Re:Preview, the Mac app people forget about
by cassianoleal on Tuesday May 10, 2022 @04:52AM
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> Dragging the folder in is for when you’re operating in the Finder and another application
Not only Finder! You can hover over the filename on the top bar of any application and drag the icon from there as well. It works for any application where you have a file opened.
Re:Preview, the Mac app people forget about
by nautilius on Tuesday May 10, 2022 @09:31AM
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Is there a pattern to it? I find it an amazing feature, but also find that it doesn't always works. Do I have to do something before I can drag the icon?
Re:Preview, the Mac app people forget about
by kergonath on Tuesday May 10, 2022 @10:33AM
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In recent versions you might have to hover for the icon to appear, which is infuriating.
Except for that, all proxy icons should be dragable without problem if they are from the native widgets (so no guarantee for misguided developers who reimplemented it to look like the native one without actually implementing its behaviour). There might be a small delay between the moment you click on it and the moment you can drag it, to avoid mistakes (I think that was the case at some point, not really sure now).
That said there’s even easier ways to get there:
Just navigate, the sidebar will reflect what’s in your Finder sidebar so you can use that as a shelf if you’re going into one specific directory a lot for your work. It’s a dynamic environment, you don’t have to treat it like it’s static.
Or: hit Command-Shift-G. This will allow you to type the path with tab completion.
Dragging the folder in is for when you’re operating in the Finder and another application and rather than navigating you want to just drag the proxy in to go right there. It’s a shortcut, but depending on the task it’s not necessarily the most efficient way to do it.