Comments on: Making Finder’s Toolbar work for you http://www.hawkwings.net/2007/01/21/making-finders-toolbar-work-for-you/ Tips and add-ons to make Apple Mail / Mail.app even better Mon, 01 Dec 2008 22:55:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Chris http://www.hawkwings.net/2007/01/21/making-finders-toolbar-work-for-you/#comment-127724 Chris Thu, 12 Apr 2007 21:01:11 +0000 http://www.hawkwings.net/2007/01/21/making-finders-toolbar-work-for-you/#comment-127724 It's a little behind the game but I had the same problem - not being able to add my icons to the finder like Meg. I figured it out (in case anyone stumbles on this)... I went to applications and selected the program in question (Wrangler in this case) and in column view it gives you the little picture of the application icon with the "more info" stuff - I dragged THAT image - not the icon next to the application itself - up to the tool bar and that worked. Anyway... It’s a little behind the game but I had the same problem - not being able to add my icons to the finder like Meg. I figured it out (in case anyone stumbles on this)… I went to applications and selected the program in question (Wrangler in this case) and in column view it gives you the little picture of the application icon with the “more info” stuff - I dragged THAT image - not the icon next to the application itself - up to the tool bar and that worked.

Anyway…

]]> By: Federico Giacanelli http://www.hawkwings.net/2007/01/21/making-finders-toolbar-work-for-you/#comment-90169 Federico Giacanelli Fri, 23 Feb 2007 13:12:07 +0000 http://www.hawkwings.net/2007/01/21/making-finders-toolbar-work-for-you/#comment-90169 I'm always emailing files by dragging theirs icons on the Mail app dock icon... I'm going to try this trick immediately - thanks a lot! I’m always emailing files by dragging theirs icons on the Mail app dock icon… I’m going to try this trick immediately - thanks a lot!

]]> By: Dan Warne http://www.hawkwings.net/2007/01/21/making-finders-toolbar-work-for-you/#comment-76438 Dan Warne Mon, 29 Jan 2007 13:28:29 +0000 http://www.hawkwings.net/2007/01/21/making-finders-toolbar-work-for-you/#comment-76438 OOOOOOOOH nice. I'd forgotten about this little trick. Of course, if you put Apple Mail in your toolbar, you have an instant 'email this file' button... all you have to do is drag the file onto the mail icon. Yes, you can achieve the same thing by dragging a file to the Mail icon in the dock, but the dock is further away than the top of the Finder window you're already in, and requires additional mousing dexterity ;-) OOOOOOOOH nice. I’d forgotten about this little trick. Of course, if you put Apple Mail in your toolbar, you have an instant ‘email this file’ button… all you have to do is drag the file onto the mail icon.

Yes, you can achieve the same thing by dragging a file to the Mail icon in the dock, but the dock is further away than the top of the Finder window you’re already in, and requires additional mousing dexterity ;-)

]]> By: Nad http://www.hawkwings.net/2007/01/21/making-finders-toolbar-work-for-you/#comment-67545 Nad Wed, 24 Jan 2007 00:58:51 +0000 http://www.hawkwings.net/2007/01/21/making-finders-toolbar-work-for-you/#comment-67545 I first learned about this at Murphy Mac - there was a screencast about it. ( I found Murphy Mac here at Hawkwings) http://murphymac.com/tweak-your-toolbar/ There are loads of other useful screencasts there as well. I first learned about this at Murphy Mac - there was a screencast about it. ( I found Murphy Mac here at Hawkwings)

http://murphymac.com/tweak-your-toolbar/

There are loads of other useful screencasts there as well.

]]> By: Tim Gaden http://www.hawkwings.net/2007/01/21/making-finders-toolbar-work-for-you/#comment-67344 Tim Gaden Tue, 23 Jan 2007 23:20:46 +0000 http://www.hawkwings.net/2007/01/21/making-finders-toolbar-work-for-you/#comment-67344 John, I like the look of <a href="http://gui.interacto.net/" rel="nofollow">UNO</a> <img src="http://www.hawkwings.net/images/extlink.jpg"/> and use that. John, I like the look of UNO and use that.

]]> By: John http://www.hawkwings.net/2007/01/21/making-finders-toolbar-work-for-you/#comment-66863 John Tue, 23 Jan 2007 19:17:50 +0000 http://www.hawkwings.net/2007/01/21/making-finders-toolbar-work-for-you/#comment-66863 Tim, What app/utility do you use for your Finder's unified UI or is the screen shot of Path Finder? Thanks Tim,

What app/utility do you use for your Finder’s unified UI or is the screen shot of Path Finder?

Thanks

]]> By: Jim Kleissler http://www.hawkwings.net/2007/01/21/making-finders-toolbar-work-for-you/#comment-66249 Jim Kleissler Tue, 23 Jan 2007 13:36:21 +0000 http://www.hawkwings.net/2007/01/21/making-finders-toolbar-work-for-you/#comment-66249 Meg Grace, One thing is that you have to drag the application to the toolbar and hold it there for a couple of secs. It doesn't happen quicky like it does with the dock or sidebar. -jim k Meg Grace,

One thing is that you have to drag the application to the toolbar and hold it there for a couple of secs. It doesn’t happen quicky like it does with the dock or sidebar.
-jim k

]]> By: Tim Gaden http://www.hawkwings.net/2007/01/21/making-finders-toolbar-work-for-you/#comment-65738 Tim Gaden Tue, 23 Jan 2007 09:23:56 +0000 http://www.hawkwings.net/2007/01/21/making-finders-toolbar-work-for-you/#comment-65738 Hi Meg, I don't think that there is any magic to it. Just drag the icon from an open Finder window into the Toolbar. You don't need to have the customize toolbar dialog open. You will know if it working when the other icons on the toolbar slide out of the way to make room for the new one. Hi Meg, I don’t think that there is any magic to it. Just drag the icon from an open Finder window into the Toolbar. You don’t need to have the customize toolbar dialog open. You will know if it working when the other icons on the toolbar slide out of the way to make room for the new one.

]]> By: William Hamilton http://www.hawkwings.net/2007/01/21/making-finders-toolbar-work-for-you/#comment-65371 William Hamilton Mon, 22 Jan 2007 18:48:08 +0000 http://www.hawkwings.net/2007/01/21/making-finders-toolbar-work-for-you/#comment-65371 I have been using this feature for a long time and consider it as complimentary to the doc. One feature that it use to have was holding down the option key when clicking on a program in the toolbar would close the finder window when launching the program (I really miss that one). I have been using this feature for a long time and consider it as complimentary to the doc. One feature that it use to have was holding down the option key when clicking on a program in the toolbar would close the finder window when launching the program (I really miss that one).

]]> By: Meg Grace http://www.hawkwings.net/2007/01/21/making-finders-toolbar-work-for-you/#comment-65366 Meg Grace Mon, 22 Jan 2007 18:38:46 +0000 http://www.hawkwings.net/2007/01/21/making-finders-toolbar-work-for-you/#comment-65366 Hi Tim, I found I was unable to drag an application icon up to the finder toolbar, either with or without the customize toolbar dialogue open. what's the magic key combination? Hi Tim,
I found I was unable to drag an application icon up to the finder toolbar, either with or without the customize toolbar dialogue open. what’s the magic key combination?

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