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Re: Finder folder names
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Re: Finder folder names


  • Subject: Re: Finder folder names
  • From: Luther Fuller <email@hidden>
  • Date: Fri, 5 Dec 2008 08:45:42 -0600

On Dec 4, 2008, at 6:55 PM, Tim Mansour wrote:

And, of course, I immediately tested this in 10.5.5. You're right! The Dock does not follow folder aliases into a hierarchical menu. Very nice.

Unless, of course, you *want* folder aliases to create hierarchical menus, in which case bad luck! I'd prefer it as an option myself.

I just tested this in Tiger. Folder menus in the Tiger's Dock do follow folder aliases into a hierarchical menu. DragThing and Script menu do the same thing. Not good.


This is one of those things that seem like a good thing until you try it. When a folder menu follows folder aliases, you get an overload of useless and confusing information. I wouldn't even want it as an option.

I have, in a folder menu, an alias pointing to a folder containing year-numbered sub-folders, containing month-numbered sub-folders, containing day-numbered sub-folders. In Leopard, all you see is the first alias ... open it if you like. This same folder menu in DragThing, Script menu or Tiger's Dock is simply impossible to use.

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