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- From: monitn@rebecca.its.rpi.edu (Nicholas Monitto)
- Subject: Re: Entire pathname for open folder?
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- Keywords: pathname directory folder
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- References: <1993Jan10.214329.6806@csus.edu>
- Date: Sun, 10 Jan 1993 22:11:31 GMT
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- uwostner@sfsuvax1.sfsu.edu (Ulf Wostner) writes:
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- >It would be great to be able to see the entire pathname of a
- >folder (or a file) when it is open on the desktop.
-
- >It would read "Gaia:Films:Biographical:Chaplin" rather than
- >just "Chaplin".
-
- >Particularly useful when two files have the same name.
-
- >Maybe this feature could be activated by option-clicking on the
- >title.
-
- >Is there such an animal out there?
-
- Under System 7, you can command-click on the title bar, and you get a drop
- menu of the pathname leading to that window. Don't know if this works under
- system 6.
-
- Nick
- monitn@rpi.edu
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-
- >Thanks,
-
- >Ulf Wostner
- >wostner@nes.nersc.gov
- >uwostner@sfsuvax1.sfsu.edu
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-
-
- >--
- >===========================================================
- >Ulf Wostner wostner@nes.nersc.gov
- >Math Dept, CCSF uwostner@sfsuvax1.sfsu.edu
- >Voice: 510-848-2343 AppleLink: CCSF.MATH
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