Copy and paste work with files on OSX

Quote: Originally Posted by stevesnj I have been using mac since 1999 and i never knew this...thanks Me neither!!

I agree that Copy and Paste should be removed as features for file management. I could see a "Pick up" feature that changed the pointer into an arrow with a small logo of the file …

Quote: Originally Posted by headbirth Copy and paste work with files on OSX That's because Copy and Paste can work with files the exact same way they work with every other …

Quote: Originally Posted by analogika That's because Copy and Paste can work with files the exact same way they work with every other form of data, in any other application. …

Quote: Originally Posted by mduell It's not "just" a different way, it's missing a way. Other operating systems offer two ways to copy files (drag and drop or copy and paste) an…

See this exact same thread at macosxhints + an applescript someone has written to emulate the windows functionality.

Quote: OS X actually supports multiple clipboards. Why Apple never made an interface for it is more than I can explain - all the hard work is done already! I …

As I mentioned earlier, the NeXT shelf was a potential solution to having a multiple "clipboard". Apple could have a panel that pops out from the side of the screen or a corner whe…

http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macosx/13739

The multiple clipboard in Butler works nicely (similar to the one in Quicksilver if I remember too). Just copy several things in a row, then to paste any one of them choose your cl…

Quote: Originally Posted by monkeybrain Can't you just use the Dock as a shelf by adding an item and then command-dragging it out anyway? Nope.

Quote: Originally Posted by JKT Nope. Why? Works for me. http://forums.macnn.com/showthread.p...=dock+as+shelf

But a shelf really just allows you to do an interrutptable drag operation - it's nowhere near the same thing as file Cut'n'Paste, which is what a lot of Windows switchers seem to v…

The mac way: 1. Open the folder where the file currently resides. 2. Open the destination folder. 3. Drag the file. The Windows way: Open the folder where the file currently resid…

Windows doesn't actually cut the file. It just marks the file as being moved, and paste moves it.

Quote: Originally Posted by monkeybrain Why? Works for me. http://forums.macnn.com/showthread.p...=dock+as+shelf It is very limited - try dragging an image to the Dock from…

Quote: Originally Posted by ntsc I would argue the reverse is true, i'm not sure how one would put a decent intuitive interface on that. Copy and paste works now because users a…

I guess that sounds ok but when i start to think about it a couple of issues immediately spring to mind. Most of these stem from the fact that the clipboard can contain many many d…

Does the current interface hide Paste when you can't paste anything?

it greys it out when you can't paste anything, but then its not really needing to give you way of choosing what you paste since it only pastes whats on the board at the moment.

Quote: Originally Posted by chabig And that is the reason it's a bad idea. People would lose files/work/photos/financial records, etc. Only if they choose to use the cut op…

The true cut/copy/paste paradigm is NOT appropriate for file management. The user demand for real cut/copy/paste in file management does NOT actually exist. Allow me to explain...…

Quote: Originally Posted by ntsc I guess that sounds ok but when i start to think about it a couple of issues immediately spring to mind. Most of these stem from the fact that t…

Well I have a very good friend of mine that's going to Sanghai, China for an engeneering contract, himself, his wife (also a good friend) and their newborn daughter. since we want…