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ui: add "Add New (copy settings)" button and initialdir support for file browser#15
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When adding multiple scans that share most settings (orientation, staining, session, etc.), users had to re-enter everything for each new scan. The file browser also always opened to the OS default directory instead of the last-used path.
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_browse_for_file(initialdir=None)— passesinitialdirtotkinter.filedialog.askopenfilename; updated on each successful selection so subsequent Browse clicks open the same folder_render_scan_entry(..., *, copy_settings=None)— pre-populates session-state widget keys for orientation, sample, session, acquisition, and stain channels fromcopy_settingson first render; also seedsinitialdirfrom the source path's parent directoryspim_pathandsubject, stores them as_copy_settings_{new_id}in session state, then appends the new scan and reruns; disabled when no scans existnon_empty_rowsfiltering — strips_-prefixed internal keys (e.g._staining_channels_raw) before passing rows to validators/generators