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Re: Frontend suggestions

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  • Subject: [mg111880] Re: Frontend suggestions
  • From: John Jowett <john.m.jowett at gmail.com>
  • Date: Tue, 17 Aug 2010 01:19:50 -0400 (EDT)
  • References: <i40f1c$c38$1@smc.vnet.net>

Themis,
    You can do

SetDirectory[NotebookDirectory[]]

which is pretty easy to remember.
John

On Aug 12, 11:31 am, Themis Matsoukas <tmatsou... at me.com> wrote:
> > Since the subject of possible enhancements to the FE
> > is being discussed,
> > I wonder if we could determine which feature would be
> > most popular. I
> > have two requests:
>
> > 1)  Infinite undo!
>
> --Even finite undo (with redo) would be great.
>
> --A simple(r) way to change the working directory for input/output operat=
ions from the default (root) to the directory of the current notebook. The =
only way I know how is
>
> SetDirectory[ToFileName[
>   Extract[
>    "FileName" /. NotebookInformation[EvaluationNotebook[]], {1},
>        FrontEnd`FileName]]]
>
> Being incapable of memorizing it, I save this monstrosity in a safe vault=
 and recycle it from notebook to notebook.
>
> Themis



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