Matthias,

>Is it there a way to default this way, i.e.
>let subdir=on on the
>GUI panels ?

You can edit the X windows resource file DSMX. Search for 'cbChecked'.
You will find four commented out statements for four file spec panels
that set cbChecked to True. Just un-comment the statement for the panel
you want default checked.

Regards,
Rick Chang
ADSM Client Development