The Kyma Language for Sound Design, Version 4.5

In the file list, select the file type and the name of the file to be opened. To select a type, push down on the
arrow to see a list of file types. Drag the mouse to the desired file type and release the mouse button. The
list of files will show files of the selected type only. Either double-click on the name of the desired file in
the list, or click on the name of the desired file and click Open to open. A list of files that can be opened is
given in the section called Types of Files Usable in Kyma on page 419.
File menu: Open any…
File menu: Play…
To open a file regardless of its file type, choose Open any… from the File menu. In the file list, select the
name of the file to be opened and click Open, or double-click on the file name. Kyma will open the file
with the appropriate file editor. A list of files that can be opened is given in the section called Types of
Files Usable in Kyma on page 419.
To play a file without opening an editor on the file, choose Play… from the File menu. (To play a Sound,
see Action menu: Compile, load, start on page 436.)
In the file list, select the file type and the name of the file to be played. To select a type, push down on the
arrow to see a list of file types. Drag the mouse to the desired file type and release the mouse button. The
list of files will show files of the selected type only. Either double-click on the name of the desired file in
the list, or click on the name of the desired file and click Open to play. A list of files that can be played is
given in the section called Types of Files Usable in Kyma on page 419.
File menu: Import…
The Macintosh and Windows operating systems use different methods of storing the type of a file (see
Where the File Type Information is Stored on page 420 for more information). When moving Kyma files
from Windows to Macintosh computers (also, when moving files from the Internet to Macintosh computers),
the file type is not available in the place normally used by the Macintosh for storing this information.
Without this file type information, these files will not be usable by Kyma.
On Macintosh computers, choosing Import… from the File menu opens a file list. In the file list, select
each file that has been moved to the Macintosh and click Open. Kyma will read the file type (encoded as
the three letter extension at the end of each file name) and store the proper file type information in the
selected file. Click Cancel when all files have been imported.
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