Open containing folder
I sometimes forget which folder I saved a score into, and it would be nice if I could just go "File" -> "Open containing folder" or similar.
Also known as "Open Parent folder", "Open enclosing folder", "Show File", "Show in File Manager", "Show in Finder", "Show in file browser", "Show in folder", or "View in Explorer".
Related discussion:
https://musescore.org/en/node/25601
Edit: To clarify, I'm talking about actually opening the file manager and navigating to the parent directory, like e.g. Qt Creator does via FileUtils::showInGraphicalShell:
https://github.com/qt-creator/qt-creator/blob/06026b7cf456a447c89ed3a1f…
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/3490336/how-to-reveal-in-finder-or-…
Comments
From the 'Open' icon or from preferences (where to change, if desired, the destination folder).
Or using one of the methods mentioned, which should work with any type of file?
See File / Score Properties to find out the full pathname of the current score.
Those are nice suggestions, but they don't actually open the file manager. I'm talking about actually navigating to the parent directory, like e.g. Qt Creator does via
FileUtils::showInGraphicalShell:https://github.com/qt-creator/qt-creator/blob/06026b7cf456a447c89ed3a1f…
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/3490336/how-to-reveal-in-finder-or-…
I'd like this too.
Notepad++ has it in the context menu of the file tab handle.
Vivaldi has it for downloads in the context menu of the download list.
In windows, I have the same file explorer I do when I open a folder from file explorer in the task bar.
If I click open file, I get the folder that opens by default for opening a file. I can navigate just like I was in explorer. I navigated to the C drive, did a search for a score, found the score, right clicked it and selected Open file location. It does everything Windows' file explorer does. The only thing it doesn't do is open the location of the current file if it came from a place other than the current selected file location.
It seems like you want more functionality than the operating system gives. What would this do to cross-platform compatibility? I'm asking because I don't know.
In reply to In windows, I have the same… by mike320
On Windows MuseScore by default uses the native file dialog, which indeed is the same as Windows Explorer.
On Linux it uses the Qt file dialog. Not sure about macOS.
So there is a difference depending on platform.
In reply to In windows, I have the same… by mike320
Hi Mike,
A button doing open current folder based on the active score (as notepad++ does) is a simple demand and is not asking to do more than the operating system can do.