Re: Folder Label Color settings ?
WELL then what is the FINDER/Pref/Labels that shows several colors used for??? JML --- On Mon, 4/18/11, Bruce Johnson john...@pharmacy.arizona.edu wrote: From: Bruce Johnson john...@pharmacy.arizona.edu Subject: Re: Folder Label Color settings ? To: g3-5-list@googlegroups.com Date: Monday, April 18, 2011, 11:39 AM On Apr 18, 2011, at 10:42 AM, Jonas Lopez wrote: and then I could change folder color. So glad you mentioned this little item. I have tried to color the folder or file and could not do it. I researched the HELP but still could NOT COLOR THE FILE OR FOLDER. I do find the colors in the Finder/Pref but I can not select them. Please take a moment to tell us how to do this. Well, I suspect that Cliff is actually talking about Label colors, not folder colors: control-click (or right-click if your mouse supports it) on the folder and select a color from the Label menu item. To color the actual folder, you need to have folder icons of different colors handy, such as those here: http://www.myappleguide.com/blogs/iphone-world/2224/colored-folder-icons-leopard and change the icon by doing a Get Info on the icon file, selecting the icon, copying it, doing a Get Info on the target folder, selecting the icon and pasting it; same way it's worked since OS 7 or so... -- Bruce Johnson University of Arizona College of Pharmacy Information Technology Group Institutions do not have opinions, merely customs -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
Re: Folder Label Color settings ?
On 2011/04/18 13:30, Jonas Lopez so eloquently wrote: WELL then what is the FINDER/Pref/Labels that shows several colors used for??? *sigh* --- On *Mon, 4/18/11, Bruce Johnson /john...@pharmacy.arizona.edu/* wrote: Well, I suspect that Cliff is actually talking about Label colors, not folder colors: control-click (or right-click if your mouse supports it) on the folder and select a color from the Label menu item. There's your answer right there. To color the actual folder, you need to have folder icons of different colors handy, such as those here: http://www.myappleguide.com/blogs/iphone-world/2224/colored-folder-icons-leopard and change the icon by doing a Get Info on the icon file, selecting the icon, copying it, doing a Get Info on the target folder, selecting the icon and pasting it; same way it's worked since OS 7 or so... I believe that Unsanity's Labels X can color just the icon. But it is still a haxie and haxies can possibly have negative effects on your system. Caveat emptor (which Google actually translates to let him beware of the buyer). Tina -- iMac 20 USB 2 1.25GHz G4 2GB RAM GeForceFX5200 Ultra 64MB VRAM 10.4.11 PB G4 15 HR-DLSD 1.67GHz G4 2GB RAM Radeon 9700 128MB VRAM 10.4.11 Mac Pro Mid-2010 2.8 GHz QC 6 GB RAM Radeon HD 5770 1GB VRAM 10.6.6 -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
Re: Folder Label Color settings ?
On Apr 17, 5:54 pm, Bruce Johnson john...@pharmacy.arizona.edu wrote: Thank you for the response. Did you figure out what caused the problem? Bruce, First I cloned the external drive from another drive and I naturally became the administrator. Then I added GLK (father-in-law) as a User and then made him the administrator. (The plan was to boot from this drive and/or clone it back to his internal drive.) Then I drag/dropped GLK's backed up files to the new external drive. Most of the files (but not all) were locked, read only, with me as the owner. I had to unlock, change ownership and then I could change folder color. I don't think this answers cause. That is, I don't know what I could/ should have done to avoid the laborious file by file fix. Fortunately, GLK doesn't have much on his drive. Maybe it's the drag/drop file thing? hth Cliff -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
Re: Folder Label Color settings ?
and then I could change folder color. So glad you mentioned this little item. I have tried to color the folder or file and could not do it. I researched the HELP but still could NOT COLOR THE FILE OR FOLDER. I do find the colors in the Finder/Pref but I can not select them. Please take a moment to tell us how to do this. JML -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
Re: Folder Label Color settings ?
On Apr 18, 2011, at 10:42 AM, Jonas Lopez wrote: and then I could change folder color. So glad you mentioned this little item. I have tried to color the folder or file and could not do it. I researched the HELP but still could NOT COLOR THE FILE OR FOLDER. I do find the colors in the Finder/Pref but I can not select them. Please take a moment to tell us how to do this. Well, I suspect that Cliff is actually talking about Label colors, not folder colors: control-click (or right-click if your mouse supports it) on the folder and select a color from the Label menu item. To color the actual folder, you need to have folder icons of different colors handy, such as those here: http://www.myappleguide.com/blogs/iphone-world/2224/colored-folder-icons-leopard and change the icon by doing a Get Info on the icon file, selecting the icon, copying it, doing a Get Info on the target folder, selecting the icon and pasting it; same way it's worked since OS 7 or so... -- Bruce Johnson University of Arizona College of Pharmacy Information Technology Group Institutions do not have opinions, merely customs -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
Folder Label Color settings ?
Running Tiger on G4 While transferring files from my father in-law's G4 internal HD to an external HD I colored the files that I transferred to keep track. It seems that the folders or files that I dragged and dropped before coloring now allow me to uncolor them on the new drive. But if I colored them before transferring, now I cannot uncolor them on the external. Not a big deal really, but any suggestions are appreciated Cliff -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
Re: Folder Label Color settings ?
G'day Cliff No problems renaming on my imac running 10.6.7 Are you sure the files/folders aren't locked? or the privileges different? Do a get info on them to check. Regards Santa On 18/04/2011, at 1:06 AM, Cliff Rediger wrote: Running Tiger on G4 While transferring files from my father in-law's G4 internal HD to an external HD I colored the files that I transferred to keep track. It seems that the folders or files that I dragged and dropped before coloring now allow me to uncolor them on the new drive. But if I colored them before transferring, now I cannot uncolor them on the external. Not a big deal really, but any suggestions are appreciated Cliff -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
Re: Folder Label Color settings ?
On Apr 17, 3:28 pm, Brian Christmas ozsa...@gmail.com wrote: Are you sure the files/folders aren't locked? or the privileges different? Do a get info on them to check. Regards Santa Yes, that was the problem exactly. Had to go through each file and unlock, change the owner and color. Thank you for the response. cliff -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
Re: Folder Label Color settings ?
On Apr 17, 2011, at 5:11 PM, Cliff Rediger wrote: On Apr 17, 3:28 pm, Brian Christmas ozsa...@gmail.com wrote: Are you sure the files/folders aren't locked? or the privileges different? Do a get info on them to check. Regards Santa Yes, that was the problem exactly. Had to go through each file and unlock, change the owner and color. Thank you for the response. Did you figure out what caused the problem? I ask because a few folks have come to me with similar weird ownership issues after copying a lot of files to external drives, and I haven't been able to figure out why. OS X is supposed to allow full read/write access to files on removable drives. I suspect it's got something to do with ACL's on files but I've usually just brute-forced the issue by forcing an ownership change. -- Bruce Johnson Wherever you go, there you are B. Banzai, PhD -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
