the open dialog's path starts from wherever pd was launched, and if you are launching pd from a menu item, then it starts from where the desktop manager was launched etc etc..

you can test this out by launching pd from a console, starting at the folder you desire. if you need this to always be the case create a wrapper shell script for pd which changes directory (cd /path/) previous to launching, or simply create an alias to pd in your .bashrc :

alias pd='cd /usr/lib/pd ; pd ; cd $OLD_PWD'

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meino.cramer@gmx.de wrote:

Hi Inaudible,

...sorry...I meant the "Open"-dialog, which I can access via the menu in the console panel. That I hadnt clearly said...

dmotd inaudible@simplesuperlativ.es [10-03-23 04:24]:

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send [openpanel] a symbol of the path to its inlet.

[symbol /usr/lib/pd [ | [openpanel]

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meino.cramer@gmx.de wrote:

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Hi,

how can I convince pd-extended to start the fileselector box in a specific directory which is not my $HOME ? (I am using pd-extended on Linux).

Thank you very much in advance for your help! Best regards, mcc

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With pd-gui-rewrite, this behavior works better. It remembers the
last place you opened and the last place you saved and uses them as
the defaults.

.hc

On Mar 23, 2010, at 12:08 AM, meino.cramer@gmx.de wrote:

Ok, thanks a lot. I hoped, that there was a configuration item to set...

dmotd inaudible@simplesuperlativ.es [10-03-23 05:00]:

...

the open dialog's path starts from wherever pd was launched, and if you are launching pd from a menu item, then it starts from where the desktop manager was launched etc etc..

you can test this out by launching pd from a console, starting at the folder you desire. if you need this to always be the case create a wrapper shell script for pd which changes directory (cd /path/) previous to launching, or simply create an alias to pd in your .bashrc :

alias pd='cd /usr/lib/pd ; pd ; cd $OLD_PWD'

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meino.cramer@gmx.de wrote:

...

Hi Inaudible,

...sorry...I meant the "Open"-dialog, which I can access via the menu in the console panel. That I hadnt clearly said...

dmotd inaudible@simplesuperlativ.es [10-03-23 04:24]:

...

send [openpanel] a symbol of the path to its inlet.

[symbol /usr/lib/pd [ | [openpanel]

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meino.cramer@gmx.de wrote:

...

Hi,

how can I convince pd-extended to start the fileselector box in a specific directory which is not my $HOME ? (I am using pd-extended on Linux).

Thank you very much in advance for your help! Best regards, mcc

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