+
+ // first try to reuse the directory of the most recently opened file:
+ // this ensures that if the user opens a file, closes the program and
+ // runs it again the "Open file" dialog will open in the directory of
+ // the last file he used
+ wxString lastOpened = GetHistoryFile(0);
+ if ( !lastOpened.empty() )
+ {
+ const wxFileName fn(lastOpened);
+ if ( fn.DirExists() )
+ {
+ self->m_lastDirectory = fn.GetPath();
+ }
+ //else: should we try the next one?
+ }
+
+ // if we don't have any files in the history (yet?), use the
+ // system-dependent default location for the document files
+ if ( m_lastDirectory.empty() )
+ {
+ self->m_lastDirectory = wxStandardPaths::Get().GetAppDocumentsDir();
+ }