hi kids

running windows (i'm on xp) you can start pd from your patches directory. this way, when you click "open file", you will see your patches right there instead of having to navigate to them.

1. create a shortcut to your pd batch file containing startup options

with an absolute path (ie: "c:\pd\bin\pd.exe") 2. in the properties for this shortcut make sure the "start in" directory is the path to your patches

this streamlines my process a bit, so i thought others might find it useful as well. though it still would be nice to set default directories for openpanel and savepanel ...

eric