BennyD Posted July 3, 2018 Share Posted July 3, 2018 Hey, there's a feature in macOS which I know is quite hidden but it's very very very useful, once you are aware of. Bad enough that it is missing in affinity photo and designer. In all finder windows and most apps which deal with files it's possible to do some basic file handling actions from the window title where the file icon is located. Doing a right click lets you go directly to the path where the file is located. Dragging the file icon lets you move or copy the file to another place. Here's a very quick video attached but you should try this handling yourself and you will see, how it boosts your productivity. Btw. this function exists from the first day of mac OS X. Would be nice if you add this because it's so so basic. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6-fkYFV7rOY (at 0:59, some other examples exist, but I just had this quickly by hand) cheers Benny FilehandlingSD.mov woefi, simon.widmer, messismore and 1 other 4 Quote ___♥___ | | | | | | Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BennyD Posted July 27, 2018 Author Share Posted July 27, 2018 regarding to the mentioned feature request: @MEB, have you just tried doing a right klick on the file icon in the window header in any other application and explored the possibilities of that? I'd wish you did it and tell about your thoughts. https://www.macworld.com/article/1150425/business/proxyicons.html cheers Benny Quote ___♥___ | | | | | | Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff MEB Posted July 27, 2018 Staff Share Posted July 27, 2018 Hi Benny, Yes, we are aware of the titlebar functionality provided by the macOS but this wasn't implemented in the Affinity apps. I don't know the reason for the omission nor if it's something planned for a future update, in any case i'm moving this thread to the Suggestions for Affinity Range ( current & future ) thread which is where it should be after the recent forum re-organization. Thanks for bringing this up again. stokerg and BennyD 2 Quote A Guide to Learning Affinity Software | Affinity Quick Reference | Call for Camera Images Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woefi Posted August 3, 2018 Share Posted August 3, 2018 +1 for the proxy-icon. It's important when working with a pro-filestructure in finder. The open/save-dialog is not the place to organize files. I also wondered if this may be a victim of compatibility btw win/mac/ios... Please be a good citizen in every system using the best techniques available - not the lowest denominator! BennyD 1 Quote Main machine: iMac 2019 (21,5-inch 4k, 6core), 64GB RAM, 1TB nvme + 2TB ssd, running on Mac OS 13; Display setup: 28" 5k Display (primary) + 21,5" iMac4k-Display for studio panels (secondary); Keyboard layout: german apple extended keyboard (aluminium); Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BennyD Posted July 3, 2019 Author Share Posted July 3, 2019 One year later, still needed. woefi 1 Quote ___♥___ | | | | | | Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BennyD Posted February 24, 2020 Author Share Posted February 24, 2020 Any News on proxy icons? They are still needed. Really. Quote ___♥___ | | | | | | Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Frank Heckel Posted January 26, 2021 Share Posted January 26, 2021 I strongly second this request! How can it be that »progress« dares to omit one of the MOST useful features of Mac OS – and one of its biggest time-savers? Affinity developers: PLEASE add the Proxy icon!!! All the best wishes, Frank Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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