Path Finder 5.0 adds dual pane browser, sidebar
Cocoatech has released the latest version of its file management utility, Path Finder 5.0. The update features a new dual-pane browser that allows side-by-side folder display, with support for cut, copy, paste and drag-and-drop functions between the two panes. A sidebar has meanwhile been added, for handling devices, searches, favorite places and network shares. The program can run in tandem with...
published on Thursday, the 23. October 2008, macintosh-news-network
An AppleScript to convert PDFs to Safari bookmarks
Copy the following AppleScript into Script Editor, and save as an application: on open pdfFiles tell application "Finder" repeat with pdfFile in pdfFiles set thedestination to folder of pdfFile set theName to displayed name of pdfFile -- convert pdf to base64 and copy result to clipboard do shell script "/usr/bin/perl -0777 -e 'use MIME::Base64; $text = <>; $text = encode_base64($text); $text =~ s/\s+//g; print "data:application/pdf;charset=utf-8;base64,$text\n";' < " & quoted form of POSIX path of pdfFile & " | pbcopy" set theurl to the clipboard make new internet location file to theurl at thedestination with properties {name:theName} end...
published on Thursday, the 31. July 2008, macosxhints
filePath & goTo 1.1/0.4
Copy both getPath and goTo to your local scripts folder: /Library/Scripts/ Place both as links in the Finder toolbar. Select either a file or folder in the list view. POSIX can be used to email or iChat paths to another user on a different Mac. Paste the POSIX path into the dialog and hit 'OK.' This will open a new Finder window and go to the file or folder.
published on Wednesday, the 25. June 2008, scriptbuilders
Create aliases to icons via a Perl script
Often I read the question "Where are all the icons on my Mac?" Here is the answer, in the form of a Perl script. Just copy and paste the below code into a new file, save it as something (findOSXicons) to a directory in your path, and make it executable (chmod 755 findOSXicons). Then use the usual techniques to start the script (i.e. calling it using the full or relative path). Here's the code: #!/usr/bin/perl use strict; use warnings; use Getopt::Long; use Pod::Usage; use File::Find; use File::Basename; # here we store the results my $target=$ENV{'HOME'} . '/Desktop/OSX-Icons'; # you may change the extensions to use my @extensions= qw( icns ); ###### POD ######################...
published on Tuesday, the 24. June 2008, macosxhints
An easy way to run multiple instances of any program
I've seen a few tips on different sites explaining how to run two copies of certain applications. Most of these involve creating a second copy of the Application bundle, which can be impractical if it contains too many resources, and is a hassle in any case. Here's an easier way that I don't think anyone has posted here: Just run the application that you'd like to launch a second time from Terminal, using the open command with the --new (-n) flag. This will force an additional instance to be opened regardless of how many are already running. For example, if I wanted to run another copy of Mail, I'd do it this way: open -n /Applications/Mail.app Remember that you can drag an icon to the Terminal window and it will insert its path, making this even simpler! [robg adds: We've run a couple of hints on running multiple copies of the same application. ...
published on Friday, the 11. April 2008, macosxhints
10.5: Change the Finder's default Find window
Want to tailor the Finder's Find (Command-F) window? Copy the following into TextEdit, make it plain text, and save it to the Desktop as default_smart.plist:<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/Prop..."><plist version="1.0"><dict> <key>CompatibleVersion</key> <integer>1</integer> <key>RawQuery</key> <string>((_kMDItemGroupId > 6))</string> <key>SearchCriteria</key> <dict> <key>CurrentFolderPath</key> <string>/&...
published on Friday, the 7. March 2008, macosxhints
10.5: Use certain iTunes visualizers as screen savers
You can now use Quartz Composer-based iTunes Visualizers as screen savers really easily. Just make a copy of the visualizer and put it in ~/Library/Screen Savers.Open up that copy in Quartz Composer (Developer Tools required) and, while in the Editor window, choose Editor » Edit Protocol Conformance. On the new screen that appears, check off the Screen Saver option and save the file.To have the visualizer actually work as a screen saver, a QTZ visualizer must be running in iTunes.[robg adds: When I tested this, I was able to get the screen saver to work even when iTunes wasn't running, so I'm not sure about the last bit of the hint. I found one sample Quartz Composer visualizer in the Developer Tools install, on this path: /Developer/Examples/Quartz Composer/Compositions/Music Visualizers. ...
published on Thursday, the 10. January 2008, macosxhints
10.5: Use the Get Info window's proxy icon
Leopard's Finder Get Info panel now has a proxy icon on the panel's title bar. It can be dragged like the proxy icon in a Finder window title bar, and behaves in the same manner. Dragging while holding Option-Command will create an alias. Dragging while holding Option will copy the file if the destination is on the same volume. Just dragging to a destination on the same volume will move the file. [robg adds: You can also Control- or Command-click on the proxy icon to see the path to the chosen item. Select a spot in the path, and the Finder will open a new window showing that directory.]
published on Wednesday, the 28. November 2007, macosxhints
10.5: Display full paths as Finder window titles
You can enable the display of the path to each Finder window as that window's title by typing the two following commands in the terminal: $ defaults write com.apple.finder _FXShowPosixPathInTitle -bool YES $ killall Finder While you can't edit or copy the path, this feature can still be useful for power users. It is similar to the Path Bar in Leopard's Finder, but it shows the path in a more compact way, and in a format that power users are used to. [robg adds: This can get somewhat ugly when you drill way down into the file system, but it definitely works.]
published on Wednesday, the 14. November 2007, macosxhints
10.5: Install a hidden Archive settings preference pane
In the Finder, navigate to /System » Library » CoreServices » Archive Utility.app » Contents » Resources, or just copy (triple-click then Command-C) and paste this path into the Finder's Go » Go to Folder box:/System/Library/CoreServices/Archive Utility.app/Contents/Resources/Once there, double-click on the Archives.prefPane icon. OS X will then ask if you want to install this pane for yourself or all users. Once installed, you can access it via the Others section of System Preferences. You will then have easy access to all of the options available for expanding archives.[robg adds: One of our queue review team (need a catchy name for this group) point out that you can get to these prefs by simply launching the Archi...
published on Wednesday, the 7. November 2007, macosxhints