Snow Leopard: access "hidden" files in file selection ?
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From: JF Mezei on 13 Jan 2010 13:42 In Finder, one can "Go -> Go To Folder" and specify any valid "unix" path name (for instance /etc/postfix) and you get a finder window with the contents of that file. But in file selection dialogues, I can't seem to be able to get to this. In my mind, this used to be possible. Anyone know if there is a trick in standard file selection dialogues to specify a unix path name (and thus access normally hidden directories)
From: Neill Massello on 13 Jan 2010 14:05 JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot(a)vaxination.ca> wrote: > Anyone know if there is a trick in standard file selection dialogues to > specify a unix path name (and thus access normally hidden directories) Command G drops down a "Go to the folder" entry box in OS X file dialogs. In 10.6, Command > toggles the display of invisible items in such dialogs.
From: JF Mezei on 13 Jan 2010 17:11 Neill Massello wrote: > Command G drops down a "Go to the folder" entry box in OS X file > dialogs. Doesn't seem to work for me. > In 10.6, Command > toggles the display of invisible items in > such dialogs. Works for me, but I needed to use USA keyboard to find the key combination: command shift period. (2 keys to the right of "M".) I'll have to look at my custom keyboard config to see if commanbd shift period generates the same character output as on the USA keyboard. Or if it is the actual keycode that is used.
From: Warren Oates on 13 Jan 2010 17:37 In article <01075e46$0$6694$c3e8da3(a)news.astraweb.com>, JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot(a)vaxination.ca> wrote: > Doesn't seem to work for me. CMD-shift G -- Very old woody beets will never cook tender. -- Fannie Farmer
From: Jolly Roger on 13 Jan 2010 17:48
In article <019522d7$0$24647$c3e8da3(a)news.astraweb.com>, JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot(a)vaxination.ca> wrote: > In Finder, one can "Go -> Go To Folder" and specify any valid "unix" > path name (for instance /etc/postfix) and you get a finder window with > the contents of that file. > > But in file selection dialogues, I can't seem to be able to get to this. > > In my mind, this used to be possible. > > Anyone know if there is a trick in standard file selection dialogues to > specify a unix path name (and thus access normally hidden directories) Why bother? Hidden files are hidden for a reason - you normally shouldn't need to access them from the user interface. What are you actually trying to accomplish? -- Send responses to the relevant news group rather than email to me. E-mail sent to this address may be devoured by my very hungry SPAM filter. Due to Google's refusal to prevent spammers from posting messages through their servers, I often ignore posts from Google Groups. Use a real news client if you want me to see your posts. JR |