Task paper loads my.taskpaper file by default

I want my task paper to load “my.taskpaper” file by default. how can i set the file(“my.taskpaper”) for default loading?

One approach would be to make a custom launcher – a script or icon on your desktop, for example, or a keyboard shortcut, which combines Taskpaper launch with loading a particular file.

You could, for example,

  • copy the full source code below (right down to the bottom of the scrolling code panel),
  • paste it into Script Editor, and set the language tab at top left to Javascript,
  • save it as a script file for use with FastScripts or Keyboard Maestro etc, or as an application file to create a clickable icon on your desktop.

https://guide.taskpaper.com/using-taskpaper/using-scripts.html

(() => {
    'use strict';

    const strPath = '~/my.taskpaper'

    const main = () => {
        const
            fp = filePath(strPath),
            tp3 = Application('Taskpaper');
        return (
            // Taskpaper file found or created
            doesFileExist(fp) || standardAdditions()
            .doShellScript('touch "' + fp + '"'),
            tp3.open(fp),
            tp3.activate(),
            fp
        );
    };

    // standardAdditions :: () -> Application
    const standardAdditions = () =>
        Object.assign(Application.currentApplication(), {
            includeStandardAdditions: true
        });

    // doesFileExist :: FilePath -> IO Bool
    const doesFileExist = strPath => {
        const ref = Ref();
        return $.NSFileManager.defaultManager
            .fileExistsAtPathIsDirectory(
                $(strPath)
                .stringByStandardizingPath, ref
            ) && ref[0] !== 1;
    };

    // filePath :: String -> FilePath
    const filePath = s =>
        ObjC.unwrap(ObjC.wrap(s)
            .stringByStandardizingPath);

    // MAIN // ---
    return main();

})();

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this is a cool answer… thanks. i unchecked it… System Preferences > General > Close window and it worked as what i wanted.