Open multiple instances of finder. David Chittenden, MSc, MRCAA Email: dchitten...@gmail.com Mobile: +64 21 2288 288 Sent from my iPhone
> On 17 Aug 2014, at 16:37, Kliphton Senior <m.kliph...@gmail.com> wrote: > > What about opening more than one folder at a > time? There will be a time when I want to copy multiple files to one folder, > from another, but have to close each folder to get to the next. How does one > accomplish keeping multiple folders open? > > Questions, concerns, suggestions? Contact us, list owners > > Email: apple4beginners-ow...@yahoogroups.com > > Kliphton > > iMessage: m.kliph...@icloud.com > > Skype&Twitter: kliphton72 > > Isaac > > iMessage: heber...@icloud.com > > Skype: gold_wildcat92 > > Twitter: @isaac_hebert199 > > Our door is always open! > > > > > Kliphton > ~iMessage&Email~ m.kliph...@gmail.com > ~Twitter&Skype~ kliphton72 > “Personal blog-read at your own risk!” http://kliphskorner.wordpress.com > > > >> On Aug 17, 2014, at 12:25 AM, Alex Hall <mehg...@icloud.com> wrote: >> >> For the record, Quicksilver is not very accessible, or wasn't when I tried >> it some months ago. I asked about it, and it didn't seem like a priority. >> It's open-source, and one or two developers had tried to improve >> accessibility, but it's hard when new commits from other debs chane the UI >> you just made accessible and break what you did. Bottom line: unless >> something changed, don't count on this tool ever being very accessible. >>> On Aug 17, 2014, at 12:17 AM, 'Chris Blouch' via MacVisionaries >>> <macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> wrote: >>> >>> Hmm. Couldn't you put an alias to all the apps you need in a folder and >>> leave that on your desktop? Say you call the folder "Go". Then all you have >>> to do is go to the desktop in finder (command-shift-D) then type Go to >>> select the folder, then press command-O to open it, command-A to select all >>> and then command-O again to open all the apps. A few keystrokes but I >>> imagine after a while you could do them all in five seconds, no scripting >>> required. If you're looking for an app, Quicksilver sounds like the right >>> tool but I've never used it so I don't know how accessible it is: >>> http://qsapp.com/about.php >>> >>> CB >>> >>>> On 8/15/14, 6:28 PM, Phil Halton wrote: >>>> I googled “Mac opening multiple apps at once”and found several hits, one >>>> of which was a video showing how to create an automator application to do >>>> this. Although it wasn’t a blind oriented video, it was relatively >>>> simple to figure out. Now I have an application on my desktop called >>>> “Video project” that when opened, opens up all the apps I need to do my >>>> work. Also, I have the added bonus of successfully writing my first >>>> automator app. It’s not so hard once you get over the hump with your first >>>> one. >>>> >>>>> On Aug 15, 2014, at 1:57 PM, Alex Hall <mehg...@icloud.com> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> My first thought is Applescript. Write and save the script, then run it >>>>> whenever. >>>>> >>>>> tell application "Safari" to run >>>>> tell application "App Store" to run >>>>> >>>>> and so forth for each app you want. The keyword might be "open" instead >>>>> of "run", but the basic idea is the same. >>>>>> On Aug 15, 2014, at 1:51 PM, Phil Halton <philh...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> llllf >>>>>> There is something I do normally that requires three or four open >>>>>> programs. I'm a little tired of opening each one manually. Is there a >>>>>> way on the Mac to open all the necessary programs with one move. It has >>>>>> something to do with activities or desktops I think, but I'm not sure. >>>>>> Sent from my IPhone >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed >>>>>> to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. >>>>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>>>>> an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>>>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >>>>>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >>>>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> Have a great day, >>>>> Alex Hall >>>>> mehg...@icloud.com >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>>>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >>>>> email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >>>>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >>>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >>>> email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >>>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>> >>> -- >>> ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >>> email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> >> -- >> Have a great day, >> Alex Hall >> mehg...@icloud.com >> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. 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