S-View on Palm application has two windows: "File List" window and "File View" window. "File List" window contains list of files you currently working with. "File View" window is the actual window where you work with selected file.
When application is first started, "File List" window gets displayed. When you select file and tap button "Open", you switch to the "File View" window. To return from the "File View" to "File List" you have to select either "Return to File List" or "Close File" command from menu or from toolbar. The difference between these two commands is that the first one leaves the file "open", i.e. if you return from the file list to the same file you will see the same view and drawing state.
S-View on Palm saves and restores its state every time you exit and re-start the application. That is if you exited S-View on Palm from "File View" window, next time you start the application, you will return to the same view and the same drawing point. If you exited application from the "File List" window, next time you start the application, the "File List" window will be displayed.