Mac OSX gem: Open Terminal Here
I’m used to working on a Windows XP box, and one of the first things I do is either install the powertoys, and especially the Open Command prompt here plugin for the explorer. This plugin basically does the following.
It allows you to navigate to a folder using explorer, and when you click using the right button on the folder, you are given the possiblity to open a command prompt box (dos box) with the prompt waiting in that directory. This is quite a time saver since you don’t have to navigate yourself to that directory using those dreaded ‘cd’ commands.
This was one feature that I missed after I started using OSX on my power mac. But just a couple of minutes ago, I Googled for “osx finder terminal here” and got to an article that specifically targetted my problem.
And yes: it works great! No more ‘cd’ typing, just open terminal here.
April 15th, 2006 at 5:26 pm
A *real* window manager like KDE has had this feature for years. =)
Just kidding. I don’t want to start a flame war here!
April 15th, 2006 at 5:50 pm
heh… OSX might have it also for years, *I* just didn’t know it
April 16th, 2006 at 6:42 am
Hey! The real window managers don’t need this feature because you never *leave* the command prompt.
April 18th, 2006 at 12:45 pm
You might want to check out the 12ghosts ShellX extension at http://www.12ghosts.com/ghosts/shellx.htm
BTW I think Wicket is a breath of fresh air in the web framework world…