Actually I can cut files no problems but 'm not telling how! Mew Hahahahah! I'm kidding. there is a workflow at http://icanworkthisthing.com that aloows cutting of files and it works great.
S On Aug 14, 2010, at 3:26 PM, erik burggraaf wrote: > Hi Geoff, > > DMG viles are disk image files. As Sarah said, you copy the appropriate .app > file out of the .dmg file and paste into your applications folder. > > Cut is considered destructive and mac OS won't let you do it to files. This > is one of the few irritating things about the mac operating system. In any > event,you need to delete the original if you don't want two copies. > Command delete will probably become available once you eject the disk image > as Sarah Suggested. > > Hope this helps, > > > Erik Burggraaf > Check out my first ever podcast tutorial, Learn braille using the braille box. > Visit http://www.erik-burggraaf.com and click podcasts to read more and > subscribe. > > On 2010-08-14, at 5:55 PM, Geoff Waaler wrote: > >> Greetings, >> >> Thanks to Sarah and Erik I'm more comfortable with the finder so I copied >> the SKYPE disk image file from downloads to applications and can now open it >> from there. I gather these dmg files are executable and there's no >> installation process necessary after downloading? >> >> Why was "cut" dimmed? Since I copied it to applications do I now have two >> 45 meg files? I see that command+delete under the file menu is also dimmed >> so deleting from downloads does not appear to be an option. >> >> TIA for any info about these files and best regards. >> Geoff >> -- >> 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=en. >> > > -- > 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=en. > -- 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=en.
