From e482b00a303ca7ec0230be1924334d59adc00f8e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: jelveh <nj@puter.com>
Date: Fri, 15 Nov 2024 15:38:59 -0800
Subject: [PATCH] fix: `launchApp` on explorer supports `~` now

---
 src/gui/src/helpers/launch_app.js | 7 +++++++
 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+)

diff --git a/src/gui/src/helpers/launch_app.js b/src/gui/src/helpers/launch_app.js
index 261e2673d..09914e137 100644
--- a/src/gui/src/helpers/launch_app.js
+++ b/src/gui/src/helpers/launch_app.js
@@ -143,6 +143,13 @@ const launch_app = async (options)=>{
             }  
         }
 
+        // if path starts with ~, replace it with home_path
+        if(options.path && options.path.startsWith('~/'))
+            options.path = window.home_path + options.path.slice(1);
+        // if path is ~, replace it with home_path
+        else if(options.path === '~')
+            options.path = window.home_path;
+
         // open window
         el_win = UIWindow({
             element_uuid: uuid,