To open a file, choose -> to display the Open File dialog. Select the file that you want to open, then click . The file is displayed in a new Gnome Crystal document window.
To Open a recently opened file, choose the appropriate entry in ->
Gnome Crystal can open files on a distant server. If the file is read-only, the -> menu item and the corresponding tool button are disabled.
Saving CIF or CML files in not fully implemented, and a lot of fields will be lossed. Only the crystal structure will be saved.
You can open multiple files in Gnome Crystal. Each file is opened in it's own top-level window.