

Set hiddenFilesDisplayStatus to do shell script "defaults read AppleShowAllFiles"ĭo shell script "defaults write AppleShowAllFiles " & hiddenFilesNewDisplayStatus Here is the AppleScript in case you wish to give it a try: tell application "System Events" to allow me to set the keyboard shortcut for my AppleScript, and placed the AppleScript in my ~/Library/Scripts Folder. This way I don't have to manually run a terminal command to show hidden files, and I can quickly turn it off to avoid accidentally modifying system files. which toggles the visibility of hidden files within Finder whenever I want. I've set this up via an AppleScript on my machine with a keyboard shortcut of ^ + ⌘ + ⇧ +. Probably the most used shortcut I created on my machine is one to hide and show hidden files. It also works for FTP (but i have not tested anything else)įor more, just run man open in Terminal or see Open will launch the default browser and open the url.
I don't mean any offense to anyone's answer in doing so. Note: I added this because I find it to be useful. Hit esc while capturing an area or window to exit capture mode. ⌘+ ctrl+ ⇧+ 4 then space Capture a window, menu, desktop icon, or the menu bar and copy to the clipboardĪnother useful trick is to hold space while drawing a capture area to reposition it.Īnother trick is to hold option while drawing a capture area, to resize the area in all directions, instead of just the one corner you're dragging.įor fine-tuning on a certain axis, you can hold shift and the axis you next move in is the one you'll control. ⌘+ ⇧+ 4 then space Capture a window, menu, desktop icon, or the menu bar and save as a file ⌘+ ctrl+ ⇧+ 4 Capture dragged area and copy to the clipboard ⌘+ ⇧+ 4 Capture dragged area and save as a file ⌘+ ctrl+ ⇧+ 3 Capture entire screen and copy to the clipboard ⌘+ ⇧+ 3 Capture entire screen and save as a file So when you paste the images into other documents, they look fab.
#Paste clipping into firefox using dragthing full
The nice thing is that OS X preserves the window drop shadow, with full alpha transparency. Upon pressing space, you get a large camera icon for your cursor, and it allows you to take a screenshot just of the highlighted window. I always find the ⌘+ ⇧+ 4, space (you must press space at the end otherwise it doesn't work) command is really useful, and one that a lot of people don't know you can do.
