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…

Analogika, next time maybe you should look at the URL for the program in question all your answers can be found in the two screenshots that are immediatedly visible on the webpage…

Quote: Originally Posted by P 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 peopl…

I think you should be able to drag a new file's proxy icon into a position in the Finder to save it there. That would be a cool feature.

Quote: Originally Posted by Chuckit I think you should be able to drag a new file's proxy icon into a position in the Finder to save it there. That would be a cool feature. …

Metaphorically a proxy icon equals an actual document icon in (almost) every way – I'd like to see proxy icons in a more central role of the file/folder metaphor. I'd also like to…

Quote: Originally Posted by P As for the Command-shift-N for New Folder... that is wrong on several levels. First, if they had to use Command-N for New Window (which I disagree …

really hated that on windows, especially when inconsequential programs thought they deserved a place in it.

Quote: Originally Posted by Chuckit (option and shift) Where are you getting this from? Empty Trash is the opposite of throwing a file away? Save As is the opposite of Save? Mak…