Nooooo!! Please keep the Finder way of always copying because although I understand the frustration of some, I think the majority will likely be confused if you were to make such a change and then you'd be fielding a load of questions along the lines of"I didn't mean to move my file... where's it gone?"
Of course, if copying to a different volume using Finder, you can always hold the option key down to force a move. Could QS be equipped with a similar way of adding a modifier to achieve this? That'd be cool :-) On 1 Nov 2011, at 14:24, Patrick Robertson wrote: > > So, change [QSFinderProxy moveFiles:toFolder:shouldCopy:] to use the > cocoa method instead of applescript, it should be fine. > > Not forgetting to add the 'copy' sound back in ;) > Personally, I prefer the finder method of always copying. But of course we > should change this if the majority of users would prefer it this way :) > > On 1 November 2011 13:31, Henning Jungkurth <[email protected]> > wrote: > > I wonder if there’s a Cocoa way to force a literal move. If not, maybe we > > should rename the action to “Drag to…” or something. :) > > From what I read in the documentation of [NSFileManager > moveItemAtPath:toPath:error:] > (http://developer.apple.com/library/mac/documentation/Cocoa/Reference/Foundation/Classes/NSFileManager_Class/Reference/Reference.html#//apple_ref/occ/instm/NSFileManager/moveItemAtPath:toPath:error:) > it does a literal move by default: > If the source and destination of the move operation are not on the > same volume, this method copies the item first and then removes it > from its current location. > > But QS uses applescript instead, which does the copying instead of > moving. See here: > https://github.com/quicksilver/Quicksilver/blob/master/Quicksilver/PlugIns-Main/Finder/QSFinderProxy.m#L51 > > So, change [QSFinderProxy moveFiles:toFolder:shouldCopy:] to use the > cocoa method instead of applescript, it should be fine. > > > On Tue, Nov 1, 2011 at 2:06 PM, Rob McBroom <[email protected]> wrote: > > On Nov 1, 2011, at 3:44 AM, Patrick Robertson wrote: > > > > This is the correct behaviour, and it reflects what the Finder would do. > > When copying/moving across a network Finder always choses to Copy, I guess > > for safety reasons (if your network became disconnected or something) > > > > The copy action in Quicksilver always copies. The move action simulates > > dragging the file in Finder (not necessarily moving or copying). On the same > > disk, dragging will move. On different disk, dragging will copy. > > I don’t think it’s a safety thing, because the source file isn’t removed > > until the “move” finishes. You can move across disks by holding ⌘ while > > dragging. The reason Quicksilver copies is that there’s no way to supply > > this modifier. > > I wonder if there’s a Cocoa way to force a literal move. If not, maybe we > > should rename the action to “Drag to…” or something. :) > > -- > > Rob McBroom > > <http://www.skurfer.com/> > > > > >
