Apr 28, '04 10:47:00AM • Contributed by: nathanst
|
|
|
Easily copy the currently open folder in the Finder
Apr 28, '04 10:47:00AM • Contributed by: nathanst
If you have an open Finder window viewing a folder that you want to move, you could command-click on the title to navigate to the parent folder, and then move the subject folder. But, if you option-click (and hold) on the icon (not the name) in the title bar, you can drag the icon off the title bar to whatever location you'd like, and a copy will be created.
•
[4,253 views]
Hint Options
Easily copy the currently open folder in the Finder
Actually, you can add the option key press AFTER clicking and holding, if you like.
Easily copy the currently open folder in the Finder
you don't have to option-click. the key is to click and hold, and then drag. that's how you grab the proxy icon in any window, assuming the app supports it.
Easily copy the currently open folder in the Finder
As stated, just click and hold for a second, then drag. No other keys necessary for a copy.
Easily copy the currently open folder in the Finder
It's been such a long, happy time since I used OS 9 that I've already forgotten, but ... wasn't it possible with OS 9 apps to drag that icon BEFORE you had ever saved a file, so that this drag operation became the first saving of the file? I notice that in OSX apps, there is no icon until a file's been saved, but I thought it used to be different in OS 9.
Easily copy the currently open folder in the Finder
It's been such a long, happy time since I used OS 9 that I've already forgotten, but ... wasn't it possible with OS 9 apps to drag that icon BEFORE you had ever saved a file, so that this drag operation became the first saving of the file? I notice that in OSX apps, there is no icon until a file's been saved, but I thought it used to be different in OS 9. Nope, Mac OS 9 (and 8.5) acted the same way as Mac OS X .. if a document is unsaved (or has been modified since the last save) then the proxy icon is supposed to be disabled. See the relevant section in the Mac OS 8.5 Window Manager documentation: Window Proxy Icons: When your application uses proxy icons, it should inform the Window Manager when a document has unsaved changes. When you do so, the Window Manager displays the document's proxy icon in a disabled state and prevents the user from dragging the proxy icon. Disabled proxy icons cannot be dragged because unsaved documents cannot be moved or copied in a manner predictable to the user. ---
Just dragging does NOT copy, it....
If you click and hold, then drag, it will MOVE the current folder.
Easily copy the currently open folder in the Finder
The proxy icon in the title bar is good for all kinds of things, most of which aren't well documented. This hint is the one I use the most, but grabbing the proxy icon of an open folder to move it somewhere else is a great way to sort and be sure you're actually moving the folder you want to move.
Many other uses
As Makosuke said, there are many other things which can be done using the proxy icon. In the Finder, I use it to make an alias of the opened window (press option+command while moving the proxy icon). I you have Graphic Converter, you can drag&drop the proxy icon onto the Graphic Converter icon in your dock to easily browse the content of that folder. If you want to quickly go to an opened folder in Terminal, you can also type then drag&drop the proxy icon onto the Terminal window. The folder path will be copied after the 'cd ' command and you're in.
I love this proxy icon feature.
Many other uses
Indeed. |
SearchFrom our Sponsor...Latest Mountain Lion HintsWhat's New:HintsNo new hintsComments last 2 daysLinks last 2 weeksNo recent new linksWhat's New in the Forums?
Hints by TopicNews from Macworld
From Our Sponsors |
|
Copyright © 2014 IDG Consumer & SMB (Privacy Policy) Contact Us All trademarks and copyrights on this page are owned by their respective owners. |
Visit other IDG sites: |
|
|
|
Created this page in 0.22 seconds |
|