Add a feature to set the terminal cwd to files.dialog.defaultPath when opening a new instance of VS Code

[babakfp]

Hi 👋

When opening a new instance of vsCode, the default path is the home directory. I store almost all code related stuff in a specific folder. It would be super helpful to default to this path when opening a new instance. Every time I open vsCode, or a new instance, I need to navigate to the code folder. Having files.dialog.defaultPath set to this code folder is useful, but having this new feature alongside this, could be even more helpful.

Thanks.

[rzhao271]

Could you clarify what functionality you would like to see beyond what you currently have by setting files.dialog.defaultPath in your user settings? I noticed that files.dialog.defaultPath has to be set to a valid directory, otherwise the default path goes back to being the home directory.

[babakfp]

Could you clarify what functionality you would like to see beyond what you currently have by setting files.dialog.defaultPath in your user settings? I noticed that files.dialog.defaultPath has to be set to a valid directory, otherwise the default path goes back to being the home directory.

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[rzhao271]

Does setting the terminal.integrated.cwd setting to the same value as your files.dialog.defaultPath setting help?

[babakfp]

Does setting the terminal.integrated.cwd setting to the same value as your files.dialog.defaultPath setting help?

No. I need the path to open as a workspace.

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I want the terminal to open the path of the workspace. Setting terminal.integrated.cwd breaks that.

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