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How I like my Finder
- vladstudio 13y agoDo consider ForkLift - http://www.binarynights.com/ http://www.binarynights.com/ - just look through the key features. I would have bought it for Multi Rename alone (but it also has Dual panes, Mount as disk, all kinds of remote connections, custom shortcuts, Merge, etc etc)
- EinLama 13y agoI too use ForkLift. It is especially handy if you use ssh, sftp and ftp connections on top of local browsing.
- stelian 13y agoI thought it was just an FTP client, but, apparently, it works as a file browser, too. I should try it.
- racl101 13y agoThe multi rename (batch) rename feature is the best I've ever seen because you can use RegEx ! Yeah boi!!!!
- thecoffman 13y ago+1 For forklift. The tabs and multipane remotes are killer features. It also feels lighter weight than a complete finder replacement like TotalFinder.
- lukeholder 13y agototalfinder has a split pane (actually a tab join) which works awesomely. What I like about totalfinder is that it is not a finder replacement, but just adds some small (but massive) improvements. highly recommend.
- stelian 13y agoThe tab join seems visually weird to me. But I guess it's a matter of personal taste.
- kaptain 13y agoI recommend spectacle instead of divvy. There were a couple problems that I had with divvy resizing and placing windows. Spectacle addresses those concerns.
- stelian 13y agoI've added Spectacle to the post. It's pretty cool that it's open source.
- zimbatm 13y agohttp://spectacleapp.com/ http://spectacleapp.com/
- Monkeyget 13y agoI warmly recommend spectacle. Spectacle along with Alfred radically improved the way I interact with the Finder. Being able to summon files/applications/webpages/... and move the corresponding windows trough keyboard shortcuts alone is quite liberating.
- 8ig8 13y agoI haven't used Spectacle, but I wanted to point out Better Touch Tool as another option to those investigating Window Mgmt apps/scripts: http://blog.boastr.net/?page_id=1619 http://blog.boastr.net/?page_id=1619 BTT provides the same window controls as Spectacle, configurable to your custom keyboard or mouse or touchpad actions, plus a lot more that may be useful to you. I've been very happy with BTT.
- mhd 13y agoI'm still surprised how used we all got to the modern, somewhat simplistic file management metaphors. Icon/list view plus "shortcut" panel, wherever you look. I still remember that for years after Windows 95 came out, one of the first applications everyone installed was a better file manager, quite often some GUI Norton clone. Then there was the "spatial Finder" hullaballoo, echoed by GNOME, too, if I remember correctly. But in recent years, that market niche seems to be on the verge of extinction. Probably for the same reason why keyboards are getting increasingly worse: No "hardcore" users. Pictures, music and similar files are "managed", lots of other stuff is exclusively accessed via a single application and its open dialog, leaving maybe the all-purpose Documents folder to be the target for occasional visitation. And the desktop. Oh heavens, the desktop...
- liotier 13y agoI still don't understand how some people work without a folder hierarchy in the left pane... I never understood Norton's dual-file-list-pane setup - the current path is not sufficient context for me.
- WayneDB 13y agoMac users, by necessity, find all sorts of ways to work around missing features.
- pflughaupt 13y agoInsulting without provocation and needlessly inflammatory? I take it you're from reddit?
- mattsfrey 13y agoI'm a Mac user and couldn't agree more with the dude. On the flipside though screwing around with automator is a lot of fun!
- jfb 13y agoHe's not wrong. On the other hand, everybody works around limitations in their technology. It's the nature of the beast.
- ygra 13y agoIt's astonishing how often people don't even notice that they're working around things. After noticing that something doesn't work the way you like and finding a workaround the workaround slowly becomes muscle memory and you stop thinking about it. And then you look over someone's shoulder and wonder why on earth they would do what they're doing the way they're doing and when pointing out to them that there is a better way they just shrug and note that what they did works too. Funnily enough, at least regarding UX, such coping behaviour doesn't seem to register as a nuisance after you have your workaround. That being said, I still prefer getting things right enough that users stumble on the obvious and easiest way first.
- HugoDias 13y agohttp://totalfinder.binaryage.com/ http://totalfinder.binaryage.com/ You're welcome.
- illbert 13y agoI use Bettertouchtool's window arrangement functions which you can set to (nearly) any custom shortcut you want. I use these on all applications not just Finder (in some it will not work) and I use these all the time. my laptop: - fn + left middle double tap -> position/maximize window to half left screen - fn + right middle doubletap -> position/maximize window to half right screen - fn + top middle doubletap -> maximize window on my desktop workstations I use keyboard shortcuts.
- rimantas 13y agoI also use BTT, but just drag the window to the left/right/top edge of the screen accordingly. Turns out that's enough for me so I even stopped using Moom which alows more flexibility.
- hawleyal 13y agoWhy don't you just use one that has dual windows and tabs. TotalFinder http://totalfinder.binaryage.com/ http://totalfinder.binaryage.com/ XtraFinder http://www.trankynam.com/xtrafinder/ http://www.trankynam.com/xtrafinder/
- micampe 13y agoWhy don't you just read the second sentence in the article?
- TheRealPomax 13y agoI just read that sentence, and it doesn't explain anything. It just says they're not what he likes, so here's another one that might work: http://www.mucommander.com/ http://www.mucommander.com/
- stelian 13y agoThe separator of TotalFinder and Xtrafinder is just too thin. I want to see right away which side is in focus. When you click on one of the two windows the other one becomes washed and is also covered by the shadow of the active one. For me, that's better usability.
- hawleyal 13y agoo_O Why don't you try to be less condescending? I read the article. I stand by my suggestion. The writer does not present an argument against those existing products. This is Wheel 2.0. Stop the pain. Contribute to software that exists.
- JangoSteve 13y agoThe author mentions a bunch of programs that offer similar functionality but states that "the way they're designed doesn't work for me." I'd be curious what about them doesn't work. I use TotalFinder primarily for this functionality, and their split-pane looks almost identical to what he has set up in the screenshot, with the added benefit that it is more efficient (e.g. you can move the window around and resize it and the panes stay together, you can adjust the size of each pane relative to the other just by dragging the single middle bar, etc.). TotalFinder split-pane screenshot: http://i.imgur.com/K6KkSws.png http://i.imgur.com/K6KkSws.png
- stelian 13y agoThe tab join looks weird(aesthetically) and the separator is too thin. I want one side in focus. But all these things have to do with taste. The screenshot you attached looks probably great to you, but I prefer the side by side windows.
- milesf 13y agoI prefer TotalFinder as well, along with Divvy with a shortcut to quickly resize. I hit Command-T to create a new tab, then Command-G to connect them together. It's now just muscle memory for me, I don't even think about it.
- unhammer 13y agoI always bind super-left and super-right to https://gist.github.com/unhammer/5336830 https://gist.github.com/unhammer/5336830 (requires wmctrl and xorg-xdpyinfo), so I can tile any two windows left/right. Also handy when e.g. reading an article while note-taking, watching a screencast while chatting, etc. I guess I should try a tiling window manager some day, but I almost never need more than fullscreen vs 50/50.
- purephase 13y agoTotalFinder and Divvy work for me. I get exactly what he's looking for.
- racl101 13y agoForklift v2 will do this pretty well. Sure it costs $50 but it does a lot for a program.
- pazimzadeh 13y agoReminds me of http://panic.com/transmit/ http://panic.com/transmit/
- super_mario 13y agoTerminal (or better yet iTerm 2). It's the best filesystem manager out there.
- Dhekke 13y agoOh, you mean F3 in that usability-horrorshow-totally-not-to-the-level-of-MacOS that is Ubuntu?
- dr_win 13y agoHello, TotalFinder author here. I'm a HN addict too :)
- KhAIROP 13y agoUse total commander not open source but definitely us worth every penny sold more than 25m copies