I find cmd-shift-g easier for me, but this guy would not like that solution so I'm hoping for a simpler one. I forgot that volumes appear on the desktop once mounted, that's something to look into. On Nov 7, 2012, at 12:35 AM, Cheryl Homiak <cahom...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Okay, Now I see why you are using cmd-shift-g. I think if you just opened the > drive on the desktop it might ultimately be easier and your view shouldn't > change. But if you think it's easier to do cmd-shift-g, you can type part of > the / Vol and tab and it will complete and you can just do the whole path > from there. You probably know what I mean but type: > /Vaol (tab) yourdrive (tab), etc. Then if you need to access it more than > once, you just leave the window open and cmd-accent to it. > > > -- > Cheryl > > May the words of my mouth > and the meditation of my heart > be acceptable to You, Lord, > my rock and my Redeemer. > (Psalm 19:14 HCSB) > > > > On Nov 6, 2012, at 10:15 PM, Cheryl Homiak <cahom...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Why are you using cmd-shift-g and typing? Just open the window the books are >> coming from and open the window they are going to. Then Do cmd-c to copy and >> cmd-accent to go to the other window and cmd-v to paste. And i suspect if >> your view is changing, there's a reason; I could be wrong but I don't think >> it's an oddity that happens without reason. But I am afraid that without >> more information I can't tell you why it's happening. >> -- >> Cheryl >> >> May the words of my mouth >> and the meditation of my heart >> be acceptable to You, Lord, >> my rock and my Redeemer. >> (Psalm 19:14 HCSB) >> >> >> >> On Nov 6, 2012, at 8:36 PM, Alex Hall <mehg...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> Hi all, >>> I'm still helping my friend with the new iMac. Last week we worked on >>> moving downloaded and unzipped Bard books to an NLS cartridge. >>> Unfortunately, Finder didn't cooperate, sometimes changing its view mode so >>> that keystrokes I was trying to teach him no longer worked. The problem >>> came in getting from the downloads folder, where the books are, to the >>> cartridge's root. Personally I just hit cmd-shift-g, type in /volumes, and >>> go on my way, but I was hoping for a simpler system to teach. So, is there >>> a way to lock everything into whatever view lets us left arrow to volumes >>> and then down arrow to the cartridge? Failing that, is there a way I could >>> hack together a script, to be triggered with a keystroke, which would do >>> the copying automatically? Thanks. >>> >>> >>> Have a great day, >>> Alex (msg sent from Mac Mini) >>> mehg...@gmail.com >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>> For more options, visit this group at >>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>> >> > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. Have a great day, Alex (msg sent from Mac Mini) mehg...@gmail.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en.
