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- MtheoryX, on 11/12/2007, -1/+15There's only one downside to Pathfinder. It's the same downside to QuickSilver.
It's so addictive that it's a pain to work on a Mac without it. - dcharti, on 11/12/2007, -2/+11This release finally has me considering a Path Finder license, now that it can truly take over the Finder. Not that I'm that disappointed with Leopard's new Finder; I think Apple made some great new changes that are exactly what the Finder and most users needed. But Path Finder is just capable of so much more.
- gjscds, on 11/12/2007, -1/+10I like pathfinder, but I've always thought the 35 dollar price point to be a bit high. So I continue using it on trial mode. They come up with enough updates that I'm rarely locked out of the trial version...
- KibibyteBrain, on 11/12/2007, -1/+8The problem to me is that I can't really allow myself to use a proprietary file manager. Its a tool I depend on too much to wake up one day to find my serial denied, or not have it on my friend's computer and then squirm around as a result. Apple should buy this technology, IMO.
- pranavchavda, on 11/12/2007, -0/+6Never used pathfinder before, but it's cool to know that's it's possible to replace the default file manager in OSX
- Francky, on 11/12/2007, -0/+6I come from windows, had been using it for ever. And now I'm a complete Mac convert, I'm even switching my company to mac. But if there is one thing I HATE about mac's is that for some ridiculous reason, I can't "CUT" a file like I can in windows to move it where I want. Having to drag and drop EVERYTHING is not all that efficient when it comes to moving files around. And now I see that even Path Finder is lacking this feature ?! How hard is it to implement, CMD+X and CMD+V to paste it back ?! :'( At least I see that Path Finder as a "drop stack" feature to replace it. Just this might make me Get it. I just hope I can create a shortcut to send files to it.
- Tenoq, on 11/12/2007, -0/+5Time to block the Apple news if you can't handle it, troll. Step away from the crack pipe, please.
- dcharti, on 11/12/2007, -1/+6But is it not true that it is better to have loved and lost, than to never have loved at all? :)
- rebotfc, on 11/12/2007, -0/+4Yeah I did earlier in the year, I got this feed back from them:
We do not support a split view like this yet, but it's on our feature
request list and it's something we're interested in adding at some
point.
best,
Neil - miniboss, on 11/12/2007, -0/+4I quit using pathfinder when leopard was released just because i wanted to give Apple a fair shot in what they considered a "modern file manager". In some ways i'm impressed (quicklook), but the lack of tabs, contextual commands like cut/paste and the incessant need to have 20 windows open just didn't work for me.
I'll try this pathfinder update and probably will stick with it for the next few years. Hopefully Apple wakes up by then and does some copying of their own. - Francky, on 11/12/2007, -0/+3Oh! Thanks a lot for that info.
- Spankypoo, on 11/12/2007, -0/+3I haven't used the Finder in well over a year. Path Finder is much better.
- Brajeshwar, on 11/12/2007, -1/+4Same feeling here. I was seriously hoping that Leopard will have a smarter Finder.
- inactive, on 11/12/2007, -0/+3Mac Pilot has an option to enable Cut in the Finder.
http://www.koingosw.com/products/macpilot.php - dcharti, on 11/12/2007, -0/+3I haven't given Path Finder a true run-through yet, but I guess the best you get for now is tabs in the same window for this. Dragging a file/folder up to a tab containing another directory will switch to that tab and all you to drop it in its final destination.
You submit feedback at http://cocoatech.com? - rojano17, on 11/13/2007, -5/+8i really think i'm the only mac user in the world who doesn't like QuickSilver and has no particular gripe with the finder
- msgyrd, on 11/12/2007, -0/+3$35 is excessive. I refuse to use it simply because of their price point for something that isn't that difficult to create in the first place.
- r3zonance, on 11/12/2007, -0/+3No, there's me too.
- mrsteveman1, on 11/12/2007, -0/+3They've been NOT trying for the last 5 years. Apple has ADD, the next time they find something uber cool to do with Finder, it'll get fixed.
- inactive, on 11/12/2007, -1/+4The Leopard Finder is great, but Path Finder's got the straight-up features and customizability edge for those of us who don't need our images to dance around and give us a rub down. Mine's set up more minimally than a default Finder setup and is twice as useful for manual file management.
- pitlord, on 11/12/2007, -1/+3That's in the Finder, it's called list view.
- MtheoryX, on 11/12/2007, -0/+2I don't have a particular grip with Finder, honestly.
But I love QuickSilver. After using it for nearly a year and a half on a daily basis, it's hard to break the CTL-Space habit. - anamanaman, on 11/12/2007, -1/+3Not so much. I've been using Path Finder for about 4 months now, and I find I only open it up in rare instances. It's just too busy. With Finder's 10.5 improvements, Path Finder is really less of a must use anymore. If you're still on Tiger (what's wrong with you?), then you should use it. Otherwise, upgrade to Leopard and be happy.
Killer feature of Path Finder is still the instant searching. Finder is so stupid... the default search should just filter out the items in the current window. Also tabbing is nice. - rebotfc, on 11/12/2007, -0/+2My main wish with pathfinder is the ability to have a two pane with two tree views. It's the optimum file managing layout.
- robmcw, on 11/12/2007, -0/+2i'm much more pleased with the resizing of finder in leopard. it used to do some crazy things in tiger... sometimes going to one column, with no scrollbar and being several monitors in height.
you would think finder would be much better considering how integral it is to the use of your computer. - blackjack75, on 11/13/2007, -0/+2Been promising twin-panels for years.. I bought my license but still don't use it because of that. I use the much younger/simpler Forklift instead. Twin panels are essential to fast keyboard-based file management. I might be old school, but I still see it this way.
- r3zonance, on 11/12/2007, -0/+2No, but it the Finder is standard on every Mac, unlike Path Finder, which may not exist on every Mac you go to. It's an unnecessary crutch.
- kevinisms, on 11/12/2007, -0/+2I paid the $35 a few years ago. I've had regular updates for free ever since. It's a damn good product, and well worth the price.
- Francky, on 11/12/2007, -0/+2Well that was Pointless... All that crap does it move it to the trashcan. What I wanted was to move files, using keyboard shortcuts, like windows. Not have an extra shortcut to delete files. lol
- miniboss, on 11/12/2007, -0/+2It really is amazing that for years Pathfinder has offered so many solutions for the lack of Finder features. But when Apple FINALLY decides to bring us a new finder they still omit everything that made Pathfinder so efficient. Move files, Tabs, menubar application menu and 300+ other things that aren't just eye-candy. I dumped Pathfinder for a bit to try out Leopards Finder but now that it's back I'm blown away by what Apple didn't give us.
- anamanaman, on 11/12/2007, -0/+1Ditto
- tizz66, on 11/12/2007, -2/+3I love PathFinders feature set, but I've always found it works quite sluggishly compared to normal Finder.
- Rupan, on 11/12/2007, -2/+3I want a Windows style explorer. where the folders expand down so its easy to move files and folders to higher level folders.
- dcharti, on 11/12/2007, -1/+2FWIW, holding the Command key (the Apple/clover key) while dragging and dropping a file will "move" or "cut/paste" it. It isn't as handy as a keyboard shortcut, but it should simplify things for you at least a little.
- Vician, on 11/13/2007, -1/+2If it isn't difficult in the first place, why don't you create one and give it away free instead of bitching? If not, then shut up and move on... I swear, worthless people...
- MtheoryX, on 11/12/2007, -0/+1I'm cutting them slack, i realize this. But I'm just so damn happy they finally added tabbed terminal that I overlook other important stuff for right now.
Besides, Finder does anything I want it to do at the moment. I'm not much for GUI file management anyway. - redxxx, on 11/12/2007, -0/+1You would be if finder didn't suck donkey *****.
I seriously don't understand how they can let on of the most used portion of their OS suck so freaking hard. - redxxx, on 11/12/2007, -0/+1it's really really really not the same thing.
if you think it is, then you are using Explorer wrong. Most people coming from PCs use finder badly too, making it seem worse than it really is. - Kelmon, on 11/12/2007, -2/+2No. Sorry but PathFinder is a mess of an application. For the "power user" I am sure that it carries benefits and I know that it does some things that I wish the Finder did. However, the interface is just tries to pack in too much and the relative simplicity of the Finder is preferable for me. The addition of QuickLook is nice but it needs Cover Flow as well now that I've got to love that combination in Leopard. The "Optimised for 10.4" legend doesn't help now that I've moved to 10.5 either.
- mydave, on 07/29/2008, -0/+0nearly a year I haven't used the Finder . Path Finder is much better.
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http://www.yara-online.org/ - dhmlco, on 11/12/2007, -2/+1As I posted in "Confessions of a Space-aholic", I've created an assigned Space just for the Finder. There I maintain two or three Finder windows at all times, ready for copies, moves, and so on.
While I've used PathFinder in the past, it never really felt integrated. And with the dedicated Space, PathFinder features like the Drop Stack are less and less useful to me than they were before. I think people need to give the new Finder and the rest of Leopard a whirl before spending money on alternatives that they may not really need.
http://www.isights.org/2007/11/confessions-of-.htm ... - Giga, on 11/12/2007, -1/+0Are you suggesting Finder is not proprietary? :P
- MtheoryX, on 11/12/2007, -5/+2It may not be as smart as I had hoped; however, it is still an improvement.
At least they tried ;) - mfearby, on 11/13/2007, -8/+2Still, it sucks that you have to pay US$34.95 (US$17.95 for an upgrade) to compensate for a lame, built-in, file manager. So, that makes the true cost of a new-and-usable Leopard install US$163.95 and an upgrade $146.95. Each OS upgrade is not quite as cheap as Apple would have you believe, when you factor in third-party fixes to their rubbish. If only they'd make the Finder a decent file manager, it wouldn't be so bad!
- inactive, on 11/12/2007, -13/+3But But But I thought Apple software was perfect!
- gtluke, on 11/12/2007, -26/+2buried because macs are for coffee shop squatters
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