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One of the major features Service Station advertises is "Open Terminal by right-clicking the Finder!", but isn't this functionality already available in macOS v

by miles 7y ago

One of the major features Service Station advertises is "Open Terminal by right-clicking the Finder!", but isn't this functionality already available in macOS via System Preferences > Keyboard > Shortcuts > Services > checking "New Terminal at Folder" under "Files and Folders"? A feature that might make Service Station even more useful would be adding "New Text File" and "Rich Text Document" options, similar to the app "New File Menu"[0]. This is the second time today[1] I've seen a closed source project hosted at GitHub[2]; I had mistakenly assumed GitHub was for open source projects (like SourceForge). [0] https://apps.apple.com/us/app/new-file-menu/id1064959555?mt=12 https://apps.apple.com/us/app/new-file-menu/id1064959555?mt=... [1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23020258 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23020258 [2] https://github.com/knurling/ServiceStation/ https://github.com/knurling/ServiceStation/

saagarjha 7y ago
Service Station pulls services out of the submenu and directly into the top level context menu, using a Finder extension.
- miles 7y ago
  Ah - thank you for explaining that. I have so few services enabled that “New Terminal at Folder” is in the top level of my context menu.
pkamb 7y ago
"New Terminal at Folder" does work if you right-click a folder... but NOT if you right-click the background of a Folder you already have open. That's the primary way I want to open Terminal. But more importantly it's the UX difference between these two images: https://imgur.com/a/pt3yQ2q https://imgur.com/a/pt3yQ2q You can definitely already launch applications and scripts in macOS via "Open With" or the "Services" submenus. Service Station moves them to the top of your right-click menu, gives them icons, and lets you completely customize the menu including targeting menus to show for only very specific selected file types.
- miles 7y ago
  > But more importantly it's the UX difference between these two images: https://imgur.com/a/pt3yQ2q https://imgur.com/a/pt3yQ2q Thanks for explaining the difference. I have so few services enabled that “New Terminal at Folder” is in the top level of my context menu[0], hence my misunderstanding. [0] https://imgur.com/ZrHVSPA https://imgur.com/ZrHVSPA
pkamb 7y ago
Built in "New File" functionality is definitely on the to-do list, and a very popular request from Windows users. Running a support/issues website on GitHub without hosting the code is perhaps slightly weird, but it has been working well for me. GitHub does not mandate any licensing requirement.

by miles 7y ago

saagarjha 7y ago

Service Station pulls services out of the submenu and directly into the top level context menu, using a Finder extension.

miles 7y ago
Ah - thank you for explaining that. I have so few services enabled that “New Terminal at Folder” is in the top level of my context menu.

pkamb 7y ago

"New Terminal at Folder" does work if you right-click a folder... but NOT if you right-click the background of a Folder you already have open. That's the primary way I want to open Terminal. But more importantly it's the UX difference between these two images: https://imgur.com/a/pt3yQ2q https://imgur.com/a/pt3yQ2q You can definitely already launch applications and scripts in macOS via "Open With" or the "Services" submenus. Service Station moves them to the top of your right-click menu, gives them icons, and lets you completely customize the menu including targeting menus to show for only very specific selected file types.

miles 7y ago
> But more importantly it's the UX difference between these two images: https://imgur.com/a/pt3yQ2q https://imgur.com/a/pt3yQ2q Thanks for explaining the difference. I have so few services enabled that “New Terminal at Folder” is in the top level of my context menu[0], hence my misunderstanding. [0] https://imgur.com/ZrHVSPA https://imgur.com/ZrHVSPA

pkamb 7y ago

Built in "New File" functionality is definitely on the to-do list, and a very popular request from Windows users. Running a support/issues website on GitHub without hosting the code is perhaps slightly weird, but it has been working well for me. GitHub does not mandate any licensing requirement.