Another way for switchers to make new files

The one thing I don't get is:
If I create a new file with NuFile or whatever, for example an html file, then it will always have the same name. Either the standard "NewHTML.html" or a predefined prefix. So do you guys really always want the new file to have that name? Cos if not, you still have to do a "Save as" and end up with two files instead of one.

Or what is it that I'm not getting here? Apart from the fact, that I never wanted to create a file "where I am right now". But that's just my way of working. Other workflows may easily be different.

You're way behind on this guys, this was recommended in Macworld Podcast #70: Mac Gems, of Jan 23rd. I've had it since then, and its a fantastic tool, especially if you're putting together a website from HTML files or something else that needs a lot of new files. It might be "The Windows Way" but as has been pointed out above this is a very useful feature, and far quicker than going to the app then finding where you want the file saved

Argh, not "ate" but "hate". Anyway, FinderPop doesn't seem to do the same thing that I can tell. NuFile is great though, installed and running in just a minute and it's working great.

Simon:

If you've got a folder open in then Finder and you want to create a new Word document there, you have to switch to Word, create a new document, use the Save command, navigate to the desired folder in the Save dialog (even though it's sitting right in front of you ;-) -- at the very least, you need to drag the proxy icon from that window's title bar into the Save dialog), and then finish the Save.

With NuFile you can simply right-click in the folder and choose "New File -> New Word Document." The document is created and automatically opened in Word.

(Another similar utility is DocumentPalette, which does the same thing except using a keyboard shortcut rather than a contextual menu.)

What it does, is create a file *where you already are*. Going into the app and saving it to that particular place takes me a few extra steps. Just because it's the "Windows way" doesn't mean it's bad, this is one of the places that Windows is more productive for me. It doesn't require drilling down to a lot of submenu, it's right there in one click.

Explorer is not the only way to get a new folder in Windows either.

I'm surprised there's ate of Quicksilver. I love how I can locate and access just about anything on the Mac in a few keystrokes. It could be long-buried bookmarks, address book entries, programs (without cluttering the dock) and documents. Quicksilver is one of the reasons I use a Mac, I haven't found anything that's anywhere nearly as quick to do the above tasks and it requires much less fussing about. It takes getting used to though.

Doesn't seem to work well with Pathfinder, at least right-clicking on the PF desktop doesn't give you the sub-menu. I have to find a Finder window to right-click in it :/

You gotta open the program used to edit the file no matter what so you really aren't saving any steps by doing it in the finder. If you think that finding the directory where you want it again is a pain just drag the directory from the finder to the file open dialog in the application. It will go right to that place.

Can someone explain why I'd want to create a blank file? Is it to save the two seconds it takes to save a new file from within an application?

This is one Windows "feature" I've NEVER used (apart from the new folder...since it's the only way to GET a new folder in Windows) and wouldn't use on a Mac.

As for QuickSilver...tried it, hated it, went back to using my Mac the way it was meant to be. If you like it, fine, but stop shoving it down peoples' throats please.

Ugh! That's what I feel about right-click new file creation. It's a horrid Windows idea and part of the Windows world of insisting that there be 400 ways of doing every task, most of which involve drilling down through dialogue boxes or contextual menus within contextual menus. Ugh, ugh, ugh!

Want a new document? Bip over to the application - it's probably already running as good Mac apps don't vanish just because you've not got an open document window - and splodge-N.

Of course, I do also acknowledge 'each to their own'. I'm just glad Apple (mostly) resists the urge to build this kind of stuff into the OS and hope they continue to do so.

Rant over.

Fair enough. I've never found any app _less_ intrusive than QS, but horses for courses and all that...