Using the File Browser

Path Field

This field shows the current directories (absolute) path name.
It is also an input field, to type in a new directory - the browser will change to the entered directory when the return-Key is hit in the field.
Notice, that the field allows for fileName-completion (Tab-Key).

Path Field Menu Functions

The path field has its own popup menu, which is activated by pressing the middle button (or the right button, if you own a 2-button mouse).
The functions of this menu are also available via the "Directory" pull-down menu item.
This menu provides functions concerning the current path:

Copy Path: copy the current pathname into the cut & paste buffer. This is useful if you want to paste the full pathname into some other textview or workspace.
Up: change to the parent directory. This has the same effect as double-clicking on the ".." entry.
Goto...: opens a box to enter the name of a directory to change to. Like every other fileBox, the box performs filename completion with the "TAB" key. Notice, that all fileBrowsers keep a common history of already visited directories; therefore, you do not have to enter the name of a recently visited directory again.
Back: change back to the previous directory.
Default: change to your default directory; that is the directory where stx was started originally.
Home: change to your home directory.
Bookmarks Submenu: A submenu for bookmark managemen and quick goto items for bookmarked directories.
History Submenu: The last menu entries allow a quick change back to recently visited directories. To avoid ever growing menus, only the last few directories (15) are shown in the history list.

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