Hi, the insructions look prety good. Everything is right where you said it should be. I don't have a move option in my context menu though, even after I build the workflow just as you laid out in the instructions and saved it to move. Is there a specific location it needs to be saved in?
I've tried restarting finder but that did no good. Best, erik burggraaf A+ certified technician and user support consultant. Phone: 888-255-5194 Email: e...@erik-burggraaf.com On 2009-11-17, at 11:08 AM, Yuma Antoine Decaux wrote: > Hi List, > > I was asking about a solution on the subject of moving files around > the finder, and haven't had a response so i kept with the best i had > until now" to copy file/folder paste it, then delete the old one. > > Theaud Wagner made this post in the French Mac list, and i thought > it good to share it with you guys as it shows the power of > automator, and on a longer stretch, applescript for our productivity. > > So here goes the trnslation, i have tried it myself and it works. > Bear with me if there is anything that might sound confusing, but i > will give steps without going much further into explanations as it > will probably appear clear to you guys once it's done, and that you > redo the process. > > 1- Open Automator > 2-It will ask you to choose from a template. Right arrow until you > find services, then press return. > 3-at this stage, VO should say name. VO right arrow until you are on > the actions description split view. interact with it > 4-you should be now in action library view. interact with it. Its an > expandable element. go down to files and folders. > 5-VO right arrow till you get to the actions, and choose down the > list to move finder items. Note:at this stage, things might seem a > bit sluggish, but it will go away, and only happens once every 3rd > session. > 6-press return. you should now have created an action to define, and > VO should say move finder items. Interact with it > 7-VO left until VO says text in service action selected any > application replaces selected text. This is a group you interact > with, in which there are static texts and pressable dropbox menus. > 8-VO to text, VO space bar and choose files and folders in the list. > Then VO right to any applications, VO space bar again and choose > finder in the list of choices. > 9-stop interacting with the group, VO right to move finder items, > and interact with that. > 10-go right until you find the options check box. check it. > -11-VO right to show this action when the workflow runs. > 13-save the file with command S, call the service whatever you want. > > You will now have a service for moving files and folders in your > contextual menu VO shift M, or control mouse click. > > If you want something faster than a contextual menu, you can bind > the automator service to a keypress. > > Thanks to Theaud Wagner for this, he just got me addicated to yet > another thing about the mac :) > > Best > > > > > Yuma Decaux > > Light has no value without darkness > Skype: shainobi1 > twitter: www.twitter.com/triple7 > Tel: +85513623378 > Yuma Antoine Decaux > jamy...@gmail.com > > > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl= > . > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=.
