UI: Add file browser operator to edit directory field

This allows using a shortcut from the file browser to edit the directory
path. The shortcut Ctrl + L is quite standard and used in multiple
GNU/Linux desktop desktop environments, Windows, as well as most web
browsers. Safari on macOS uses Cmd + L.

Reviewed by: Jacques Lucke, Julian Eisel

Differential Revision: https://developer.blender.org/D15196

1 files changed, 40 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/source/blender/editors/space_file/file_ops.c b/source/blender/editors/space_file/file_ops.c
index 8b205029559..62bdd583bc1 100644
--- a/source/blender/editors/space_file/file_ops.c
+++ b/source/blender/editors/space_file/file_ops.c
@@ -2950,6 +2950,46 @@ void FILE_OT_start_filter(struct wmOperatorType *ot)
 /** \} */
 
 /* -------------------------------------------------------------------- */
+/** \name Edit Directory Path Operator
+ * \{ */
+
+static int file_edit_directory_path_exec(bContext *C, wmOperator *UNUSED(op))
+{
+  const ScrArea *area = CTX_wm_area(C);
+  const SpaceFile *sfile = CTX_wm_space_file(C);
+  const FileSelectParams *params = ED_fileselect_get_active_params(sfile);
+
+  ARegion *region_ctx = CTX_wm_region(C);
+
+  if (area) {
+    LISTBASE_FOREACH (ARegion *, region, &area->regionbase) {
+      CTX_wm_region_set(C, region);
+      if (UI_textbutton_activate_rna(C, region, params, "directory")) {
+        break;
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  CTX_wm_region_set(C, region_ctx);
+
+  return OPERATOR_FINISHED;
+}
+
+void FILE_OT_edit_directory_path(struct wmOperatorType *ot)
+{
+  /* identifiers */
+  ot->name = "Edit Directory Path";
+  ot->description = "Start editing directory field";
+  ot->idname = "FILE_OT_edit_directory_path";
+
+  /* api callbacks */
+  ot->exec = file_edit_directory_path_exec;
+  ot->poll = ED_operator_file_active;
+}
+
+/** \} */
+
+/* -------------------------------------------------------------------- */
 /** \name Macro Operators
  * \{ */