[LMMS-devel] Search in project directory for files before installation directory

[Nikos C. <re...@ar...>]

It would be better if files (samples, presets, soundfonts, etc) were 
looked for in the project directory first, and if not found then in the 
usual place (like /usr/share/lmms/samples).  This would allow us to 
package our LMMS projects and use them on another machine or send them 
to another person.

For this to be feasible, the full path of the files should not be stored 
if that file is detected to reside in the same directory as the *.mmpz 
file.  This again would mean that LMMS should ask for a filename right 
at project creation.

Does this sound like a good idea?  Currently, people have to go track by 
track and reload the samples/presets/etc of every track when I send them 
my project.  I suppose the problem gets more severe when you send a 
project created in Linux to a Windows user; there not even the default 
shipped files can be found (/usr/share vs C:\Program Files).

I could probably try to code this myself if you people think that would 
be a nice addition.