Re: OS X Finder improvements: Rename, Path copy,

From	Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com>
Newsgroups	comp.sys.mac.system
Subject	Re: OS X Finder improvements: Rename, Path copy,
Date	2015-10-16 22:49 +0000
Organization	People for the Ethical Treatment of Pirates
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On 2015-10-16, Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> wrote:
> On 2015-10-16 18:35, Jolly Roger wrote:
>> On 2015-10-16, Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> wrote:
>>>
>>> II - Path copy
>>>
>>> Also, it's practical on occasion to want a complete pathname slapped
>>> into the clipboard.
>>>
>>> Right-click on a file in Finder.  Then hold down the option key.  An
>>> option to copy the path (and not the file) is in the dropdown.
>>
>> That must be new in El Capitan. In previous versions I use a Copy Unix
>> Path service to copy the path from the contextual menu:
>>
>> <http://jollyroger.kicks-ass.org/software/services/>
>
> I haven't done much with Automater.  Something about the syntax irks me.

The syntax of AppleScript? It just takes some getting used to. It's not
all that bad once you get used to it, and it's pretty powerful, all
things considered.

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JR

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OS X Finder improvements: Rename, Path copy, Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2015-10-16 18:22 -0400
  Re: OS X Finder improvements: Rename, Path copy, Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-10-16 22:35 +0000
    Re: OS X Finder improvements: Rename, Path copy, Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2015-10-16 18:44 -0400
      Re: OS X Finder improvements: Rename, Path copy, Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-10-16 22:49 +0000
        Re: OS X Finder improvements: Rename, Path copy, Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2015-10-16 19:02 -0400

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