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10.6: Create a new file anywhere via an Automator Service
Authored by: schutt on May 14, '10 07:07:45AM

Yeah, that's what this does, but only for text files, and you have to have a folder selected, instead of just clicking in a folder. The "Create new X file here" is one the two useful features Win has that Mac doesn't. There used to be a program that added this feature, but it broke in 10.6. Since I most often use the "new file here" option for text or source code files, this is a good enough solution.



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10.6: Create a new file anywhere via an Automator Service
Authored by: zsaeid on May 14, '10 07:30:33AM

To make it more clear, you dont need to have folder selected, thas why we come back to the automator in step 8. You can create a file in the folder you are working.



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10.6: Create a new file anywhere via an Automator Service
Authored by: zsaeid on May 14, '10 07:49:50AM

As stated in the last step of the hint, you should comeback to automator (after assigning a keyboard shortcut) and change the "the service receives selected folder... " to "no input", to be able to use this service in the folder you are working in (without need to select some folder).



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10.6: Create a new file anywhere via an Automator Service
Authored by: schutt on Jun 23, '10 03:33:41PM

D'oh, I skipped that step.



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