[Macworld]

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[piMac]

Anyone know a way to remove the folder icons and/or arrows and replace them with just a '/' like a regular url, so that the path takes up less space?
Most of my stuff always seems to be buried so many levels down that the path is pretty useless.

[mrpopo]

How about the ability to copy and paste the path as text?

It can be hugely helpful when giving someone the path to a specific folder or file that could be many folders deep.

Applications such as FileBuddy provide this ability but it seems tantalizingly close to being in-built with the Path Bar.

Apple, are you listening?

[galley]

Have you noticed that when the full path doesn't fit in the Path Bar, and some of the folder names are omitted, you can mouse over the unnamed folders to expand them to show the name?

[JondorZ]

Hi mrpopo,

Actually there is a way to copy the file path as text. First, direct ur finder to the folder path u want. Then open a Terminal window and move the window side by side with the finder. Then Click and Drag the tiny folder icon in the middle top of the finder and drop in the terminal window. Automatically, the path will be show as text inside the terminal. This only works with terminal. However, if there is a space in any of the folder's name, it will show as " " in the terminal.

For Example, you want to copy "Macintosh HD>Library>Screen Savers>3D Desktop Aquarium.saver", then u drag the tiny folder icon and drop in a terminal window, and it will be shown as " /Library/Screen Savers" . You will realise that "Macintosh HD" and "3D Desktop Aquarium.saver" is not shown. This is because Macintosh HD is the ROOT folder, so it will not be shown. "3D Desktop Aquarium.saver" is a file, not a folder. The terminal will only display the folders path but EXCLUDING the Root folder which is usually "Macintosh HD".

Then after the path is shown as text in the terminal, then just highlight and copy it. However u need to add the root folder's name and the file's name. In addition, you can delete the " " if you find it irritating or confusing. BUT remember, do not delete " / " ; if u did, then you have ruined the whole path.

This maybe troublesome, but from what i know, this is the only way to do it. Hope this helps.

[Cubert]

"(In this case, the different behavior is most likely due to the fact that Spotlight results are presented in a Cocoa API window, while regular Finder windows are created with the Carbon API.)"
I thought the Finder was 100% Cocoa with the 10.5 release. Didn't Steve Jobs say that in a keynote?

[mrpopo]

Thanks JondorZ

Your suggestion is helpful. I wouldn't say your method is "irritating or confusing", just way more time consuming than it seems like it should be.

Before such eye candy features as dock animation are developed, it would be nice if basic navigation functionality and usability were fully attended to 'sall I'm saying.

[apta]

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{quote:title=mrpopo wrote:}How about the ability to copy and paste the path as text?

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Until Apple listens, try FileUtilsCM to copy the path using this Contextual Menu plugin.
http://free.abracode...file_utils.html

[mrpopo]

Thanks Apta,
I'll check into that software and see how if it does what I'm talking about.
I'll get back to you on that.

[apta]

Here are even more choices for contextual menus to copy file paths:
http://www.macworld....pyfilepath.html

[mrpopo]

Today's story (Copy paths from Finder selections) http://www.macworld....5/pathcopy.html broached the issue of copying file paths directly, almost, strange as it may seem, as if responding to my question.

I have to say, Apta, that having an OS-based approach to this issue is a bit more satisfying that needing to add extra software. Nothing against it per se, but the less extra s/w taking up cpu cycles in order to do basic functions such as copying file paths, the better.

That said, thanks for your recommendations. Very helpful.

[JondorZ]

I got one new easy method:
Go to System Preferences>Keyboard & Mouse
under the tab 'Keyboard Shortcuts', click the plus sign at the bottom left.
Set the application to: 'Finder'
Menu Title: 'New Window Containing Selection' (CASE SENSITIVE)
Set the keyboard shortcut to: 'Command-G' (If you dun like this key, u may change it to your preference)
Then in finder you just need to press the new keyboard shortcut key, in my case i press Command-G. A textedit with the file path will be opened and there u are! Viola!


NO dragging, NO multiple key strokes, NO right clicking and of course NO 3rd party plug-in!!!

[mrpopo]

You are brilliant! Thank you!