Re: Entire pathname for open folder?

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From: Nicholas Monitto
Date: Sun, 10 Jan 1993 22:11

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uwostner@sfsuvax1.sfsu.edu (Ulf Wostner) writes:


>It would be great to be able to see the entire pathname of a
>folder (or a file)  when it is open on the desktop.

>It would read "Gaia:Films:Biographical:Chaplin" rather than
>just "Chaplin".

>Particularly useful when two files have the same name.

>Maybe this feature could be activated by option-clicking on the
>title.

>Is there such an animal out there?

Under System 7, you can command-click on the title bar, and you get a drop
menu of the pathname leading to that window. Don't know if this works under
system 6.

Nick
monitn@rpi.edu


>Thanks,

>Ulf Wostner
>wostner@nes.nersc.gov
>uwostner@sfsuvax1.sfsu.edu



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>Ulf Wostner                   wostner@nes.nersc.gov
>Math Dept, CCSF               uwostner@sfsuvax1.sfsu.edu
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