Remember new project folder last used path (#1930)

novelwriter/config.py

@@ -919,15 +919,15 @@ class RecentPaths:
     def loadCache(self) -> bool:
         """Load the cache file for recent projects."""
         self._data = {}
-
         cacheFile = self._conf.dataPath(nwFiles.RECENT_PATH)
         if cacheFile.is_file():
             try:
                 with open(cacheFile, mode="r", encoding="utf-8") as inFile:
                     data = json.load(inFile)
-                for key, path in data.items():
+                if isinstance(data, dict):
-                    if isinstance(path, str) and key in self.KEYS:
+                    for key, path in data.items():
-                        data[key] = path
+                        if key in self.KEYS and isinstance(path, str):
+                            self._data[key] = path
             except Exception:
                 logger.error("Could not load recent paths cache")
                 logException()

novelwriter/tools/welcome.py

@@ -221,7 +221,6 @@ class GuiWelcome(NDialog):
     def _browseForProject(self) -> None:
         """Browse for a project to open."""
         if path := SHARED.getProjectPath(self, path=CONFIG.lastPath("project"), allowZip=False):
-            CONFIG.setLastPath("project", path)
             self._openProjectPath(path)
         return
 
@@ -550,7 +549,7 @@ class _NewProjectForm(QWidget):
     def __init__(self, parent: QWidget) -> None:
         super().__init__(parent=parent)
 
-        self._basePath = CONFIG.homePath()
+        self._basePath = CONFIG.lastPath("project")
         self._fillMode = self.FILL_BLANK
         self._copyPath = None
 
@@ -726,12 +725,13 @@ class _NewProjectForm(QWidget):
     @pyqtSlot()
     def _doBrowse(self) -> None:
         """Select a project folder."""
-        if projDir := QFileDialog.getExistingDirectory(
+        if path := QFileDialog.getExistingDirectory(
             self, self.tr("Select Project Folder"),
             str(self._basePath), options=QFileDialog.Option.ShowDirsOnly
         ):
-            self._basePath = Path(projDir)
+            self._basePath = Path(path)
             self._updateProjPath()
+            CONFIG.setLastPath("project", path)
         return
 
     @pyqtSlot()