On Apr 22, 7:42�pm, Dick Moores <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I have IDLE 1.2.1, on Win XP, Python 2.5.1. > > The first time I use File | Open to open a script, the Open dialogue > box always opens at E:\Python25\Lib\idlelib. Most of the scripts I > want to access are in E:\PythonWork. There doesn't seem to be a way > to change the default folder to E:\PythonWork, but is there?
First, find the shortcut that lauches IDLE. On my Vista system it's in C:\Program Data\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Python 2.5 XP will be different, I think there're start menu directories under each user and a default one. Anyway, once you have the shortcut (mine was named IDLE (Python GUI)), right-click and select Properties. There's a property attribute labeled Start In. Set that to the directory where your scripts are. The menu Open will now default to that directory. Mine is C:\Python25\user, a directory I created after installing Python. > > Thanks, > > Dick Moores > > � � � � � � ================================ > UliPad <<The Python Editor>>:http://code.google.com/p/ulipad/ -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
