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>You could actually tinker I have. I've installed the kernel extensions. Installed Spectacle for tiling windows. I installed Karabiner, it worked, then I updat
by SippinLean 9y ago
>You could actually tinker
I have. I've installed the kernel extensions. Installed Spectacle for tiling windows. I installed Karabiner, it worked, then I updated the OS and it didn't. I think it does again now?
>Completely doable through the UI with just a mouse.
I know the dance you have to do to do this, because I have googled it. Here's the suggested solution:
>To do this open a new Finder window by pressing Command-N, and then press Shift-Command-G to reveal the Go to Folder panel for the new window. Then drag a target file from another window to the Go to Folder text field, where it will be converted to a full text path that you can select and copy.
The same thing on Windows? ctrl+L
>Also available as a keyboard shortcut or through the UI with a modifier key
Which is counter-intuitive when ctrl+X does nothing, and the UI entry for Cut is greyed out. This wasn't even an option until 10.7!
These things are frustrating when moving from Windows, that was my point.
- evilduck 9y ago>I know, because I have googled it. Here's the suggested solution: Sigh. You just copied the in-line Google result page summary to me. Did you even click that link and read the other three ways to do this? One of which is just two right-clicks. It's not a single keyboard shortcut or menu option like Windows/Explorer out of the box, but a power user could also make that happen and could even map it to Cmd-L if they wanted. Probably takes 5 minutes to solve once and forever. But nope, the OS is dumbed down and not customizable at all, right? This is exactly why these point-by-point reply chains between operating system differences are a waste of time. If it's not exactly the same as what you already know, you're not interested.
- SippinLean 9y ago>It's not a single keyboard shortcut or menu option like Windows/Explorer out of the box That was my point? >a power user could also make that happen and could even map it to Cmd-L if they wanted I've even seen Applescripts for it! They took longer than 5 minutes to develop. I want to spend my time tweaking in-depth parts of the UI, not very basic features that exist already in another. OSX being dumbed down is a feature, if you want to sync your podcasts it's a great system for it.
- evilduck 9y agohttps://imgur.com/a/7ZO2O https://imgur.com/a/7ZO2O There. That's the Automator script that adds it to Finder's right-click menu. That's it. Add another 20 seconds to go configure your Keyboard shortcuts in System Preferences and someone who's actually a power user can make this happen in about 40 seconds. 5 minutes was being generous to a novice. Edit: For funsies, here's the fresh out out of the box, mouse only macOS way too: https://imgur.com/a/Wce61 https://imgur.com/a/Wce61 Edit2: "OSX being dumbed down is a feature, if you want to sync your podcasts it's a great system for it." Sure, just like "Windows is a great system for playing games, but if you want to do real work, you use a Mac". See how stupid that sort of ignorance sounds?
- SippinLean 9y agoMuch of the configuration in OSX is hidden, compared to Windows; some of this being a result of Window's dominance at the Enterprise level. That's why you need Terminal to Show Hidden Files. OSX has a different strength: simplicity. It's why I told my dad to buy one. What you paint here is a false equivalence.
- evilduck 9y agoWe can all cherry pick complaints. Try remapping your capslock as another control key on both systems and use that as a gauge for which OS hides settings.
- chorisos 9y agoIn Windows Explorer I can just copy the address bar and paste it into another window.