This idea would make sense, at least for some people, but now the structure of the program is set up around the session system. I don't really feel motivated to change the way it works. Especially since the Motif file selection widget really sucks, and so to do a decent job I'd have to investigate alternatives that would work within Motif.
And changing from Motif -- ain't gonna happen. Unless a reclusive billionaire AFNI fan shows up to provide an incentive. Which will happen just about the time at the end of the "long line":
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