Hey @ronald,
Well, that's simple enough.
Here's how to do it with Keyboard Maestro native actions:
Swap Window 1 and 2 Positions v1.00.kmmacros (7.5 KB)
Here's how to do it with AppleScript which is a trifle smoother:
tell application "Finder"
set win1Bounds to bounds of window 1
set win2Bounds to bounds of window 2
set bounds of window 1 to win2Bounds
set bounds of window 2 to win1Bounds
end tell
-Chris
Hello CC,
The apple script in a macro works fine, not the KBM actions. thank you very much
I edited your script to bypass Moom and do everything with KBM.
The macro below should take the 2 finder windows and places one on the left and the other on the right, but it does not work.
thanks again very much
Windows on Left and Right Dual Browser .kmmacros (8.7 KB)
I would also like to ask you if you can recommend an alternative to Finder (except for Pathfinder). thanks
Hey @ronald,
The Keyboard Maestro macro didn't work at all?
Well, yes – you've mistaken the window frame for a title. Look at the contents of the variable.
You need to talk to the windows with indexes 1 and 2.
It's all in the calculations – Moom only makes it look easy.
What do you mean toggles? Do you mean toggles focus?
-Chris
Hey @ronald,
You could take a look at ForkLift, but it's not scriptable at all.
There are some other File-Commander type apps like Commander One (PRO).
What version of Path Finder are you dissatisfied with?
Path Finder 8.5.4 is working pretty well for me so far...
-Chris
I meant focus, and I think that I have a solution.
thanks again
PF 8.5.5 Mojave 10.14.6
because dropbox is essential for me. I had all kinds of problems with the implementation of smart sync (which I admit is impressive). Many dropbox chat support sessions.
They recommend not linking PF with dropbox. I contacted PF support and they admitted (to their credit) that reverse engineering the dropbox configuration files is quite a challenge.
You are right: I am probably overreacting. I have been using PF for years. Just frustrated that because of dropbox, I sometimes use PF, other times Finder which I don't like. That's why I have to create this palette to emulate PF's dual browser mode. Everything is easier in PF, including simple tasks like renaming, copy all kinds of paths, etc.
I am curious: someone brilliant like you. Are you using Drafts app IOS ? The is a Mac version but it is basic. An amazing app in terms of intelligence and flexibility on the IOS platform.
Attention with Forklift. It is still unable to handle Finder comments:
I’ve sent a bug report about this to binarynights in 2017, and they have acknowledged the issue.
But, with Forklift 3.3.4 it still seems to be unaddressed. So, strictly spoken, FL is not macOS compatible.
Of course, if you never use comments, this will not be an issue. However, for an app that works on Finder level, I would expect that it makes use of the most basic functions of the available frameworks.
thanks very much.
I tested commander one, and it seems to be able to copy only one path. With Pathfinder, there are many choices and I find it very useful
@ronald, since you have replied directly to my post above: With the Comments issue I was referring only to Forklift. Path Finder seems to handle comments fine, Commander One, I don’t know.
Just for clarification.
I just got the reply from forklift:
after all that research i have come to 2 conclusions:
Is this really that useful?
Normally you use a quoted path in the Terminal. This is either PF’s “UNIX” or “Terminal” path, I don’t know. And the backslash-escaped one will then be the other one.
HFS can come in handy, but if you are using Script Debugger you get any desired path formatting any way. But it’s not useless.
Windows? Well…
URL: Can be handy, but they missed the chance to add a file reference URL option here. This would have been a great and (probably) unique thing.
Any more details on that reply?
(I’m interested, as I reported them that bug in 2017).
You can't add comments in ForkLift. This is already on our feature request list and we will try to make this possible in the future
Wow, great. So, the same as 2017. My recommendation: forget that company.
Not that I’m overly aggressive, but leaving out such a basic feature – purposely – over at least 2 years, tells a lot.
I know, Forklift started out with integration of FTP, SFTP, webDAV into a Finder-like experience. And they are still good at that.
But at some point they started to claim “Finder” territory (like PF or others), and they had some good ideas.
For example the integration of some often used shell commands into a menu.
But: already there they stopped at half way: You can add a command to the menu, but you cannot change the order (in the menu) afterwards. For example to drag the favorite commands to the top. No way. WTH!? What is a chronological order (of when I have added the commands) good for?! Good feature, but born dead and never fixed. (as far as I know).
This is minor. And the non-working-Comments thingy is some leagues above. But both show that those folks don’t know/care much about what they are doing.
Sorry for the negative vibes.
I found your file reference URL extremely interesting
I wrote to Pathfinder requesting that they consider adding it to the list of copy → paths, and I added the link which you provide above.
I will let you know what the answer.
Hey, good idea!
Curious to learn what they are thinking. Or if it poses major problems to implement it.
BTW, it’s not “my” file reference URL. It’s very well documented, for example here or on other pages on that site, as well as on StackOverflow.
Hey Guys,
I own a copy of ForkLift 3.
There are things I like about it, and there are things I don't.
It's not wildly full-featured like Path Finder, and as Tom mentions the Dev seems to have blinders-on.
The silly thing even has sound-effects that CAN'T be turned off. I've complained about this since v3 came out to no avail.
The most simple switch – even if it was an expert preference requiring the Terminal...
I'm afraid I'm in general agreement with Tom on this one.
-Chris
