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Pariah wrote:

There is a CMM that adds Move to, Copy to, Make Alias in items to the right click context menu. I've been using it for years and it is very handy.
It's called QuickAccessCM.plugin and you can find it here:
http://free.abracode.com/cmworkshop/quick_access.html

I would also strongly recommend FinderPop for additional contextual goodness. Also free (Pintware) availible here:
http://www.finderpop.com/

huh.
I've been using Folderglance, as it allows me to move items without opening another window. Finderpop's app switcher would be handy, tho.
http://home.online.no/~stoedle/YLS/YLS- … lance.html

fuzzynormal wrote:

user wrote:

Especially since Mac OS X's equivalent feature, Force Quit, manages to work perfectly every time.

::snicker::

Not on my Mac.

Not on mine either.

And the OSX keyboard shortcuts are anti-intuitive(unlike Windows). Never use them.

anti-intuitive? Like C for copy, P for paste, A for select all, N for new window?

For the people who've complained about OS X's force quit, did you know that if you try to force quit a particularly stubborn program a second time, OS X will use a stronger method of forcing it to quit?

Command+N is used for New Window in EVERY APP. In OS 9 it was used for every app but the Finder.

You know what Apple did? They FIXED IT. NOW it opens a New Finder Window.

See? It actually makes sense with OS X and is following the standard. And people are COMPLAINING?

The Classic way was the WRONG way. Didn't anyone see that? Apple's philosophy was always to have standard shortcuts. In Classic there wasn't really a "New Window" feature in the Finder so it was okay to use Command+N to make a new folder because it made sense. NOW the OS DOES have a way to make a new window. So it NEEDS this Command+N shortcut to match the rest of the philosophy. Is it so hard to press Command+Shift+N to make a new folder? It's been 7 years. I think you guys should be used to it by now. I am. I was 7 years ago.

Am I missing something here? Apple gets bashed for fixing things just as they do making things bad. Sheesh.

Last edited by Jasoco (2007-07-18 2:30 pm)

Jasoco wrote:

Command+N is used for New Window in EVERY APP. In OS 9 it was used for every app but the Finder.

You know what Apple did? They FIXED IT. NOW it opens a New Finder Window.

See? It actually makes sense with OS X and is following the standard. And people are COMPLAINING?

The Classic way was the WRONG way. Didn't anyone see that? Apple's philosophy was always to have standard shortcuts. In Classic there wasn't really a "New Window" feature in the Finder so it was okay to use Command+N to make a new folder because it made sense. NOW the OS DOES have a way to make a new window. So it NEEDS this Command+N shortcut to match the rest of the philosophy. Is it so hard to press Command+Shift+N to make a new folder? It's been 7 years. I think you guys should be used to it by now. I am. I was 7 years ago.

Am I missing something here? Apple gets bashed for fixing things just as they do making things bad. Sheesh.

This gets my vote for overreaction of the week.  Nowhere did I see anybody bashing Apple.  I have a special place in my heart for classic, especially System 7 and 8.  I remember the huge anticipation of 8, and how awesome it was when it finally came out.  I was just remembering the good old days, not bashing Apple for changing something.

There's no bashing here, and I certainly understand the idea behind the change.  The thing is I make new folders all the time, and I don't think I've ever used the "New Window" feature (at least not intentionally).  Calling it right or wrong seems arbitrary

Anyhoo, back to the point of the thread -bashing Windows- I think Windows' high-susceptibility to file fragmentation (and it's poor and slow built-in utility for fixing said problem) should've made the top 20.  Also, UAC should've been numero uno.

maleko wrote:

Daniel wrote:

For the people who've complained about OS X's force quit, did you know that if you try to force quit a particularly stubborn program a second time, OS X will use a stronger method of forcing it to quit?

Yeah, just discovered that in the Leopard beta.  The force quit almost never works the first time for me, but almost always works the second time.
I wonder why they just don't use the second method only?   After all it's a FORCE quit for smurfs sake.

The first method basically tells the app, "Hey, clean up your stuff and get out of town here, the user wants you gone" which gives the program a chance to clean up after itself, which gives you a better chance of not having temp files spread everywhere, or having open files get corrupted.

The second method has the operating system effectively revoke the right to be running from the app, shutting it down immediately, no questions asked.

Well-designed apps are usually able to catch the first type of signal and shut themselves down without the OS having to force the issue.

You're stuck with the delete thing, but you can enable tabbing through buttons and other controls in the keyboard prefpane.  I can only speculate as to why it's disabled by default, but I think Apple figures it makes it easier for people who only use kb navigation for text fields.

indeed.

As long as they're standard across systems and apps I'm happy. Command C, V, X are the same as you'd get on Windows. (Though they also have Shift+Insert, Shift+Delete, both of which I missed for a few hours when I first converted... before I got over it.)

I just want to sit down at an app, any app, and be able to use key combos the same way I would other apps.

Like Command+F for Fullscreen in QuickTime, VLC, etc. Or Command+[ for Back in Finder or Safari and all the other browsers.

Keyboard shortcuts can be a lot faster than menu commands once you get the hang of them.