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

nyalldawson · nyalldawson · commit efd5cc546549 · 2018-08-03T18:06:54.000+10:00
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.
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]
