openframeworks / openframeworks/openFrameworks

ofSystemLoadDialog() does not open at location (WIN)

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Description

// opening a file will work
ofSystemLoadDialog("", false, ofToDataPath(""));
// opening a folder will NOT work
ofSystemLoadDialog("", true, ofToDataPath(""));

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Research direction

Locate the Windows implementation of ofSystemLoadDialog and compare how it handles file dialogs versus folder dialogs. Reproduce the two calls from the issue, then verify that the folder dialog opens at ofToDataPath("") as the file dialog does.

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Assessment

Tech stack
cpp
Domain
desktop, operating-systems
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
42/100

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