IDLE gripe and question

[Dick Moores]

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?

Thanks,

Dick Moores

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[Mensanator]

Re: IDLE gripe and question

On Apr 22, 7:42�pm, Dick Moores <r...@rcblue.co mwrote:

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\P ython 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\use r, a directory I created after
installing Python.

>
Thanks,
>
Dick Moores
>
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[Gabriel Genellina]

Re: IDLE gripe and question

En Wed, 23 Apr 2008 01:30:47 -0300, Mensanator <mensanator@aol .com>
escribió:

On Apr 22, 7:42�pm, Dick Moores <r...@rcblue.co mwrote:

>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\P ython 2.5
>
XP will be different, I think there're start menu directories under
each user and a default one.

That's the way to go. But note that you don't have to find where the
shortcut lives: just navigate to the desired menu item in the Start menu,
right-click on it and select Properties.

--
Gabriel Genellina

[Dick Moores]

Re: IDLE gripe and question

At 09:30 PM 4/22/2008, Mensanator wrote:

>First, find the shortcut that lauches IDLE.
>
>On my Vista system it's in
>C:\Program Data\Microsoft\ Windows\Start Menu\Programs\P ython 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.

Yes! That did it.

Thanks!

Dick Moores


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