Dec 25
When you need to save a file with a name that is close to a name you already have in that folder, just click on one of the grayed-out file names in the folder and that name will appear in the Save as… box. So now you need only a minor adjustment to complete the new name. Works in any program AFAIK.
December 25th, 2007 at 12:49 pm
FWIW, I found this cool tip does not work if you have Default Folder X 4.0 installed. I’ve written to the developer in the hopes it’ll be fixed.
http://www.stclairsoft.com/DefaultFolderX/index.html
December 25th, 2007 at 1:31 pm
Josh, Default Folder X adds an option to only enable this feature when you hold down a modifier key such as command, shift, or option. By default, it requires that you option-click on the name to copy it. You can change this in your Default Folder X settings.
- Jon
December 27th, 2007 at 8:56 am
this works in 10.4 too. It may well have worked in older versions of OS X, but I can’t remember.