From ca3e2e20202146abd94d33349008765cffd7722f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: =?UTF-8?q?Mart=C3=ADn=20Lucas=20Golini?= <spartanj@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 26 Apr 2026 18:33:52 -0300
Subject: [PATCH] If a full directory path is pasted in the File Name input and
 it's opened it will try to first open that directory, if valid it will open
 (SpartanJ/ecode#872).

---
 src/eepp/ui/uifiledialog.cpp | 14 ++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 14 insertions(+)

diff --git a/src/eepp/ui/uifiledialog.cpp b/src/eepp/ui/uifiledialog.cpp
index c63750715..a5dbbf1fa 100644
--- a/src/eepp/ui/uifiledialog.cpp
+++ b/src/eepp/ui/uifiledialog.cpp
@@ -623,6 +623,20 @@ void UIFileDialog::open() {
 	if ( usingNativeFileDialog() )
 		return;
 
+	std::string fileText = mFile->getText().toUtf8();
+
+	if ( allowFolderSelect() && FileSystem::isDirectory( fileText ) ) {
+		setCurPath( fileText );
+
+		sendCommonEvent( Event::OpenFile );
+
+		disableButtons();
+
+		closeWindow();
+
+		return;
+	}
+
 	auto fullPath( getFullPath() );
 
 	if ( mMultiView->getSelection().isEmpty() &&