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isd

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save file feature?
« on: September 13, 2008, 03:17 AM »
When saving an image or a file from the browser (or any application) we have to choose a location with the crappy windows interface and it is always a pain.

Since that FARR file explorer feature is great It would be nice if we could use FARR to save files.
We would just type the name of the folder we want to save inside and it would be done.
We would also have access to our recent typed locations...
Of course we should also be able to choose a name (or let the name by default).

FARR should be used for our everyday most used things and tasks, and it involves the file explorer a lot. I would really appreciate a complete interface to windows inside FARR...  That is what claims all the file launchers but until now FARR is the first to allow browsing the file system in a useful manner so I'd like it to be full featured.

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Re: save file feature?
« Reply #1 on: September 17, 2008, 12:12 AM »
FARR doesn't really have a way to have external apps interact with it directly so I'm guessing this won't be possible soon.

As a workaround just save the file to the desktop, open the desired folder with farr and move the file.

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Re: save file feature?
« Reply #2 on: September 17, 2008, 12:14 AM »
what you can do is:
  • use farr to find the file.
  • select it and hit ctrl+C to copy path.
  • then paste the file path into your application save directory.

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Re: save file feature?
« Reply #3 on: September 17, 2008, 12:52 AM »
2isd
Maybe consider one of these two solutions:

1. FlashFolder:
http://www.zett42.de/flashfolder/

2. FavMenu:
http://www.autohotkey.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=12412
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« Last Edit: September 17, 2008, 01:10 AM by fenixproductions »

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Re: save file feature?
« Reply #4 on: September 17, 2008, 01:02 AM »
@jsd: fenix had already mentioned FlashFolders but this alias by jzippo might come in handy.



• Dialog extension with FlashFolder and FARR2

isd

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Re: save file feature?
« Reply #5 on: September 19, 2008, 03:49 PM »
what you can do is:
  • use farr to find the file.
  • select it and hit ctrl+C to copy path.
  • then paste the file path into your application save directory.

Thanks, it works nice as a workaround.

(I didn't know flash folder but I prefer using the simple trick above instead of relying on another software when it is possible)

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