Hmm, I believe I could write a little apple script to create an alias for the selected item on the desktop. I wonder if that would work just for file / folders or for other items :--
tell ap First guess: tell Application "Finder" set a to the selection of the frontmost window set thedeskTop to the path to the desktop make alias to a at theDesktop end tell Note: the above is just a guess Jon new Alias to On 15 January 2011 01:46, Marlaina Lieberg <1guide...@gmail.com> wrote: > I do command shift h which puts me in the home folder, then I type d o w > very quickly and bingo, there I am. Command shift h is a god send! I don't > know why, but it took me forever to realize that, :) > > Marlaina > > PS. Command shift a is also a god send to get to the apps folder. But > then, you didn't ask about that, LOL! > > > On Jan 14, 2011, at 6:30 AM, Ricardo Walker wrote: > > Hi, > > you can do command shift H to bring up the home folder then arrow down to > your downloads folder. > > hth > > Ricardo Walker > rwalker...@gmail.com > Twitter, Skype, and AIM: rwalker296 > Google Voice: 1-646-450-2197 > > > > On Jan 14, 2011, at 9:30 AM, Donna Goodin wrote: > > > Hi all, > > > > I really thought there was a shortcut for this, but now I can't figure it > out. I know Command-Shift D brings up the desktop, Command-Shift O opens > documents, isn't there a similar shortcut for downloads? > > > > thanks in advance for any help. > > Best, > > Donna > > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > > To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<macvisionaries%2bunsubscr...@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 macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<macvisionaries%2bunsubscr...@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 macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<macvisionaries%2bunsubscr...@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 macvisionaries@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.
