Open Radar

 
Summary:
-[NSDocumentController currentDirectory] has no effect.
-[NSOpenPanel setDirectoryURL:] has no effect.

Steps to Reproduce:
1.  Open Apple's TextEdit Sample Project in Xcode.
2.  Open the DocumentController.m file.
3.  Insert the following code at line 315:

NSString* path = [NSHomeDirectory() stringByAppendingPathComponent:@"Desktop"] ;
[openPanel setDirectoryURL:[NSURL fileURLWithPath:path]] ;
    
4.  Insert the following override somewhere in the implementation:

- (NSString*)currentDirectory {
    return [NSHomeDirectory() stringByAppendingPathComponent:@"Desktop"] ;
}

5.  Build and run.

6.  Click in the menu: File > Open.

Expected Results:
Based on the documentation of -[NSDocumentController currentDirectory] and
-[NSOpenPanel setDirectoryURL:], either of the changes made in the code should cause the open panel to navigate to your Desktop.

Actual Results:
The open panel will navigate to either the last file opened (NSNavLastRootDirectory in user defaults) or ~/Documents.   The inserted code will never have the effect which the documentation indicates it should.

Version:
Xcode 6.1.1

Notes:
The documented behavior is necessary for (1) "semi-shoebox" apps for which users typically create one or a few documents, or for apps that might use a directory of templates or scripts as documents.  To work around this bug, the developer may set the value of key "NSNavLastRootDirectory" in NSUserDefaults standardUserDefaults to the desired directory.

I suggest that -[NSDocumentController currentDirectory] be marked as either deprecated or ignored, and that -[NSOpenPanel setDirectoryURL:] be fixed.