dual text + button input

oml/api.py

@@ -40,6 +40,8 @@ def selectFolder(data):
     p = subprocess.Popen(cmd, stdout=subprocess.PIPE, close_fds=True)
     stdout, stderr = p.communicate()
     path = stdout.decode('utf-8').strip()
+    if path == 'None':
+        path = None
     return {
         'path': path
     }
@@ -60,12 +62,18 @@ def selectFile(data):
     p = subprocess.Popen(cmd, stdout=subprocess.PIPE)
     stdout, stderr = p.communicate()
     path = stdout.decode('utf-8').strip()
+    if path == 'None':
+        path = None
     return {
         'path': path
     }
 actions.register(selectFile, cache=False)
 
-
+def short_home(path):
+    home = os.path.expanduser('~')
+    if path and path.startswith(home):
+        path = path.replace(home, '~')
+    return path
 
 def autocompleteFolder(data):
     '''
@@ -92,6 +100,7 @@ def autocompleteFolder(data):
             folders = [path] + folders
     else:
         folders = []
+    folders = [short_home(f) for f in folders]
     return {
         'items': ox.sorted_strings(folders)
     }