I suggest using both. The first can be done to the Notepad++ icon on the desktop to force it to default to the Desktop subdirectory, which is normally this in Windows XP:
C:\Documents and Settings\<yourUserLogonName>\Desktop
(I understand that Windows Vista uses C:\Users. Look in there for a possible desktop directory for your "username".)
Second tip: in Windows XP you can open the C:\Documents and Settings\<yourUserLogonName> directory in Windows Explorer, then right-click-drag the Desktop directory icon to your Notepad++ installation directory and drop it there (or in whatever directory it is always showing when you attempt to open a file) and select "Create shortcuts here" from the popup menu that appears.
This will put the Desktop shortcut in the directory that you see when you try to open or save a file. Rename that shortcut to be "_Desktop" so that it will move to the top of the file list when the alphabetical sort (the default) is used.
The second tip is for those times you open a document directly by double-clicking it in Explorer or on the desktop. Your desktop will only be one extra click away. --Joel
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This setting helps a lot. However, it's seems to work on a per-tab basis and is forgotten when you close the tab.
If I create a new file and try to save it, it annoyingly defaults to the notepad++ directory and I always want it to default to my desktop.
Or, better yet, a "remember last directory" that works globally might help.
Yep, modifying the Start in box for the shortcut did the trick. Thanks.
See also "Feature Request: Save As opens file's own dir"
http://sourceforge.net/forum/forum.php?thread_id=1731205&forum_id=331753
If you are primarily interested in saving to your desktop, here are a couple of workarounds to try in the meantime:
http://sourceforge.net/forum/forum.php?thread_id=1741075&forum_id=331754
I suggest using both. The first can be done to the Notepad++ icon on the desktop to force it to default to the Desktop subdirectory, which is normally this in Windows XP:
C:\Documents and Settings\<yourUserLogonName>\Desktop
(I understand that Windows Vista uses C:\Users. Look in there for a possible desktop directory for your "username".)
Second tip: in Windows XP you can open the C:\Documents and Settings\<yourUserLogonName> directory in Windows Explorer, then right-click-drag the Desktop directory icon to your Notepad++ installation directory and drop it there (or in whatever directory it is always showing when you attempt to open a file) and select "Create shortcuts here" from the popup menu that appears.
This will put the Desktop shortcut in the directory that you see when you try to open or save a file. Rename that shortcut to be "_Desktop" so that it will move to the top of the file list when the alphabetical sort (the default) is used.
The second tip is for those times you open a document directly by double-clicking it in Explorer or on the desktop. Your desktop will only be one extra click away. --Joel
Will tries these for now.
Thanks