From 396c66f8f86e5c45968f14320705cd9cce21827c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Nikos Kouremenos <kourem@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 15 Mar 2006 01:40:10 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] set avatar filechooser defaults to My Pictures in the OS that
 understand user needs [aka Windows]

---
 src/common/helpers.py       | 45 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 src/filetransfers_window.py | 14 +++++-------
 src/vcard.py                |  2 +-
 3 files changed, 51 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/common/helpers.py b/src/common/helpers.py
index 02df3347e..3571d0384 100644
--- a/src/common/helpers.py
+++ b/src/common/helpers.py
@@ -38,6 +38,8 @@ from xmpp_stringprep import nodeprep, resourceprep, nameprep
 
 try:
 	import winsound # windows-only built-in module for playing wav
+	import win32api
+	import win32con
 except:
 	pass
 
@@ -533,3 +535,46 @@ def decode_string(string):
 		break
 
 	return string
+
+def get_windows_reg_env(varname, default=''):
+	'''asks for paths commonly used but not exposed as ENVs
+	in Windows 2003 those are:
+	'AppData' = %USERPROFILE%\Application Data (also an ENV)
+	'Desktop' = %USERPROFILE%\Desktop
+	'Favorites' = %USERPROFILE%\Favorites
+	'NetHood' = %USERPROFILE%\NetHood
+	'Personal' = D:\My Documents (PATH TO MY DOCUMENTS)
+	'PrintHood' = %USERPROFILE%\PrintHood
+	'Programs' = %USERPROFILE%\Start Menu\Programs
+	'Recent' = %USERPROFILE%\Recent
+	'SendTo' = %USERPROFILE%\SendTo
+	'Start Menu' = %USERPROFILE%\Start Menu
+	'Startup' = %USERPROFILE%\Start Menu\Programs\Startup
+	'Templates' = %USERPROFILE%\Templates
+	'My Pictures' = D:\My Documents\My Pictures
+	'Local Settings' = %USERPROFILE%\Local Settings
+	'Local AppData' = %USERPROFILE%\Local Settings\Application Data
+	'Cache' = %USERPROFILE%\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files
+	'Cookies' = %USERPROFILE%\Cookies
+	'History' = %USERPROFILE%\Local Settings\History
+	'''
+
+	if os.name != 'nt':
+		return ''
+
+	val = default
+	try:
+        	rkey = win32api.RegOpenKey(win32con.HKEY_CURRENT_USER,
+r'Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\User Shell Folders')
+		try:
+	            	val = str(win32api.RegQueryValueEx(rkey, varname)[0])
+			val = win32api.ExpandEnvironmentStrings(v) # expand using environ
+		except:
+			pass
+	finally:
+		win32api.RegCloseKey(rkey)
+	return val
+ 
+def get_my_pictures_path():
+	'''windows-only atm. [Unix lives in the past]'''
+	return get_windows_reg_env('My Pictures')
diff --git a/src/filetransfers_window.py b/src/filetransfers_window.py
index a3ff1e09b..e1c02e16d 100644
--- a/src/filetransfers_window.py
+++ b/src/filetransfers_window.py
@@ -1,18 +1,14 @@
 ##	filetransfers_window.py
 ##
-## Contributors for this file:
-##	- Yann Le Boulanger <asterix@lagaule.org>
-##	- Nikos Kouremenos <kourem@gmail.com>
-##	- Dimitur Kirov <dkirov@gmail.com>
 ##
-## Copyright (C) 2003-2004 Yann Le Boulanger <asterix@lagaule.org>
-##                         Vincent Hanquez <tab@snarc.org>
-## Copyright (C) 2005 Yann Le Boulanger <asterix@lagaule.org>
-##                    Vincent Hanquez <tab@snarc.org>
-##                    Nikos Kouremenos <nkour@jabber.org>
+## Copyright (C) 2003-2006 Yann Le Boulanger <asterix@lagaule.org>
+## Copyright (C) 2005-2006 Yann Le Boulanger <asterix@lagaule.org>
+## Copyright (C) 2005-2006 Nikos Kouremenos <kourem@gmail.com>
+## Copyright (C) 2005
 ##                    Dimitur Kirov <dkirov@gmail.com>
 ##                    Travis Shirk <travis@pobox.com>
 ##                    Norman Rasmussen <norman@rasmussen.co.za>
+## Copyright (C) 2004-2005 Vincent Hanquez <tab@snarc.org>
 ##
 ## This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
 ## it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published
diff --git a/src/vcard.py b/src/vcard.py
index a6de9d244..dc1518658 100644
--- a/src/vcard.py
+++ b/src/vcard.py
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ class VcardWindow:
 			gtk.STOCK_OPEN, gtk.RESPONSE_OK))
 		try:
 			if os.name == 'nt':
-				path = os.environ['USERPROFILE']
+				path = helpers.get_my_pictures_path()
 			else:
 				path = os.environ['HOME']
 		except: