The Kyma Language for Sound Design, Version 4.5

The file editors preferences control the selection of editors for different kinds of files. If the box is checked
in front of a file type, then Kyma will use a different application to edit files of that type. On computers
using Windows, the application chosen will be the same as the one that the Windows File Manager or
Windows Explorer uses when a file is opened. On computers using the Macintosh operating system,
Kyma will prompt for the application to use.
Choosing Open… from the File menu (see page 420) and selecting a file will always use Kyma’s built-in
editor for files of that type. The editors described here are used when editing a file from the File Organizer
(see page 424) or when editing a file from the parameter field of a Sound (by clicking on the field’s
disk button while holding down either the Option or Control keys).
Frequently Used Folders…
The frequently used folders (or directories) preferences controls where Kyma looks to locate files. Select
folders in the upper list and click Open to display any folders inside of the selected folder. Click Add to
add the selected folder to the list of frequently used folders. To remove a folder from the list of frequently
used folders, select the folder in the bottom list and click Remove.
Kyma will use these folders and the folders that they contain to locate files it cannot find immediately.
Therefore, it is unnecessary to add folders contained in any folder already in the frequently used folders
list.
Because Kyma removes any path information from files that it cannot locate immediately, it is important
that there is only one file with a given name among all of the folders and subfolders of the frequently used
folders. Keep in mind that Kyma may select any of the files with the same name among the frequently
used folders.
How Kyma locates files
While Kyma is locating a file, it changes the cursor to some eyeglasses; the eyeballs within the lens move
as Kyma searches folders for the desired file.
Kyma uses the following procedure to locate files:
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