You're right, keeping track of multiple projects and their documents can become time-consuming and frustrating. Following this link http://extensions.services.openoffice.org/taxonomy_menu/4/4 may provide you with a solution with a small download: Bookmarks Menuby hanya BookmarksMenu is an extension to add a menu like a favorites menu on the OpenOffice.org menubar. This extension is based on the idea of Malte Timmermann's Favorites Menu. There are many other housekeeping type aids. HTH
Jonathan Kaye <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: mike scott wrote: > On 5 Dec 2007 at 19:04, Jonathan Kaye wrote: > >> mike scott wrote: >> >> >> > There's another option possible - keep a list of recently-used >> > directories with quick navigation between. That would help those who >> > frequently move between projects, which necessitates frequent lengthy >> > navigation with either of the above suggestions. > ... >> Maybe I'm not understanding you. Openoffice does have this facility. File >> -> Recent Documents and you will find a list of 10 recent documents you >> have opened. Are you talking about that? or something else? >> Cheers, >> Jonathan > > I've chucked away the the earlier parts of the thread, and you've done > a big snip (I wish more would :-) ), so.... > > The discussion IIRC was about which directory OOo's file open/save > dialogues would default to when the program started. Alternatives > offered were the last one used, or the home directory. Neither terribly > satisfactory, especially with two or more projects on the go, when it > could be necessary to navigate around a directory heirarchy quite a > lot. I merely suggested a list of recently used directories -- indeed > along the lines of the MRU files list, but rather a logically distinct > MRU /directories/ list (appearing, presumably, on the file open/save > dialogue windows). > > Clearer? > Hi Mike, crystal! Thanks. Cheers, Jonathan -- Registerd Linux user #445917 at http://counter.li.org/ Please do not send me copies of list mail. I read the lists. Thanks! --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] --------------------------------- Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your homepage.