[FEATURE] Add Open Directory option to disabled welcome page projects

This allows users to open the closest existing path to the original project location in their file manager, to hopefully help them re-locate missing/moved/renamed projects.
qgis · Aug 3, 2018 · efd5cc5 · efd5cc5
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diff --git a/src/app/qgswelcomepage.cpp b/src/app/qgswelcomepage.cpp
@@ -166,6 +166,16 @@ void QgsWelcomePage::showContextMenuForProjects( QPoint point )
       mModel->recheckProject( index );
     } );
     menu->addAction( rescanAction );
+
+    // add an entry to open the closest existing path to the original project file location
+    // to help users re-find moved/renamed projects!
+    const QString closestPath = QgsFileUtils::findClosestExistingPath( path );
+    QAction *openFolderAction = new QAction( tr( "Open “%1”…" ).arg( QDir::toNativeSeparators( closestPath ) ), menu );
+    connect( openFolderAction, &QAction::triggered, this, [closestPath]
+    {
+      QDesktopServices::openUrl( QUrl::fromLocalFile( closestPath ) );
+    } );
+    menu->addAction( openFolderAction );
   }
   QAction *removeProjectAction = new QAction( tr( "Remove from List" ), menu );
   connect( removeProjectAction, &QAction::triggered, this, [this, index]