Third party tools support [DONE]
Posted: Thu Jul 16, 2015 4:52 pm
Mike, I think if you've added an easy way to support third party tools it would give Files a huge extra power without much work on your part. I'm thinking about something simple: you pick an app (or just a binary) and then it can get arguments based on what's going on in Files' windows. Examples of arguments you could pass (one of more):
* folder path in the left/right window
* file name in the left/right window
* full file path in l/r window
* user entered value
* list of selected files
* etc
This way, I could easily use external tools to add features like quick folder sync or file diff (Kaleidoscope or Beyond Compare) and many others.
Adding keyboard shortcuts for such extra tools would be a critical feature, to make them powerful.
* folder path in the left/right window
* file name in the left/right window
* full file path in l/r window
* user entered value
* list of selected files
* etc
This way, I could easily use external tools to add features like quick folder sync or file diff (Kaleidoscope or Beyond Compare) and many others.
Adding keyboard shortcuts for such extra tools would be a critical feature, to make them powerful.