Re: Opening a file that's inside a package

From	Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com>
Newsgroups	comp.sys.mac.system
Subject	Re: Opening a file that's inside a package
Date	2017-01-14 06:41 +0000
Message-ID	<edtvgsF2rhnU1@mid.individual.net> (permalink)
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Alan Baker <alangbaker@telus.net> wrote:
> On 2017-01-12 2:19 PM, Jolly Roger wrote:
>> On 2017-01-12, Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> wrote:
>>> In message <o58of2$c8m$1@dont-email.me>
>>> Alrescha <alrescha@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>> On 2017-01-12 20:09:51 +0000, Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> said:
>>> 
>>>>> See my reply for a workaround.
>>> 
>>>> And lovely workaround that it is, I'm not sure that opening the package
>>>> in a separate window and dragging the contents into an open/save
>>>> dialoge box qualifies as 'directly navigating' as requested by the OP.
>>> 
>>> Using the ⇧-⌘-G shortcut to simply go to the folder you want is much
>>> simpler
>> 
>> Heh... Manually typing a full path to some random file is more work than
>> dragging a file into the window where I'm from (and I type for a
>> living). But to each, his own - do whatever works best for you.
>> 
> Except you DON'T have to type a full path.
> 
> 1. Navigate to the directory containing the package you want to access.
> 
> 2. Cmd-shift-G and type enough of the packages name to use tab 
> auto-completion, then type "Contents" and click "OK" or hit Return.
> 
> Voila.

Good point. That is a bit easier.

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Opening a file that's inside a package isw <isw@witzend.com> - 2017-01-12 11:28 -0800
  Re: Opening a file that's inside a package Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2017-01-12 19:47 +0000
    Re: Opening a file that's inside a package Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2017-01-12 20:43 +0000
      Re: Opening a file that's inside a package me@home.spamsucks.ca (Király) - 2017-01-14 16:45 +0000
        Re: Opening a file that's inside a package Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2017-01-14 17:10 +0000
          Re: Opening a file that's inside a package Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2017-01-14 12:35 -0500
            Re: Opening a file that's inside a package Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2017-01-14 19:39 +0000
              Re: Opening a file that's inside a package shima.tetsuo@dai.tokyo.teikoku (島鉄雄) - 2017-01-22 04:56 +0000
                Re: Opening a file that's inside a package Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2017-01-22 05:33 +0000
          Re: Opening a file that's inside a package me@home.spamsucks.ca (Király) - 2017-01-14 19:27 +0000
            Re: Opening a file that's inside a package Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2017-01-14 19:40 +0000
        Re: Opening a file that's inside a package Krzysztof Mitko <invalid@kmitko.at.list.dot.pl> - 2017-01-14 20:18 +0100
        Re: Opening a file that's inside a package Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2017-01-14 19:20 +0000
          Re: Opening a file that's inside a package me@home.spamsucks.ca (Király) - 2017-01-15 16:13 +0000
            Re: Opening a file that's inside a package Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2017-01-16 15:24 +0000
              Re: Opening a file that's inside a package Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2017-01-16 16:07 +0000
                Re: Opening a file that's inside a package Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2017-01-16 21:59 +0000
    Re: Opening a file that's inside a package isw <isw@witzend.com> - 2017-01-12 20:29 -0800
      Re: Opening a file that's inside a package befr@eaglesoft.de (Bernd Fröhlich) - 2017-01-13 09:50 +0100
        Re: Opening a file that's inside a package isw <isw@witzend.com> - 2017-01-13 09:24 -0800
          Re: Opening a file that's inside a package Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2017-01-14 02:31 +0000
            Re: Opening a file that's inside a package isw <isw@witzend.com> - 2017-01-13 20:46 -0800
              Re: Opening a file that's inside a package Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2017-01-14 06:41 +0000
  Re: Opening a file that's inside a package Alrescha <alrescha@gmail.com> - 2017-01-12 15:05 -0500
    Re: Opening a file that's inside a package Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2017-01-12 20:09 +0000
      Re: Opening a file that's inside a package Alrescha <alrescha@gmail.com> - 2017-01-12 15:22 -0500
        Re: Opening a file that's inside a package Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2017-01-12 20:40 +0000
        Re: Opening a file that's inside a package JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2017-01-12 16:35 -0500
        Re: Opening a file that's inside a package Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2017-01-12 22:11 +0000
          Re: Opening a file that's inside a package Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2017-01-12 22:19 +0000
            Re: Opening a file that's inside a package Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2017-01-13 03:11 +0000
              Re: Opening a file that's inside a package Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2017-01-13 04:09 +0000
                Re: Opening a file that's inside a package Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2017-01-13 08:07 +0000
            Re: Opening a file that's inside a package Alan Baker <alangbaker@telus.net> - 2017-01-13 18:35 -0800
              Re: Opening a file that's inside a package Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2017-01-14 06:41 +0000
                Re: Opening a file that's inside a package "Happy.Hobo" <Happy.Hobo@Spam.Invalid> - 2017-01-18 20:57 +0100
                Re: Opening a file that's inside a package Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2017-01-18 19:58 +0000
                Re: Opening a file that's inside a package "Happy.Hobo" <Happy.Hobo@Spam.Invalid> - 2017-01-20 19:18 +0100
                Re: Opening a file that's inside a package John McWilliams <jpmcw@comcast.net> - 2017-01-21 18:13 -0800
                Re: Opening a file that's inside a package "Happy.Hobo" <Happy.Hobo@Spam.Invalid> - 2017-01-27 00:07 +0100
                Re: Opening a file that's inside a package John McWilliams <jpmcw@comcast.net> - 2017-01-29 15:50 -0800
                Re: Opening a file that's inside a package "Happy.Hobo" <Happy.Hobo@Spam.Invalid> - 2017-01-30 16:24 +0100
  Re: Opening a file that's inside a package Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2017-01-12 22:06 +0000

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