Open folder alias in NC? [CLOSED]

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d0ublezer0
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Open folder alias in NC? [CLOSED]

Post by d0ublezer0 » Sat Sep 17, 2016 9:11 am

Huh, today I have an unusually high activity ))

By occupation I have to constantly switch between files deep into the structure, and to make it more convenient, I created an alias for the desired folder by pressing cmd+L in finder.
But in NC if I press [enter] on the link, it opens a Finder instead of move to the desired location.
I tried use key combination
cmd+enter, opt+enter, cmd+down, shift+enter
all fails

sasha
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Re: Open folder alias in NC?

Post by sasha » Sat Sep 17, 2016 3:15 pm

Maybe an alias is not exactly what you're looking for?

If you're just looking for a shortcut in the file system, try creating a symlink. I don't know if you can create one in Finder, but it's easy in Terminal (ln -s path_to_destination path_to_symlink) or right out of NC (Command -> Links -> Create symbolic link). Like that, you can jump to your destination in Finder, NC, Terminal etc.

HTH.

d0ublezer0
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Re: Open folder alias in NC?

Post by d0ublezer0 » Sun Sep 18, 2016 8:53 am

Yes, symbolic links - it just what was needed.

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mike
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Re: Open folder alias in NC?

Post by mike » Tue Sep 20, 2016 11:39 am

NC can't handle Mac aliases in any way.
And honestly I don't know any reason to use them on a solid UNIX system - symbolic links will do better.

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Re: Open folder alias in NC? [CLOSED]

Post by JayB » Mon Jan 09, 2017 6:06 pm

I was just trying to create a symlink with NC, but the menu item is greyed out. (Only hardlinks are possible.) Is this a bug or a restriction in the trial version?

EDIT: I closed the NC main window, opened a new one, and then symlinking suddenly worked. (?)

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Re: Open folder alias in NC? [CLOSED]

Post by mike » Mon Jan 16, 2017 4:35 am

Looks like a bug in a menu item predicate.

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