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Updated script makes creating text files from Mac's Finder even easier
About a week ago I posted about an AppleScript that you can use to create a new text file in the Finder folder that you are looking at. I was a little bit surprised by the reaction; some people thought it was a great idea, while others thought it ridiculous and couldn't imagine why anyone would ever want to do that.
Well, if you fall into the latter camp, you might as well skip the rest of this post.
But for those of you that, like me, find it useful to be able to create a new text file right in the finder, you're in luck. Jonas Wisser, the man behind the original script has created a new version of it with some added ease of use.
Jonas' new script will now ask you for a file name for the new text file (you don't need to add .txt, it will do that automatically), then automatically open the new file in your text editor of choice. Slick.
If, like me, you're using the Alpha version of the new Finder add-on Total Finder that Jay posted about, you'll want to note that there seems to be a conflict between Total Finder's Visor function and the new New Text File Here script that causes all new scripts to be created on the desktop instead of in the folder being viewed. Jonas is aware of the issue, and has promised to look into it, though it may or may not be something that can be solved in AppleScript. The workaround is to turn the Visor feature of Total Finder off, or uninstall Total Finder.
[via MacStories]
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Subscribe to commentsZachary WaldowskiJan 19th 2010 10:07PM
How can you stand using TotalFinder still? I know I bragged and applauded about it a couple of days ago, but... seriously. The first time I had to open a DMG I uninstalled TotalFinder five minutes later.
Sgt ZeppelinJan 19th 2010 10:36PM
What's so bad about TotalFinder? It's been working flawlessly for me since I installed it. I've opened plenty of DMG's with it and I haven't noticed anything going wrong yet.
RandallrocksJan 19th 2010 11:57PM
I'm still confused as to why these scripts are needed. In Finder, you can click on the wheel/gear --> New Folder (Or press command+shift+n) and then type in the title. Is it really that hard to click two times and type in a short phrase?
I'm fine with time savers, but time savers that don't save you any time... not so much.
RandallrocksJan 20th 2010 12:20AM
Err... oops. I mixed up folders and text files. My bad.
LTJan 20th 2010 5:07AM
I agree that being able to create a blank text file is a useful feature and should have been included in the Finder. *nix has it with the touch command and so does Windows Explorer. I know it's important to differentiate your product, but common this is basic stuff.
Anyways, I do it this way:
1. Create a blank text file and store it in my Documents folder
2. Drag the blank text file under Places in Finder sidebar
3. Option + drag from Finder sidebar to any folder to create a new blank text file.