debye_bec/bec_widgets/widgets/data_viewer/data_viewer.py

@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ from bec_widgets.utils.colors import apply_theme, get_accent_colors
 from bec_widgets.utils.error_popups import SafeSlot
 
 # pylint: disable=E0611
-from qtpy.QtWidgets import QApplication, QFileDialog, QVBoxLayout, QWidget
+from qtpy.QtWidgets import QApplication, QFileDialog, QMessageBox, QVBoxLayout, QWidget
 
 from .panels.input_panel import InputPanel
 from .panels.scan_view import ScanViewer
@@ -60,6 +60,8 @@ class DataViewer(BECWidget, QWidget):
         self.viewer.unload_button.clicked_connect(self.unload_all_scans)
         self.input.open_fm_button.clicked_connect(self.open_in_file_manager)
 
+        self.show_open_from_folder_infobox = True
+
     def apply_theme(self, theme: Literal["dark", "light"]):
         """
         Apply the theme
@@ -115,6 +117,16 @@ class DataViewer(BECWidget, QWidget):
             start_folder = f"/sls/{beamline}/data/{active_account}/raw"
         else:
             start_folder = "/sls"
+
+        if self.show_open_from_folder_infobox:
+            self.show_open_from_folder_infobox = False
+            info_box = QMessageBox(self)
+            info_box.setIcon(QMessageBox.Icon.Information)
+            info_box.setWindowTitle("Select Scan Folder")
+            info_box.setText("Navigate to the scan <b>folder</b> and click 'Open' to load it.")
+            info_box.addButton("Got it!", QMessageBox.ButtonRole.AcceptRole)
+            info_box.exec_()
+
         base_filepath = QFileDialog.getExistingDirectory(self, "Open Scan Folder", start_folder)
 
         if base_filepath != "":