Apr 11, '03 08:54:00AM • Contributed by: englabenny
You can also write the full path, like /tmp/a.pdf.
This works in open dialogs boxes too, as many might have figured out. The directories saved to are also visible next time you open a save dialog - presumably until you relogin.
[robg adds: I had been aware that in Open dialog boxes you could type in a path, as the input box there is labeled "Go:". But in Save dialogs, the input box is simply "Save As" and you would think it only accepts a filename ... but as the hint points out, you can actually type a path there as well! I tested this in a few Cocoa and Carbon apps, and it seems to work perfectly in all of them. The only mild trick is that you can't really use /Volumes to jump to the top of your hard drive stack (I get a scary warning about "/" not existing and would I like to create it -- I said "no thanks!"). Instead, jump directly to any drive by typing /Name_of_drive. This hint saves a lot of mouse work scrolling around in the save dialog boxes; no more reaching for the mouse to get from my Desktop to my backup drive, now I just have to type a few characters!]
