc file then xsane uses the recent working directory.
>
> xsane always saves the selected working direcotry line to the xsane.rc file
> when xsane exits.

Thank you for pointing out the path to the working directory
menu item.  I had searched under preferences->setup->save
and had missed the obvious at the bottom of the menu.

So, let's say on Monday I'm working in directory A and use
the menu item to have xsane put files there.  Then, on
Tuesday, I have an xterm in directory B and start up xsane
from that xterm, so that the xsane process's cwd (current
working directory) from the OS is B.  Xsane will put the
files in A, where I was on Monday (unless I go through the
menu to tell xsane information it already has)?  I would say
that's undesirable behavior for any user other than ones
whose world revolves around "My Documents".  I, for one,
liked the older (circa 0.84) behavior on this point.

What is the potential for an RFE or patch submission for a
command line option or environment variable to allow the
user to control whether xsane uses the OS's cwd vs. the
directory saved in the xsanerc file from the previous
session?  (I'm about 50% for minor enhancement patch
submissions to other programs: one accept, one reject, one
accept with modifications.)

Or, should I just write a quick Perl wrapper script to
modify the xsanerc file before invoking the real xsane?

Thanks.

Robert Riches
rm.riches@verizon.net