[kde-linux] Working directory for Konqueror "Open with...." set to home

[Matt Seitz]

Kevin Krammer wrote:
> This is what is happening. Since the file manager is started with $HOME as its 
> working directory, any process launched by it also inherits $HOME as the 
> working directory

My expectation was that the working directory changes when I open a new folder. 
  In other words, when I do the following from "konqueror":

1.  Start file manager
2.  Double click folder
3.  Right click file, select "Open as...", enter application name "foo"

my expectation was that it would be like doing the following from "konsole":

1.  Start "konsole"
2.  Enter "cd folder;ls"
3.  Enter "foo file"

Instead, it sounds like it is more like:

1.  Start "konsole"
2.  Enter "ls folder"
3.  Enter "foo folder/file"

To make this even more confusing, if I select "Show terminal emulator" or "Open 
terminal", it sets the current working directory to the displayed directory, not 
$HOME.  So some processes do seem to have their working directory reset when 
launched from Konqueror.

Personally, I think it makes more sense to treat opening a folder as "cd 
folder;ls" instead of "ls folder".

-- 
Sincerely,
Matthew Seitz
Customer Support Manager
NeoPath Networks, Inc.

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