PathFinderHack 0.1 review

Problem: Finder functionality is hard wired into various parts of OS X so better alternatives like PathFinder lack some key integration.

License: Freeware OS: Mac OS X File size: 7K Developer: culater.net Price: $0.00 Updated: 02 Nov 2005

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Problem:
Finder functionality is hard wired into various parts of OS X so better alternatives like PathFinder lack some key integration.

Solution:
Keep running the Finder, or avoid ...

Better Solution:
Try to patch a few instances of the hard wired effect.

PathFinderHack is a SIMBL plugin that patches Apple's Cocoa applications to replace the main document drag button. It retargets the open event from the Finder to PathFinder.

The PathFinderHack code is just a compressed bundle. You will need to have SIMBL already installed.

Drop the bundle into /Library/Application Support/SIMBL/Plugins. It will work equally well in the user domain ~/Library/Application Support/SIMBL/Plugins. Restart any Cocoa application to try it out.