[Bug 68452] New: relative and absolute path names should be allowed in the class generator

[Robert Shideleff]

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http://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=68452     
           Summary: relative and absolute path names should be allowed in
                    the class generator
           Product: kdevelop
           Version: 3.0.0b1
          Platform: Gentoo Packages
        OS/Version: Linux
            Status: UNCONFIRMED
          Severity: wishlist
          Priority: NOR
         Component: general
        AssignedTo: kdevelop-devel at kdevelop.org
        ReportedBy: bigbob at shideleff.com


Version:           3.0.0b1 (using KDE 3.1.4)
Installed from:    Gentoo
Compiler:          gcc version 3.2.3 20030422 (Gentoo Linux 1.4 3.2.3-r2, propolice)
OS:          Linux (i686) release 2.4.22-ac4

The class generator will not allow me to create class files that are in a subdirectory. It returns a dialogue that says 'class files will always  be created in the active directory'. However, there does not seem to be a way to make, other than possibly changing the 'project directory' in project options. (I didn't try this out, but even if it works, this is fairly inconvenient when fleshing out a multi-directory project.) It also seems opposed to the 'New File' functionality in the left IDEA1 bar. This allows you to enter a directory path, which is better, but unfortunately, it always starts from the top directory, which means you must laboriously type in sub directories every time you create a file.

It would be preferable, in my humble opinion, if the class generator allowed at least subdirectory entry. Preferably, the UI should remember the last path used as a hint for the next time a class is created. Even better if it also had a way to quickly enter the path to the currently active file.