From 2f36a546ff554e3db3d7cb6bcc899dcd01dd242c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Ben Soares <b.soares@dundee.ac.uk>
Date: Wed, 14 Jun 2023 23:52:35 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] JAL-4026 if relative path in recently opened exists from
 PWD, use it.

---
 src/jalview/io/JalviewFileChooser.java |    5 +++++
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+)

diff --git a/src/jalview/io/JalviewFileChooser.java b/src/jalview/io/JalviewFileChooser.java
index fe01a69..1a4326c 100755
--- a/src/jalview/io/JalviewFileChooser.java
+++ b/src/jalview/io/JalviewFileChooser.java
@@ -548,6 +548,11 @@ public class JalviewFileChooser extends JFileChooser
         }
       }
 
+      if (!file.isAbsolute() && file.exists())
+      {
+        file = file.getAbsoluteFile();
+      }
+
       setSelectedFile(file);
     }
   }
-- 
1.7.10.2