You can open a directory list from another list by defining it as an entry type. This is analogous to submenu behaviour.

A submenu entry is represented by the disk filename of the directory list in the name field, followed by a colon, but the information field blank. The name must not include a path, so this function can only be used with directories along the default directory path. The name does not have to include a ".txt" extension, which is assumed by default, but if the filename uses any other extension, it must be specified. The name may be separated from the colon by a comma and descriptive text.

You can create a submenu item with the store item dialogue by filling in the name field with the filename as above, and filling in the information field with just a colon. Optionally fill in the item type field with descriptive text.

Selecting a submenu entry replaces the current directory list by the new one. Press Control+Tab to return to the ring directory list.. Bookmarks are not supported in submenu lists, only by lists in the ring, so a submenu list always opens with the top item highlighted. Using any of the directory switch to next or previous commands in a submenu list switches back to the directory in the ring from which it was opened. This applies also if you open a sub-list from a sub-list; a sub-list chain can be as long as you need, but a directory switch command will revert to the topmost parent, the one in the ring where the chain started. Control+Tab or clicking the directory switch toolbar button are the simplest ways to get back to the ring from a submenu list.

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Directories as Submenus