Save as... & Save a copy... dialog box should open on current score folder

• Dec 17, 2017 - 08:15

I don't open an issue yet so we can discuss that.
All other software I know (really all) have their "save as" dialog box opening on the folder where the current document stays, and this is what I would expect and what I need from MuseScore.
Instead, MuseScore opens on the default save folder, ignoring the place of the current document.
I consider that as a bug, and would fill in an issue to get the "standard" behavior but perhaps there are different opinions?
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• Dec 17, 2017 - 18:06

Not really, just add your comments to the other thread. But do be sure to read the existing comments. The current behavior is intentional, not a bug - it's very useful and in fact not that uncommon for programs to remember the last used folder (it is not accurate to say MuseScore uses the default folder - it is really remembering the last used). But indeed, for some workflows, ignoring the last used folder can make more sense. All depends on your reasons for using Save As.

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• Dec 17, 2017 - 19:11

You wrote:
I consider that as a bug, and would fill in an issue to get the "standard" behavior but perhaps there are different opinions?
There sure are different opinions... 😂 ... and so I referenced the other thread because this topic has come up before. It seems to me that this relates to the "principal of least astonishment". See:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Principle_of_least_astonishmenthttps://en…
where users expectations (should) influence software design.

I, too, have encountered what you mention - ignoring the place of the current document - as (sometimes) I feel inconvenienced at having to re-navigate to save to a location which I thought should already be prompted by the software.
I haven't truly counted the number of times when this happens - as opposed to when everything "runs smoothly" (re: least astonishment) - so I'm still neutral about this.

Also... you wrote:
All other software I know (really all) have their "save as" dialog box opening on the folder where the current document stays, and this is what I would expect...
I "feel" I know what you mean, so please post on that other thread, with definitive examples/names of software you use which perform as what you expect from MuseScore. Perhaps others will chime in, so let's keep the discussion going over there...

Regards.

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