Nov 01, '06 07:30:00AM • Contributed by: pfernandes
[kirkmc adds: There was a hint back in 2001 that explained how you can drag actual folders to these dialogs, but it didn't mention that you can drag proxy icons as well.]
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Select folder in Open and Save dialogs by dragging Finder proxy icon
Nov 01, '06 07:30:00AM • Contributed by: pfernandes
When working in Open or Save dialogs, if you have the folder you want to access open in the Finder, you can drag the proxy icon (the icon in a Finder window title bar) to the dialog to immediately switch to that folder. This is a real time saver if your folder is on a long network tree.
[kirkmc adds: There was a hint back in 2001 that explained how you can drag actual folders to these dialogs, but it didn't mention that you can drag proxy icons as well.]
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Select folder in Open and Save dialogs by dragging Finder proxy icon
This is also something easy to do with Quicksilver.
Select folder in Open and Save dialogs by dragging Finder proxy icon
I'm not quite sure what you mean, would you mind sharing?
Select folder in Open and Save dialogs by dragging Finder proxy icon
"Real" Finder Items and Proxy Items do always behave exactly the same when it comes down to drag and drop, don`t they?
Select folder in Open and Save dialogs by dragging Finder proxy icon
Proxy icons are just an "alias" to the file that the window is displaying, and they should work throughout the system in the same way that dragging a file does. Nothing new here. OS9 or earlier feature.
Select folder in Open and Save dialogs by dragging Finder proxy icon
You can combine this with Unsanity's "Window Shade X" "hakie", which allows you to minimize the window to a strip (which happens to include the icon). Keep your often used folders as a set of strips not much wider then the name and drag the icon to file dialogs as needed.
Select folder in Open and Save dialogs by dragging Finder proxy icon
Combine this hint with the <Command> <Shift> G keys in any open / save pane and you can drill down through Application packages (or anything that you usually <control> click to see package contents)
Select folder in Open and Save dialogs by dragging Finder proxy icon
Using a Prefpane called DefaultFolder you can click an open finder window while in a open/save dialog box to load that folders contents.
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