Inserting graphics located in directory from which lyx is executed

[Daniel]

On 2022-07-25 15:13, tush via lyx-users wrote:
> Hi David
> 
> Try ticking a V on "Save the document directory path" in 
> Preferences->Document Handling.
> 
> Screen shot attached.
> 
> Ehud
> 
> ------- Original Message -------
> On Sunday, July 24th, 2022 at 10:32 PM, David Halpern 
> <david.halpern at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
>> I am having the following problem in linux (fedora 36). I have a a 
>> directory called Docs that contains a lyx file together with eps files 
>> that I would like to insert in the lyx file. To insert a figure, I 
>> select Insert, choose Float and then select Figure. Then inside the 
>> Float, I again select Insert, and choose Graphics. In the Graphics 
>> menu, I click on Browse. Unfortunately, I don't get a list of the list 
>> of eps files that are in the same directory as the lyx file and from 
>> which I issued the command "lyx". I have to change directories, and 
>> this is particularly cumbersome since I end up having to do this for 
>> each float. I don't seem to have the same problem when using lyx on a Mac.
>>
>> Any suggestions would be appreciated.
>>
>> Thank you.
>>
>> David Halpern

I haven't notice this setting before. What does it exactly do? I 
couldn't find documentation for it. And the tool tip left me wondering.

Daniel