[FileBrowser] Allow setting startup directory (#1325)

config/config.c

@@ -128,6 +128,9 @@ Settings config = {
     /** Desktop Link launch command */
     .drun_url_launcher         = "xdg-open",
 
+    /** Directory the file browser starts in */
+    .file_browser_directory = NULL,
+
     /** Window fields to match in window mode*/
     .window_match_fields       = "all",
     /** Monitor */

doc/rofi.1

@@ -1181,6 +1181,19 @@ Set ellipsize mode to start. So end of string is visible.
 Pops up a message dialog (used internally for showing errors) with \fImessage\fP\&.
 Message can be multi\-line.
 
+.SS File browser settings
+.PP
+\fB\fC\-file\-browser\-directory\fR \fIdirectory\fP
+
+.PP
+Directory the file browser starts in.
+
+.PP
+.RS
+
+.fi
+.RE
+
 .SS Other
 .PP
 \fB\fC\-drun\-use\-desktop\-cache\fR

doc/rofi.1.markdown

@@ -721,6 +721,12 @@ Set ellipsize mode to start. So end of string is visible.
 Pops up a message dialog (used internally for showing errors) with *message*.
 Message can be multi-line.
 
+### File browser settings
+
+`-file-browser-directory` *directory*
+
+Directory the file browser starts in.
+
 ### Other
 
 `-drun-use-desktop-cache`

include/settings.h

@@ -132,6 +132,9 @@ typedef struct
     /** Desktop Link launch command */
     char           * drun_url_launcher;
 
+    /** Directory the file browser starts in */
+    char           * file_browser_directory;
+
     /** Search case sensitivity */
     unsigned int   case_sensitive;
     /** Cycle through in the element list */

source/dialogs/filebrowser.c

@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@
 #include "mode-private.h"
 #include "dialogs/filebrowser.h"
 #include "rofi.h"
+#include "settings.h"
 #include "history.h"
 
 #include <stdint.h>
@@ -193,6 +194,36 @@ static void get_file_browser (  Mode *sw )
     g_qsort_with_data ( pd->array, pd->array_length, sizeof ( FBFile ), compare, NULL );
 }
 
+static void file_browser_mode_init_current_dir ( Mode *sw ) {
+    FileBrowserModePrivateData *pd = (FileBrowserModePrivateData *) mode_get_private_data ( sw );
+
+    gboolean config_has_valid_dir = config.file_browser_directory != NULL
+        && g_file_test ( config.file_browser_directory, G_FILE_TEST_IS_DIR );
+
+    if ( config_has_valid_dir ) {
+        pd->current_dir = g_file_new_for_path ( config.file_browser_directory );
+    } else {
+        char *current_dir = NULL;
+        char *cache_file = g_build_filename ( cache_dir, FILEBROWSER_CACHE_FILE, NULL );
+
+        if ( g_file_get_contents ( cache_file, &current_dir, NULL, NULL ) ) {
+            if ( g_file_test ( current_dir, G_FILE_TEST_IS_DIR ) ) {
+                pd->current_dir = g_file_new_for_path ( current_dir );
+            }
+
+            g_free ( current_dir );
+        }
+
+        // Store it based on the unique identifiers (desktop_id).
+        g_free ( cache_file );
+    }
+
+
+    if ( pd->current_dir == NULL ) {
+        pd->current_dir = g_file_new_for_path ( g_get_home_dir () );
+    }
+}
+
 static int file_browser_mode_init ( Mode *sw )
 {
     /**
@@ -201,21 +232,9 @@ static int file_browser_mode_init ( Mode *sw )
     if ( mode_get_private_data ( sw ) == NULL ) {
         FileBrowserModePrivateData *pd = g_malloc0 ( sizeof ( *pd ) );
         mode_set_private_data ( sw, (void *) pd );
-        {
+
-            char *path = g_build_filename ( cache_dir, FILEBROWSER_CACHE_FILE, NULL );
+        file_browser_mode_init_current_dir ( sw );
-            char *file = NULL;
+
-            if ( g_file_get_contents ( path, &file, NULL, NULL ) ) {
-                if ( g_file_test ( file, G_FILE_TEST_IS_DIR ) ) {
-                    pd->current_dir = g_file_new_for_path ( file );
-                }
-                g_free ( file );
-            }
-            // Store it based on the unique identifiers (desktop_id).
-            g_free ( path );
-            if ( pd->current_dir == NULL ) {
-                pd->current_dir = g_file_new_for_path ( g_get_home_dir () );
-            }
-        }
         // Load content.
         get_file_browser ( sw );
     }

source/xrmoptions.c

@@ -145,6 +145,9 @@ static XrmOption xrmOptions[] = {
     { xrm_String,  "drun-url-launcher",         { .str   = &config.drun_url_launcher                    }, NULL,
       "Command to open an Desktop Entry that is a Link.", CONFIG_DEFAULT },
 
+    { xrm_String,  "file-browser-directory",    { .str   = &config.file_browser_directory               }, NULL,
+      "Directory the file browser starts in", CONFIG_DEFAULT },
+
     { xrm_Boolean, "disable-history",           { .num   = &config.disable_history                      }, NULL,
       "Disable history in run/ssh", CONFIG_DEFAULT },
     { xrm_String,  "ignored-prefixes",          { .str   = &config.ignored_prefixes                     }, NULL,