Rob, I agree that the behaviour you are describing is annoying, but it doesn't happen to me. I just can't remember how I got it to remember where the samples are stored...
Tom On Sun, 9 Apr 2000, Rob Lahaye wrote: >1) Startup "dx" (without any aditional parameters) >2) Choose "Samples..." >3) This drops you in the $HOME/ directory > in the File Selector Window. > >Where ever you go in the File Selector Window, will >be remembered for the next time you'll open a sample. >So if you will go to the samples dir, the next time >(WITHIN THE SAME DX SESSION), you will get the samples >files immediately. Indeed that's true, however, the >first time (after startup) it will always default >point to your home directory, which I really believe >is a strange default. > >We have system vars, such as DXMACROS and DXDATA, that >help finding certain files. A DXSAMPLES would be nice >to point to the samples directory (in my case >/usr/local/dx/samples ). > >I've looked at src/uipp/startup/StartupCommand.C and >src/uipp/startup/StartupWindow.C, but couldn't really >figure out how it works. > >All this is not critical, I just wanted to mention a >useful suggestion. > >Rob. >
