Open Files with Finder's App Switcher
Say you're in the Finder looking at a file and you want to open it with an application that's already running but which doesn't own that particular document. How? Switch to that app and choose File > Open? Too many steps. Choose Open With from the file's contextual menu? Takes too long, and the app might not be listed. Drag the file to the Dock and drop it onto the app's icon? The icon might be hard to find; worse, you might miss.
In Leopard there's a new solution: use the Command-Tab switcher. Yes, the Command-Tab switcher accepts drag-and-drop! The gesture required is a bit tricky. Start dragging the file in the Finder: move the file, but don't let up on the mouse button. With your other hand, press Command-Tab to summon the switcher, and don't let up on the Command key. Drag the file onto the application's icon in the switcher and let go of the mouse. (Now you can let go of the Command key too.) Extra tip: If you switch to the app beforehand, its icon in the Command-Tab switcher will be easy to find; it will be first (or second).
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Current System Enablers
The information below comes directly from Apple Computer, and although not exactly new (the list was updated as of 03-Nov-93), it is still current. I won't pretend that it's terribly interesting to read, but I consider it important and useful information, and worth putting into the record in this fashion. If you use a Macintosh or Performa that is not listed below, don't worry, it doesn't require a System Enabler to boot. You can find all of the System Enablers (except those for the Performas) on:
ftp://ftp.apple.com/dts/mac/sys.soft/ 7.1.system.enablers/
Current Performa System Enabler Used Version ------------------------------------------------------------- Performa 600 System Enabler 304 1.0.1 Performa 450,460,466/7 System Enabler 308 1.0 Performa 475,476,550 System Enabler 364 1.1 Current Macintosh System Enabler Used Version ------------------------------------------------------------- Macintosh Centris 610 System Enabler 040 1.1 Macintosh Centris 650 System Enabler 040 1.1 Macintosh Centris 660AV System Enabler 088 1.1 Macintosh Color Classic System Enabler 401 1.0.5 Macintosh IIvi System Enabler 001 1.0.1 Macintosh IIvx System Enabler 001 1.0.1 Macintosh LC III System Enabler 003 1.0 Macintosh LC 475 System Enabler 065 1.0 Macintosh LC 520 System Enabler 403 1.0.1 Macintosh PowerBook 160 System Enabler 131 1.0.3 A Macintosh PowerBook 165c System Enabler 131 1.0.3 A Macintosh PowerBook 180 System Enabler 131 1.0.3 A Macintosh PowerBook 180c System Enabler 131 1.0.3 A Macintosh PowerBook Duo 210 PowerBook Duo Enabler 1.0 Macintosh PowerBook Duo 230 PowerBook Duo Enabler 1.0 Macintosh PowerBook Duo 250 PowerBook Duo Enabler 1.0 Macintosh PowerBook Duo 270c PowerBook Duo Enabler 1.0 Macintosh Quadra 605 System Enabler 065 1.0 Macintosh Quadra 610 System Enabler 040 1.1 Macintosh Quadra 650 System Enabler 040 1.1 Macintosh Quadra 660AV System Enabler 088 1.1 Macintosh Quadra 800 System Enabler 040 1.1 Macintosh Quadra 840AV System Enabler 088 1.1 Macintosh TV System Enabler 404 1.0 ------------------------------------------------------------- Note: A - System Enabler 131 replaces System Enabler 111 and System Enabler 121
Changes: * PowerBook Duo Enabler 1.0 - First release. Replaces System Enabler 201. * System Enabler 001 1.0 - First release. 1.0.1 - Improved support for high speed serial communications and improved accuracy of the system clock. Also addressed a rare problem where floppies may not be ejected properly at shutdown. * System Enabler 003 1.0 - First release. * System Enabler 040 1.0 - First release. 1.1 - Added support for Quadra 610 and Quadra 650. * System Enabler 065 1.0 - First release. * System Enabler 088 1.0 - First release. 1.0.1 - Required for System 7 Pro 7.1.1 support. 1.1 - Added support for Quadra 660AV. * System Enabler 131 1.0 - First release to support the PowerBook 180c. Replaced System Enabler 121 (supporting 165c) as well as System Enabler 111 (supporting 160 & 180). 1.0.2 - Corrected a problem involving the serial driver. If a user has the serial driver open, but is not transmitting, and then puts the PowerBook to sleep, any attempt to transmit upon waking, would cause the system to hang. 1.0.3 - Added support for the PowerBook 165. * System Enabler 401 1.0.4 - First release. 1.0.5 - Fixed a problem involving erratic mouse movement with Apple II mouse based applications running on the Apple IIe card installed in the PDS slot. * System Enabler 403 1.0 - First release. 1.0.1 - Manufacturing release only. * System Enabler 404 1.0 - First release.
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