> IIRC some applications have a menu item called 'recent folders' which will open up a submenu showing several last accessed folders.
Yes, see for example the Project Open dialog which does just that. On 25 July 2015 at 07:07, bill lam <[email protected]> wrote: > IIRC some applications have a menu item called 'recent folders' which will > open up a submenu showing several last accessed folders. > On Jul 25, 2015 9:30 PM, "chris burke" <[email protected]> wrote: > > > 1. > > > As for 0) - I (nearly) always want to open in ~user, so have to go up > a > > level every time I use open (in editor) - or perhaps the Edit open menu > > could include an Open User option as does the Term window. > > > > I was concerned that the File menus would have too many entries, but > > perhaps both in Edit and Term, it should have the current "Open temp > > (Ctrl+O)" plus a subdirectory "Open in directory" which would point to > all > > the standard directories (user/addons/system/home/current/last used). > > > > 2. > > > I think one such oddity is that if you create a new script and save it, > > it doesn't appear next time in recent files - that list seems reserved > to > > files previously opened, not created. > > > > Right. I see that a new Temp appears in recent, but not the "Save As" > > script. This needs to be fixed. > > > > 3. > > > Another oddity is when I close a file in the editor when several script > > files are open and tabbed. I think the tab keeps the name of the closed > > file, not the file that gets revealed - that might not be quite correct, > > but something similar, and unexpected, happens. > > > > Thanks for pointing it out. The tab name is OK, but the window title > needs > > to be updated. > > > > > > On 25 July 2015 at 01:56, Mike Day <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > I agree with Jan-Pieter: > > > > > > As for 0) - I (nearly) always want to open in ~user, so have to go up > a > > > level > > > every time I use open (in editor) > > > - or perhaps the Edit open menu could include an Open User option as > does > > > the Term window. > > > > > > and re 1)- various odd things happen which one means to record and > > forgets. > > > They're irritating but it's not of course world-shaking if they remain. > > > > > > I think one such oddity is that if you create a new script and save it, > > > it doesn't > > > appear next time in recent files - that list seems reserved to files > > > previously > > > opened, not created. > > > > > > Another oddity is when I close a file in the editor when several script > > > files > > > are open and tabbed. I think the tab keeps the name of the closed > file, > > > not the file that gets revealed - that might not be quite correct, but > > > something > > > similar, and unexpected, happens. > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > > > Mike > > > > > > On 25/07/2015 08:45, Jan-Pieter Jacobs wrote: > > > > > >> I've got some other file related ideas I've been thinking of sending > in: > > >> > > >> 0) I would find it very nice if we would have file>open open either > the > > >> current directory (where J was launched) or the last directory a file > > has > > >> been opened in. Now the default (and only option as far as I can see) > is > > >> opening in ~temp. As temp is meant for temporary files, most of my > files > > >> are stored elsewhere on my disk. This could save a lot of time > > navigating > > >> around. > > >> > > >> 1) There's a slight bug in updating the window title in the editor: > if a > > >> file is closed, the window title is not updated accordingly. > > >> > > >> Kind regards, > > >> > > >> Jan-Pieter > > >> > > >> 2015-07-25 1:46 GMT+02:00 'Pascal Jasmin' via Beta < > [email protected] > > >: > > >> > > >> As a compromise, how about adding files I create with New (in editor) > > to > > >>> recent files? > > >>> > > >>> Usually the only files I would open through menus are in > system/addons. > > >>> If I create 20 new files since the last time I opened an addon, then > I > > >>> probably don't need that older file in my list. In most versions of > > J, I > > >>> do not have 20 files in my recent list. > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> ----- Original Message ----- > > >>> From: chris burke <[email protected]> > > >>> To: Beta forum <[email protected]> > > >>> Cc: > > >>> Sent: Friday, July 24, 2015 11:23 AM > > >>> Subject: Re: [Jbeta] recent files > > >>> > > >>> We could do this, but I was concerned that adding all the files > opened > > in > > >>> normal use of the editor would swamp the recent files list. Usually, > I > > >>> would only be interested in files opened outside the editor. > > >>> > > >>> After all, it is easy to navigate to any file recently opened in the > > >>> editor, with the recent project list and the fact that the opened > file > > >>> state is retained with each project. > > >>> > > >>> On 24 July 2015 at 08:10, 'Pascal Jasmin' via Beta < > [email protected] > > > > > >>> wrote: > > >>> > > >>> could files loaded from the editor's files tab (double click in left > > >>>> > > >>> pane) > > >>> > > >>>> show up in the recent files list (ctrl-G)? > > >>>> > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > >>>> For information about J forums see > > http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm > > >>>> > > >>> > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > >>> For information about J forums see > http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm > > >>> > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > >>> For information about J forums see > http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm > > >>> > > >>> > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > >> For information about J forums see > http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm > > >> > > >> > > > > > > --- > > > This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. > > > https://www.avast.com/antivirus > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm
