[Gretl-devel] directory structure in CVS

[Sven Schreiber]

Am 29.12.2007 22:10, Allin Cottrell schrieb:


> 
> Nice refinement!  I've put this into CVS and a new Windows 
> snapshot.

Great!

> 
> I wonder, does this now make redundant the current switch
> (under /Tools/Preferences/File Open/Save):
> 
>   Use gretl user directory as default /
>   Use current working directory as default
> 
> At least this item will have to reworded, since "current working 
> directory" will now suggest the directory selected under 
> /File/Working directory, not the shell-based CWD.  But perhaps it 
> should be removed?  
> 
> An alternative, for the benefit of unix-y users, would be to scrap 
> the "File Open/Save" tab (which now has only one item) but to add 
> a checkbox under "General" -- something like "Set working 
> directory from shell" (?)

For Windows (& Mac gui?) users your suggested cleanup would be quite 
helpful I think. And I agree that for Unix people who have relied on 
using some specific startup directory as their working directory there 
should be a solution as well. Maybe "Use startup dir as working dir"? 
Should that checkbox maybe be greyed out or completely missing on 
Windows or could it make sense there as well?

-sven