Or new document: modifier-key while drag proxy icon from dock app icon to the location you want it. Afaic, the dock is a failure anyway, so I don't see how this would make things w…

I've never tried it but had stumbled across this a while back: http://www.growlichat.com/NuFile.php

Quote: Originally Posted by techtrucker I've never tried it but had stumbled across this a while back: http://www.growlichat.com/NuFile.php Wow that program works great,t…

Quote: Originally Posted by jjlannoo Wow that program works great,thanks I use the same program, it's good. I set it like Windows though, so the app doesn't open as soon a…

Can I ask what the point of creating an empty file is?

Quote: Originally Posted by monkeybrain Can I ask what the point of creating an empty file is? Lets say you have a finder window already open and you want to create a file …

I can appreciate it's usefulness, I may download it and give it a spin. Glad I recalled the name!

You could always use the CLI (Terminal.app) to create a new empty file, but that's probably even more tedious that opening the application, New file, save as. Eg, touch Desktop/b…

Quote: Originally Posted by markwm Lets say you have a finder window already open and you want to create a file right there, right clicking > new file is a whole lot easier t…

Quote: Originally Posted by JKT That doesn't tell anyone why it is remotely useful to create an empty file... I'm completely bemused - what is the actual point of creating an em…

I can't really see the point in it myself, but I guess for some people it's too much effort to: - open application - new file command - save as command - enter name as opposed to …

Apple-N ?

Quote: Originally Posted by analogika Apple-N ? In the Finder, that's a new folder (not a new file). In other applications, it doesn't create a file on disk, nor does it g…

Kaaaaaching, exactly what I wanted. Thanks macnn! Rob

Quote: Originally Posted by Brass In the Finder, that's a new folder (not a new file). No. Apple-N opens a new window, in every application, including the Finder. In appli…

Quote: Originally Posted by Brass I can't really see the point in it myself, but I guess for some people it's too much effort to: - open application - new file command - save as…

You do know that when you Save a document from a Mac application, and you already have the target folder open in the Finder, you can simply drag that folder to the "Save..." dialog…

Quote: Originally Posted by analogika You do know that when you Save a document from a Mac application, and you already have the target folder open in the Finder, you can simply…

Quote: Originally Posted by markwm Maybe this screenshot will enlighten you :-) That's only a very small selection of possible document types. What decides which applicat…

I use the right click new on my pc at work from time to time. I use it create new folders but shift cmd-n does the same thing for the mac. To be honest, I don't really miss it on…

Quote: Originally Posted by analogika That's only a very small selection of possible document types. What decides which application gets to create a new document via that contex…

You could build a system of templates yourself and put them on the desktop ( / in a folder). Each time you want to create for instance a new text document, alt-drag your "New Text …

Just wanna say.... there is an obvious OS X problem to having a right click > new file menu. In column view especially, when a folder is packed with files and scrollable, you'…

Couldn't you use Automator to add context-menus for creating empty files? Personally I haven't written many Automator workflows; but this should be do able. Then again I don't see…

Having a New File... like that is a way to avoid the Open/Save dialog boxes - navigating the file system in the Finder is bad enough for many people, so they want to avoid those ug…