SpotlightFS: MacFUSE based Smart Folders

Michel,
Thanks for the warnings, I am a bit like the cat that was too curious! I think I shall wait until the gurus have made this thing a no-brainer..

Chris

Wow! Hazel is exactly what I've been looking for, my downloads folder has been so full that I've been avoiding it -- 6 or 7 rules later and it's empty. Thanks for the tip MikeInAZ. Hazel is excellent, I think I'll definitely be purchasing it.

Yeesh, I sound like such an advert. :P

@1: the icon is just the standard icon included on the DMG.

@Greg, #2

"What I really want out of smart folders is something that will manage my downloads from safari. How can I get something that will place .dmg files into a downloaded apps folder, or that moves all video files into the movie folder?"

> Something close to what you're looking for...

http://www.noodlesoft.com/hazel.html

>4. Can I use this as a strictly "non-terminal-user",
>"non-unix bloke"? I like the sound of the Smart
>folders but wouldn't have a clue how to remove
>Macfuse and repair stuff if it misbehaves.

it shouldn't "misbehaves". but it's still experimental. not for everyone yet.

and no, you cannot use it as a "non unix bloke" (is it an insult?) .

maybe apple will adopt macfuse or integrate in the kernel the same and improve Finder to use it.

for now : no. you cannot use Finder to "mount" a spotlightfs directory or a remote sshfs computer or whatever macfuse stuff.

iNuron has the same concept but it even allows you to span network boundaries: usable over the internet. For more info see: http://www.inuron.com/index.html

Can I use this as a strictly "non-terminal-user", "non-unix bloke"? I like the sound of the Smart folders but wouldn't have a clue how to remove Macfuse and repair stuff if it misbehaves.

Chris

What you want to do sounds like a job for Automator. Tell it to determine if the file is a *this* and place it over *there* then save it as a folder action and make it an action on the folder that safari downloads to. Folder actions are run whenever the contents of a folder change.

Still waiting for ftpfs, to finally have write access to ftp servers through the Finder...

Yeah, love the icon.

What I really want out of smart folders is something that will manage my downloads from safari. How can I get something that will place .dmg files into a downloaded apps folder, or that moves all video files into the movie folder?

I would love it if someone could create a downloads manager prefpane with MacFuse for Safari.