The Apple Blunder Thread
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- ribit0
there's lots of methods you could use, like making shortcut menus to folders you use a lot, using Default Folder to extend the Open/Save dialogs, using the spring loaded folder function (using column view helps).. or if its a long way to the destination folder..... why not just drag the folder to the desktop, navigate where you want it, and then drag it there??
- nearestexit0
Make an Automator workflow.
- brains0
Or they could just implement cut and paste. You know the commands that have been around since the beginning of the home computer.
- skelly_b0
They obviously left it out for a reason. Not saying it's right, but it is an intentional design decision. It's not like they forgot or don't have the resources to implement it.
- brains0
Which is the most supremely annoying part of it all!
- acescence0
the omission of cut/paste is intentional. what happens if you cut a file, don't paste, and cut another file? where did it go? into the ether. you can actually enable cut with a simple command in terminal, it will move the files/folders to the trash. you just can't then paste. however, using applescript you can duplicate cut/paste actions and assign them to command keys and enable it yourself. in the amount of time you've spent bitching about it you could be happily cutting/pasting.
- Jaline0
What could the reason be?
- brains0
Well, I work on a windows computer at work, and if you cut something and don't paste, then cut something else, the original cut just restores itself to where it was. It's not rocket science. It doesn't go "into the ether". What is so wrong about this that apple decided that it wasn't a good idea?
- acescence0
and that windows behavior makes sense? if you want everything to work like windows.. use windows
- brains0
I didn't say I want everything to work like windows, but in this specific instance, yes, it does make sense. It's something you'd only have to do wrong once to understand.
- brains0
It's just something that I wish would even be an option in system preferences. I don't want to go mucking about in terminal to get one of the most simple commands to work on files and folders. It should be a checkbox: "Enable File / Folder Cutting & Pasting".
- acescence0
i actually agree with you
- ribit0
The thing is they've provide other ways for you to get around the Finder so you don't really need to have cut/paste... but if you are trying to work like you are in Windows and ignoring those features, yep you are probably wanting cut/paste...
- Explain, please.Jaline
- drag files to a new location using column view is pretty easy...ribit
- I guess. But cut and paste is just EASY and familiar.Jaline
- if you are used to Windows-ish navigation, yesribit
- the trick with Column view is to disable it spawning new windows (in Finder prefernces)..
ribit - so you always work in one window (unless you want to open another for dragging stuff to)
ribit - I do use column view sometimes. I'll try your suggestion later.Jaline
- ribit0
btw, the Cut function is built-in to the Edit menu in OSX, if you get MacPilot, you can enable it. (and maybe Onyx, Cocktail etc)
- ribit0
which means there should be a terminal command to enable it as well...