set default menu

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This menu lets you move from one disk directory to another. There are two user interfaces:

  1. You can click on CHANGE CURRENT DEFAULT. The system displays a pop-up menu showing all subdirectories of your current directory, as well as two entries (at the beginning of the menu) that let you select the current directory, or move up one level in the directory hierarchy. On UNIX systems, the . symbol means the current directory, and the .. symbol means the level above. On VMS systems, the [] and [-] symbols serve the same purposes, respectively. When you click on . or [], you thereby select the current directory and the interface terminates. The same thing happens if you click on Exit, or on some other IcoMetrics menu. If you click on any other directory, the system moves you to that directory and generates a new menu of selections. This continues until you select ., [], Exit, or click in another menu.
  2. You can change your current default directory by typing any valid device/directory string (or a logical name for a device/directory combination, on VMS systems) in the Current default menu field. You can also store up to ten frequently-visited directory names on the menu, and move to them just by clicking on the name. To enter or modify a stored name, click on the adjacent Modify menu field, and enter the directory name.

You can return to the directory you were in when you first ran the program by clicking on SET TO ORIGINAL DEFAULT.