DragThing Help | Basics | Tips and Shortcuts
Modifier Keys
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To open the Finder Get Info window for an item, hold down Control and Option - Control clicking will bring up the item's contextual menu.
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To open the enclosing Finder window for an item, hold down Command and double-click the item.
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To remove an item or quit an application, hold down Control and Command and double-click the item.
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To select an item when the "Use single-click to open" option is on, hold down Shift and click the item.
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To drag a dock without using the title bar, hold down Option and click an empty area on the dock.
Keyboard Shortcuts
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To navigate round a dock, use the arrow keys or type the name of an item to select it directly.
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To cycle alphabetically forward through the items in a dock press Tab and Shift-Tab to cycle backwards.
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To open the selected items, press Return.
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To cycle forwards through the docks press "~" and Shift-"~" to cycle backwards again.
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To switch layers, hold down Command and press the Left and Right Arrow keys.
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Command-0 selects the Process Dock, Command-1 the Disk Dock, and Command-2 the Window Dock. Command-3 to Command-9 select the other docks.
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To remove an item or quit an application, click on it and press Delete, select Clear from the Edit menu, or drag it to the Trash.
Dragging
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Hold down Option when you drag an item between two docks to make a copy instead of moving it.
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Hold down Option when you drag a file to a folder or disk item to make a copy instead of moving it.
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Hold down Command and Option when you drag a file to a folder or disk item to make an alias .
To make an alias to an item, drag the item into the Finder.
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Hold down Command and Option when you drag a file to an application item to force the application to open it.
Docks, Layers & Items
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To rearrange the folder tabs, hold down Option and click and drag the tab to the required position. Hold down Shift and Option in the case of a drawer.
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To open the Options window for a layer, double-click the folder tab for that layer.
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To change the icon for a dock item, select it and open the Item Options window. Click on the icon in the Item Options window and paste in any icon.
Contextual Menus
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Many functions and commands are also quickly accessed by using the contextual menus. To bring up a contextual menu Control click (or right-click) on an item for that item's contextual menu, or anywhere else in a dock for the dock's contextual menu.
Preferences
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DragThing will open a preferences file in the same folder as itself before looking for a file in the Preferences folders.
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To force the preferences file to be checked for problems (useful if you get an error message at startup), hold down Control and Option as DragThing starts up.
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To update the icons and names for dock items when the 'Update dock item information from disk' option is off, hold down Command and Option as DragThing starts up.
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