danmcg Posted February 4, 2014 Share Posted February 4, 2014 (edited) Let's see if I can describe what I'm looking for in steps. I have 4 desktops. Trigger Finder w/ Alfred if finder is not open, open it else if finder is open on current desktop bring to front else if finder is open on another desktop open a new finder window on current desktop Basically I'm tired of being on desktop 4 and I have a finder window open on dekstop 1. I trigger finder to start browsing to drag a file or something of that nature and it takes me back to desktop 1. So then I have to swipe up and show all desktops then drag the finder window to the end then go back to desktop 4 then drag my file. I've googled around and been unable to find anything along these lines. Perhaps it's because we can't get if finder is open on this or another desktop? Not really sure. Thanks for any ideas! Edited February 4, 2014 by danmcg Link to comment
Tyler Eich Posted February 4, 2014 Share Posted February 4, 2014 Have you tried assigning the Finder to all desktops? That way, Finder will be available regardless of which desktop you're on. From there, you can use Alfred to open Finder. You could simply type 'Finder', or you can create a workflow with a hotkey or keyword to launch Finder. danmcg 1 Link to comment
danmcg Posted February 4, 2014 Author Share Posted February 4, 2014 (edited) I had completely forgotten about that setting! Gah. I set it to see how that works out. It's pretty close to be honest. Not exactly what I'm looking for since I'd like to be able to leave the one finder window open on desktop 1 in it's current spot, though I feel like I'm being picky now... If anyone is feeling adventurous then perhaps they want to give this a shot? If not, I'll compromise. Thanks for the tip though Tyler! Edited February 4, 2014 by danmcg Link to comment
deanishe Posted February 6, 2014 Share Posted February 6, 2014 (edited) I just use: tell application "Finder" make new Finder window to home activate end tell That will always open a new window on the current desktop. I have it linked to an Alfred hotkey. May I also suggest DragonDrop. It's extremely handy for dragging and dropping, as the name suggests. You start the drag, wiggle the mouse a bit, DragonDrop pops up, you drop the files in there, and then go off to find your destination for the drop. Very handy. Edited February 6, 2014 by deanishe Link to comment
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