Keep path same when opening new window from an existing one

solved https://github.com/mate-desktop/caja/issues/1335

3 files changed, 40 insertions, 6 deletions

diff --git a/src/caja-navigation-window-menus.c b/src/caja-navigation-window-menus.c
index 9976a6ca..6839ef6f 100644
--- a/src/caja-navigation-window-menus.c
+++ b/src/caja-navigation-window-menus.c
@@ -607,15 +607,12 @@ action_new_window_callback (GtkAction *action,
                             gpointer user_data)
 {
     CajaWindow *current_window;
-    CajaWindow *new_window;
 
-    current_window = CAJA_WINDOW (user_data);
-    new_window = caja_application_create_navigation_window (
-                     current_window->application,
-                     gtk_window_get_screen (GTK_WINDOW (current_window)));
-    caja_window_go_home (new_window);
+    current_window = CAJA_WINDOW (user_data);   
+    caja_window_new_window (current_window);
 }
 
+
 static void
 action_new_tab_callback (GtkAction *action,
                          gpointer user_data)
diff --git a/src/caja-window.c b/src/caja-window.c
index 064e5b92..809eeb26 100644
--- a/src/caja-window.c
+++ b/src/caja-window.c
@@ -308,6 +308,42 @@ caja_window_new_tab (CajaWindow *window)
     }
 }
 
+/*Opens a new window when called from an existing window and goes to the same location that's in the existing window.*/
+void
+caja_window_new_window (CajaWindow *window)
+{
+    CajaWindowSlot *current_slot;
+    GFile *location = NULL;
+    g_return_if_fail (CAJA_IS_WINDOW (window));
+
+    /*Get and set the directory location of current window (slot).*/
+    current_slot = window->details->active_pane->active_slot;
+    location = caja_window_slot_get_location (current_slot);
+
+    if (location != NULL) 
+    {
+        CajaWindow *new_window;
+        CajaWindowSlot *new_slot;
+        CajaWindowOpenFlags flags;
+        flags = FALSE;
+
+        /*Create a new window*/
+        new_window = caja_application_create_navigation_window (
+                     window->application,
+        gtk_window_get_screen (GTK_WINDOW (window)));
+
+        /*Create a slot in the new window.*/
+        new_slot = new_window->details->active_pane->active_slot;
+        g_return_if_fail (CAJA_IS_WINDOW_SLOT (new_slot));
+
+        /*Open a directory at the set location in the new window (slot).*/
+        caja_window_slot_open_location_full (new_slot, location,
+                                             CAJA_WINDOW_OPEN_ACCORDING_TO_MODE,
+                                             flags, NULL, NULL, NULL);
+        g_object_unref (location);
+    }
+}
+
 void
 caja_window_go_up (CajaWindow *window, gboolean close_behind, gboolean new_tab)
 {
diff --git a/src/caja-window.h b/src/caja-window.h
index 2de08b34..323a43aa 100644
--- a/src/caja-window.h
+++ b/src/caja-window.h
@@ -148,6 +148,7 @@ void             caja_window_go_to_with_selection (CajaWindow    *window,
         GList             *new_selection);
 void             caja_window_go_home              (CajaWindow    *window);
 void             caja_window_new_tab              (CajaWindow    *window);
+void             caja_window_new_window           (CajaWindow    *window);
 void             caja_window_go_up                (CajaWindow    *window,
         gboolean           close_behind,
         gboolean           new_tab);