robotframework · HelioGuilherme66 · Aug 8, 2026 · Aug 8, 2026
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.adoc b/CHANGELOG.adoc
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ and this project adheres to http://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html[Semantic Versioni
 == https://github.com/robotframework/RIDE[Unreleased]
 
 === Fixed
+- Fixed broken directory selection dialog when opening Test Suite directory on first RIDE execution after install.
 - Fixed disappering Project Explorer tree elements, after editing directory elements (i.e. variable or keyword).
 - Fixed blank Project Explorer panel when docking. Long time existing issue.
 - Fixed bad resizing of File Explorer content when opening Test Suites.

diff --git a/README.adoc b/README.adoc
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ Likewise, the current version of wxPython, is 4.2.5, but RIDE is known to work w
 
 `pip install -U robotframework-ride`
 
-(3.9 &lt;= python &lt;= 3.14) Install current development version (**2.2.5dev8**) with:
+(3.9 &lt;= python &lt;= 3.14) Install current development version (**2.2.5dev9**) with:
 
 `pip install -U https://github.com/robotframework/RIDE/archive/develop.zip`
 

diff --git a/src/robotide/application/CHANGELOG.html b/src/robotide/application/CHANGELOG.html
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" /><title>Changelog</title><link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="docbook-xsl.css" /><meta name="generator" content="DocBook XSL Stylesheets Vsnapshot" /></head><body><div xml:lang="en" class="article" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title"><a id="id1337">_</a>Changelog</h2></div></div><hr /></div><p>All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.</p><p>The format is based on <a class="ulink" href="http://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/" target="_top">Keep a Changelog</a>
 and this project adheres to <a class="ulink" href="http://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html" target="_top">Semantic Versioning</a>.</p><div class="section"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title" style="clear: both"><a id="_ulink_url_https_github_com_robotframework_ride_unreleased_ulink">_</a>1. <a class="ulink" href="https://github.com/robotframework/RIDE" target="_top">Unreleased</a></h2></div></div></div><div class="section"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="_fixed">_</a>1.1. Fixed</h3></div></div></div><div class="itemizedlist"><ul class="itemizedlist" style="list-style-type: disc; "><li class="listitem">
+Fixed broken directory selection dialog when opening Test Suite directory on first RIDE execution after install.
+</li><li class="listitem">
 Fixed disappering Project Explorer tree elements, after editing directory elements (i.e. variable or keyword).
 </li><li class="listitem">
 Fixed blank Project Explorer panel when docking. Long time existing issue.

diff --git a/src/robotide/application/releasenotes.py b/src/robotide/application/releasenotes.py
@@ -175,6 +175,7 @@ def set_content(self, html_win, content):
 </ul>
 <p><strong>New Features and Fixes Highlights</strong></p>
 <ul class="simple">
+<li>Fixed broken directory selection dialog when opening Test Suite directory on first RIDE execution after install.</li>
 <li>Fixed disappering Project Explorer tree elements, after editing directory elements (i.e. variable or keyword).</li>
 <li>Fixed blank Project Explorer panel when docking. Long time existing issue.</li>
 <li>Fixed bad resizing of File Explorer content when opening Test Suites.</li>
@@ -237,7 +238,7 @@ def set_content(self, html_win, content):
 <pre class="literal-block">python -m robotide.postinstall -install</pre>
 <p>or</p>
 <pre class="literal-block">ride_postinstall.py -install</pre>
-<p>RIDE {VERSION} was released on 07/August/2026.</p>
+<p>RIDE {VERSION} was released on 08/August/2026.</p>
 <br/>
 <!-- 
 <h3>Celebrate the bank holiday, 1st December, Restoration of the Independence of Portugal (from Spain in 1640)!!</h3>

diff --git a/src/robotide/controller/project.py b/src/robotide/controller/project.py
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ def display_name(self):
 
     @property
     def default_dir(self):
-        return os.path.abspath(self.internal_settings.get('default directory', ''))
+        return os.path.abspath(self.internal_settings.get('default directory', os.path.expanduser('~')))
 
     def update_default_dir(self, path):
         default_dir = path if os.path.isdir(path) else os.path.dirname(path)

diff --git a/src/robotide/version.py b/src/robotide/version.py
@@ -15,4 +15,4 @@
 #
 # Automatically generated by `tasks.py`.
 
-VERSION = 'v2.2.5dev8'
+VERSION = 'v2.2.5dev9'
diff --git a/utest/controller/test_chiefcontroller.py b/utest/controller/test_chiefcontroller.py
@@ -191,6 +191,12 @@ def test_resource_import_modified(self):
         self._test_listeners([], [RESOURCE_PATH1])
         # DEBUG: Not working self._test_listeners([], ALL_RESOURCE_PATH_RELATED_RESOURCE_IMPORTS)
 
+    def test_default_directory(self):
+        home = os.path.expanduser('~')
+        assert self.ctrl.default_dir == home
+        self.ctrl.update_default_dir(SUITEPATH)
+        assert self.ctrl.default_dir == SUITEPATH
+
 
 def _data_directory(path):
     data = TestDataDirectory()