Labels X - OS 9 labels return!
Oct 14, '02 01:21:03AM
Contributed by: robg
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Unsanity has done it again. Probably the number one missing OS X feature that I hear about is the lack of "labels." For those of you new to the Mac, in earlier versions of the OS, a label could be assigned to a file, drive, or folder, and it included both a color tint and a (definable) text phrase. Once assigned, you could sort your list view (and icon view?) windows by label. This provided an easy way to sort project files by client, priority, importance, etc. And so far, it's been missing in OS X. Until now.
Although I've only been playing with Labels X for a few hours, it certainly seems to return most of the functionality of the OS 9 label feature. Installation requires a logout and login if you haven't installed Unsanity's APE (Application Program Enhancer) in the past. Once installed, your list view windows have a new "Label" column, and you can assign a color to any file through the contextual menu pop-up. Labels and colors are defined in the Labels X preferences panel, where you can also disable the haxie. You won't find any label features in the Finder's regular menus, so all interaction is through the contextual menu or the preferences panel.
I wasn't a huge label user in OS 9, and I don't think I'll become one in OS X, but if you're a label addict, check out Labels X. It gets the Pick of the Week this week for addressing one of the bigger requested features from OS 9...
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