Re: Frontend suggestions
- To: mathgroup at smc.vnet.net
- Subject: [mg111777] Re: Frontend suggestions
- From: David Annetts <david.annetts at iinet.net.au>
- Date: Fri, 13 Aug 2010 06:54:18 -0400 (EDT)
Hi Themis,
Since ~6.x, you've been able to
SetDirectory@NotebookDirectory[];
to do this ...
D.
On 12/08/2010 17:31, Themis Matsoukas 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 operations 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
>